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test 4 preap
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the significance of Jamestown | 1st successful English settlement |
| What made Pennsylvania a unique colony | Religiously tolerant |
| In which colonies was indigo grown | South Carolina |
| What were the Navigation Acts | Shipping must be on English ships or colonial ships, products grown in colonies sold in colonies or in England, imports must pass through England, tax on goods not shipped to England |
| Why did settlers come to the colonies | To make money or for religious freedom |
| What was Enlightenment | Scientific advancements |
| What was the Great Awakening | Religious revival – Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield |
| Put these events in order: Sugar Act, Boston Tea Party, 1st Continental Congress, Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts | Proclamation, sugar act, tea party, intolerable acts, 1st constitutional convention |
| Define levied | placed upon |
| Why did colonists not like being taxed | No taxation without representation |
| Why did the British march from Boston in April of 1775 (what were they looking for) | To arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia’s supplies |
| What was the purpose of the pamphlet Common Sense | To incite rebellion and to break away from the British if necessary |
| What is tyranny | Government control without thoughts of individuals |
| What were some of the grievances against King George | Quartering act, no trial by jury, no assemblies, imposed taxes without representation |
| What was the significance of Lexington and Concord | First fights in the Revolution |
| What advantages did the British have during the Revolution | Population, some colonists were loyalists, trained military |
| What advantages did the Continental Army have during the Revolution | Land, military leadership, home field advantage |
| Who commanded the Continental Army | George Washington |
| What problems did the commander face | Training soldiers, preventing desertion, supplies |
| Put these events in order: Battle of Saratoga, Battles of Trenton and Princeton, Winter at Valley Forge, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Yorktown | Lexington and Concord, Trenton and Princeton, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown |
| What happened at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton | Crossing of the Delaware, surprised and beat the Hessians |
| Who were the Hessian mercenaries | Hired German soldiers who fought for the British |
| Who were the minutemen | Volunteers who reported quickly for duty |
| What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga | After this battle France sent supplies |
| Who was Benedict Arnold | War hero turned traitor |
| Who was John Paul Jones | “I have not yet begun to fight” Naval hero |
| Who was the Marquis de Lafayette | Served in the Continental army |
| What was it like during the winter at Valley Forge | No food, cold, lack of supplies, disease |
| Who seized the British forts along the frontier | George Rogers Clark |
| How did the fighting differ from the north and south | South had guerrilla warfare |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown | Ended the Revolution |
| What were the reasons for the colonies to win the Revolution | British mistakes, foreign aid, they had more at stake |
| What was the new government like in America | Republic |
| Who was Bernardo de Galvez | Raised an army of Spanish soldiers for the Patriots cause |
| What is strategy | A plan of action |
| What were the results of the French and Indian War | Treaty of Paris- British east of the Mississippi and Spain west of the Mississippi |
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