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STAAR Facts Test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | 1607; first permanent English colony in North America |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | the first representative assembly of elected representatives in North America. |
| Mayflower Compact | 1620, first document with form of self- government in North America |
| Geography of New England colonies | rocky, rivers, harbors, forests, cold, |
| Industry (jobs) of New England colonies | ship building, fishing, trading, commerce, whaling, small farming. |
| Roger Williams | man kicked out of Massachusetts Bay, founded Rhode Island for religious freedom |
| Anne Hutchinson | woman kicked out of Massachusetts Bay, founded Rhode Island for religious freedom |
| Thomas Hooker | Minister who leaves Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut for religious freedom, helped frame the FOC |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecicut | first written constitution in the colonies. Example of a representative government. |
| What was the Geography of the Middle Colonies like? | moderate weather, rich soil, small farms |
| What was the Economy of the Middle Colonies like? | "breadbasket" colonies, grew grains for the colonies, ironworks |
| William Penn | A wealthy Quaker who founded Pennsylvania |
| What is the geography of the Southern colonies like? | rich fertile soil, long growing seasons, hot |
| Georgia | colony founded by James Oglethorpe for debtors |
| Maryland | colony founded for Catholics |
| First Great Awakening | religious movement of the 1700s that emphasized the importance of reading the Bible and religious feelings |
| Mercantilism | an economic system to increase a nation''s wealth by sending natural resources from colonies to the mother country. |
| Triangular Trade | trade between England, the Americas, and Africa in which slaves, rum, and manufactured products were exchanged |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Sons of Liberty and Patriot who established the committees of correspondence in Boston & is thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party |
| George Washington | Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention and first President of the United States. |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Spanish military leader who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed Americans the use of the port |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French noble who served under George Washington in the American Revolution and helped train the American troops |
| Thomas Paine | Author of the revolutionary pamphlet, Common Sense and The American Crisis, urged Americans to support the Patriot cause |
| John Paul Jones | Founder of the US Navy, Continental navy commander and privateer known for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight" |
| Benjamin Franklin | Author, printer, inventor, scientist, and colonial ambassador to France during the American Revolution |
| Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women's rights |
| Mercy Otis Warren | Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the Americans Revolution, published plays, books, and poetry. |
| Wentworth Cheswell | Educated African American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning that the British were coming. |
| James Armistead | African American spy during the American Revolution. Spied on British General Cornwallis' camp |
| Crispus Attucks | African American, First person killed in the Boston Massacre, martyr of the American Revolution |
| Haym Salomon | Polish Jew who spied for Americans and was held as a translator for the Germans by the British, helped finance the Revolution |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Closed off the region west of the Appalachian mountains to colonial settlement |
| French and Indian War | war between England and France over land in North America. |
| Quartering Act | Law requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers. |
| Stamp Act | Act which places a tax on almost all printed materials. |
| Boston Tea Party | led by the Sons of Liberty, destroyed cases of tea into Boston harbor |
| Boycott | Organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products. |
| Intolerable (Coercive) Acts | act passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party (cancelled town meetings, closed the port of Boston) |
| Boston Massacre | British soldiers fire on mob and kill 5 colonists |
| Date for the DOI | July 4, 1776 |
| unalienable rights | life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| unalienable rights (definition) | rights given to you at birth that cannot be taken away |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | first shots of the American Revolution, "shot heard round the world" |
| Valley Forge | winter camp where Washington's men die of cold, starvation , and disease. |
| Battle of Saratoga | turning point in the American Revolution, France joins the American side after this battle |
| Battle of Yorktown | last battle of the American Revolution, helped by the French navy |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War |
| *Religion (God) *Wealth (Gold) *Fame and International recognition (Glory) | Reasons for European exploration |
| Thomas Jefferson | author of the Declaration of Independence |
| French | Which colonizing nation established a good relationship with the Natives and came to the Americas in search of furs to trade? |
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