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8th Midterm Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This group of Americans wanted a strong central government | Federalists |
| This settler took over the Jamestown settlement in 1609 and stated that "he who will not work will not eat." He is credited with saving the colony. He is.. | John Smith |
| British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. Historians call this policy? | Salutary Negelct |
| The passage of the Tea Act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonist. Fear that the tea company's cheap tea would cause merchants and smugglers to o out of business resulted in the | Repeal of the Tea Act |
| In which document would you read "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union.." | The U.S. Constitution |
| This colony was established as a refuge for English Catholics | Maryland |
| In which document would you read "We whose names are underwritten...have undertaken, for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian Faith...combine ourselves together into a civil body politic..." | Mayflower Compact |
| This version of the triangular trade brought millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean is called | Middle Passage |
| These colonists received free passage to North America in exchange for contracting to work without pay from 4-7 years | indentured servants |
| Colonists who fight for independence | Patriots |
| The "shot heard around the world" | Lexington |
| This document, written by Thomas Paine, inspired Americans to fight for independence | Common Sense |
| Reasons for the southern colonies to develop plantation system | Fertile land, long growing seasons |
| What was the lasting accomplishment of the Article of Confederation | It created a political pathway for bringing in new states to the union |
| This plan of government is based on a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states | New Jersey plan |
| The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person | Due process |
| The group of Americans who wanted a strong central government | Federalists |
| The Whiskey Rebellion, Bank of the United States, The Alien and Sedition Acts, Marbury v. Madison | Domestic issues faced by leaders of the New Republic |
| Due to their religious beliefs, this is the first group to protest slavery in the English colonies. | Quakers |
| Which of these groups did the Declaration of Independence address the rights of? | Men |
| Large farms specializing in growing one type of crop for profit | plantations |
| First successful English settlement in North America was founded in | Jamestown, 1607 |
| Virginia became financially viable (workable) with the | introduction of sweet West Indian tobacco as a cash crop |
| William Penn established Pennsylvania as a refuge for which of the following religious groups | Quakers |
| James Olgethorpe founded Georgia as a way to help those imprisoned for | not being able to pay their debts |
| The Pilgrims and Puritans came to America to | avoid religious persecution |
| The New England economy was based on | fishing, trading, and farming of staple crops |
| The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on | farming cash crops such as rice, tobacco and indigo |
| New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware | Middle Colonies |
| House of Burgesses | First colonial legislature |
| The Great Awakening | TIme of spiritual, social and political equality spreading throughout the colonies..a religious movement |
| What event led to a call for the revision of the Articles of Confederation | Shay's Rebllion |
| The "turning point" of the American Revolution came at the battle of | Saratoga |
| The "last" major battle of the American Revolution | Yorktown |
| The French nobleman who helped the Patriots fight the British was | Marquis de Lafayette |
| One of the main problems with the _____ was that it created a national government that did not have the ability to tax or raise its own army without support from the states | Articles of Confederation |
| Plan for a new US government based on a bicameral legislature with representation based on population | Virginia Plan |
| Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, SOuth Carolina and Georgia | Southern Colonies |
| The colony of Connecticut's government was created by the Fundamental Orders | men who were not church members to vote |
| Which group of Christian "separatist" established the colony on Plymouth | Pilgrims |
| European monarchs' desire to convert people to Christianity and the demand for Asian trade goods all over Europe led to | increased interest in exploration |
| What was the center of New England | town meetings |
| The first British tax passed specifically to raise money in the colonies was | The Sugar Act |
| Issues that motivated the Great Migration | Economic problems, political problems, and religious problems |
| The slogan "no taxation without representation" was created by... | Samuel Adams and James Otis |
| THe person responsible for turning the Continental Army into a strong fighting force was | Baron von Steuben |
| First Amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition |
| The Quartering Act directly led to this amendment to the US Constitution | 3rd Amendment |
| The ___Amendment to the US Constitution is a direct result of the American colonists objections to British officers using "Writs of Assistance" to search for smuggled goods in their homes and businesses without their consent. | 4th Amendment |
| It's very cold, smallpox is throughout the camp, no food, many don't have shoes, dysentery | Hardships soldiers endured throughout the war and continued to fight for American independence. |
| To satisfy the concern of ______ group, James Madison promised that a Bill of Rights would be added to the US Constitution. | Anti-Federalists |
| 8th Amendment | The government can take your property for public use if paid |
| The trial of John Peter Zenger involved the government arresting him for publishing facts about the British governor of New York. This trial can be directly linked to the ____ amendment | 1st Amendment |
| The right to "subpoena" a witness to testify on your behalf in a court trial is given in this amendment | 5th Amendment |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Banned future settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| Fur trade | Competition between Great Britain and France over ____ led to the French and Indian War |
| This was the first attempt to unite the 13 colonies | The Albany Plan of Union |
| The treaty that ended the French and Indian War | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| The treaty that ended the American Revolution | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| First colonial legislature was | Virginia House of Burgesses |
| Written in 1215 and decreased the power of the British monarch | Magana Carta |
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