World History - Test 7 (Ch 17) short answer

Question 1

known as the “Father of American History”

Answer 1

William Bradford

Question 2

the United States acquired Louisiana from this country

Answer 2

France

Question 3

these islands became the first great center of American missions activity

Answer 3

Hawaiian

Question 4

this treaty ended the War for Independence

Answer 4

Treaty of Paris

Question 5

this group traveled with the Pilgrims for better economic prosperity

Answer 5

Strangers

Question 6

the War of 1812 was fought between the United States and ________

Answer 6

Great Britain

Question 7

the U.S. Civil War ended in April of what year?

Answer 7

1865

Question 8

the chief executive officer of each colony was called this…

Answer 8

governor

Question 9

the War for Independence began at Lexington and this town…

Answer 9

Concord

Question 10

this English monarch ruled during the U.S. War for Independence

Answer 10

George III

Question 11

this group of people wished to purify the Church of England

Answer 11

Puritans

Question 12

this amendment outlawed slavery in the U.S.

Answer 12

13th

Question 13

he is considered the United States’ best educator

Answer 13

Noah Webster

Question 14

the economic theory that measured a nation’s wealth by the amount of gold and silver it possessed

Answer 14

mercantilism

Question 15

this U.S. President issued a warning to Europe that the Western Hemisphere nations were off-limits for European interference

Answer 15

James Monroe

Question 16

he was unanimously voted as first President of the United States

Answer 16

George Washington

Question 17

he organized the Committees of Correspondence

Answer 17

Samuel Adams

Question 18

this U.S. President led the Union through the Civil War

Answer 18

Abraham Lincoln

Question 19

date the Declaration of Independence was adopted

Answer 19

July 4, 1776

Question 20

the Pilgrims sailed to the New World on this ship

Answer 20

Mayflower

Question 21

he was appointed commander-in-chief during the War for Independence

Answer 21

George Washington

Question 22

Explain/discuss two major events that helped prepare the colonists for independence from Great Britain (essay)

Answer 22

1. the Great Awakening prepared the hearts of the colonists
2. American people recognized the importance of separation of church and state.
3. the French and Indian War prepared by uniting them against a common enemy.
4. that war gave the colonists valuable military experience