American History Exam
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- separate church and state
- why was Rhode Island founded
- toleration
- the willingness to let others practice their beliefs
- Thomas Jefferson
- author of the Declaration of Independence
- France
- what country lost all of their territory on the mainland of North America in the Treaty of 1763?
- Spain
- first European country to build an empire in the Americas
- Great Awakening
- religious movement of the 1700's
- George Washington
- bulit Fort Necessity during Frencha nd Indian War
- Ohio River Valley
- the French and Indian war broke out over claims of the
- Pulaski, Kosciusko, von Steuben
- men who trained colonial troops and helped with military defenses
- Pizarro
- conquered the Incas
- Southern Colonies
- had fertile soil and large plantations on which cash crops were grown (tobacco, rice, indigo)
- Delaware River
- where Washington crossed on Christmas night 1776 to capture Trenton
- 1636
- When were Connecticut and Rhode Island founded
- James Ogelthorpe
- founded Georgia as a home for debtors
- Leif Erikson
- first European to reach the Americas
- Mayas, Aztecs, Incas
- three main native American tribes
- federal government
- Federalists favored a strong _____?
- Spain
- What country lost Florida after the French and Indian War, but regained it after the Revolution
- William Penn
- founded Pennsylvania as a model for Christian living for Quakers and others
- Middle Colonies
- known as Breadbasket colonies
- 3/5 of the slaves in the population
- What did the 3/5 compromise count?
- Legislative Branch
- passes laws
- Virginia plan
- what plan did the small states object to for fear of the larger states having too much power?
- new government couldn't raise enough money, foreign nations didn't respect the U.S., couln't settle quarrels between states because of no laws and no single government
- What were some problems with the Articles of Confederation?
- France
- What was the first country to sign a treaty with the U.S.
- Patriots
- colonists who supported Revolutionand wanted independence
- Roger Sherman
- Who wrote the Great Compromise?
- Boston Tea Party
- when Sons of Libety dumped tea off British Ships to protest taxes
- 3,000 miles away from home, did not fight Indian style, risked attacks by colonists when they left cities into countryside
- What were some British weaknesses in the Revolution?
- Lafayette, de Grasse, de Rochambeau
- frenchmen who helped Patriots in the Revolution
- checks and balances (2)
- The presidents power to make treaties with the consent of the senate is an example of
- Francis Marion
- swamp fox
- history
- the account of what has happened in the development of a people, a nation, or a civilization
- Bunker Hill
- first major battle of Revolution, fought outside Boston
- Olive Branch petition, set up Continental Army, chose George Washington as commander
- second continental congress
- immigrant
- a person who leaves one's country to settle elsewhere
- tobacco, rice, indigo
- what were some cash crops grown in the south?
- John Adams
- defended British soldiers at Boston Massacre, signed Declaration of Independence,became 2nd president of the US
- triangular trade
- colonial trade route between new England, the West Indies, and Africa
- Washington, fighting at home, on familar territory, reason to fight
- What were some American strengths in the Revolution?
- Paul Revere
- colonist who took part in the midnight ride to warn of British movement to Concord
- Jamestown, VA
- first permanent English colony founded in 1607
- Plains
- Native Americans who used buffalo for food and shelter
- Boston Massacre
- when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists and killed 5
- benjamin Franklin
- colonial scientist, ambassador for US
- ratify
- to approve
- House of Burgesses
- first representative assembly in the new world
- charter
- a document giving certain rights to a person or company
- electoral college
- What are the Pres. and Vice Pres. chosen by?
- Declaration of Independence
- Where did the words the United States of America first appear?
- limit the power of government
- why was Connecticut founded
- conquistadors
- another name for Pizarro and Cortez
- preamble, basic rights, wrongs committed by British, declaring independence
- Parts of the Declaration:
- Yankee
- nickname for merchants from New England who dominated colonial trade
- Shay's Rebellion
- What act showed that the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
- due process
- protection of citizens who are brought to trial is guaranteed by______
- Harvard
- first college founded in the colonies
- apprentice
- a person who works for no pay to learn a trade or craft
- Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Quartering Acts
- restrictions placed on colonists by Parliament in 1770's
- latitude & longitude
- used to find the exact location of a place on a map
- Cortez
- conquered the Aztecs
- region
- villaes that share common customs, languages, and rituals
- repeal, nullify
- to cancel
- loyalists
- colonists who sided with the British
- sons of liberty
- colonists who organized protests, parades, etc.
- many died, sparked an interest in trade, remained in the Middle East, new products and ideas
- name the effects of the Crusades (4)
- blockade
- shutting off a port to keep supplies from moving in or out
- Checks and Balances
- What can prevent each branch from abusing powers, and gives each branch of government its own duties?
- colony
- a group of people who settle in a distant land and are ruled by the government of their native land
- Thomas Hooker
- who founded Connecticut
- geography
- the study of people, their resources, and their environments
- minutemen
- volunteer soldiers