American History - 1st semester review

Question 1

He was known as the "Father of the Constitutional Convention". Had a huge influence as professor at Princeton

Accepted Answer

John Witherspoon

Question 2

Which event took place in 1765

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 3

One of Benjamin Franklin's famous quotes is "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Which is not true of the battle of Yorktown

Accepted Answer

General Howe surrendered for the British

Question 5

This ancient civilization was in south America, they had a massive network of roads, god named Viracocha

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 6

Which explorer set up the colony in Roanoke

Accepted Answer

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 7

What type of colony did the French often set up to control territory

Accepted Answer

Strategic Colony

Question 8

Which is true about Jamestown colony in it's beginning

Accepted Answer

lacked the work effort of other colonies

Question 9

Which is not true of Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

After his wife dies, he marries his housekeeper

Question 10

The English explorers were late in the game about 100 year behind Spain and Portugal

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

James Oglethorpe who founded Georgia, brought families who had been released from debtors prison

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Which navigational technology was used to measure direction?

Accepted Answer

magnetic compass

Question 13

Which "American Hero" was executed at age 21 for being a spy

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 14

The Huguenots set up reformation colonies in the America's, where in Europe did they come from?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 15

This colony was designed to establish a new home for freedom of religion

Accepted Answer

parish settlement

Question 16

Which is not true of the war of Quebec

Accepted Answer

Robert Jenkins ear was cut off

Question 17

Which Puritan hero became a missionary to the Algonquins

Accepted Answer

John Eliot

Question 18

This civilization from the Yucatan of Mexica was obsessed with numbers, built pyramids, cultured based on corn

Accepted Answer

Mayan

Question 19

Which of Washington's officers had been a bookseller, he was in charge of artillery

Accepted Answer

Henry Knox

Question 20

The Black Regiment refers to the African/Americans who fought for independence

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

Which is true of the French/Indian War

Accepted Answer

not many people lived in the area where their was fighting

Question 22

The Dutch set up their colony in New Amsterdam - when the British take over it becomes

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 23

His sermon "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" sparked a revival

Accepted Answer

Jonathan Edwards

Question 24

The early explorers were driven primarily by a desire to find gold or riches.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

When did Paul Revere's midnight ride occur? "Shot heard 'round the world

Accepted Answer

1775

American History - 1st semester review

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American History - 1st semester review

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