2nd Quarter Learning Check

What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Pilgrims came to North America looking mainly for what?

to make a formal request, such as applying for statehood

What was one difference between the French and English who came to the NEW World?

The theory that a state or nation’s power depends on its wealth.

What issue was solved by The Three Fifths Compromise?

This event contributed to tension between Great Britain and the Colonists

This group of religious people wanted to reform Anglican Church.

What were Federalist known to support?

What was Great Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party?

an individual who supported the British Army and the belief of reaming a part of Great Britain

Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia are all examples of what type of colony

A system of government described as the shared power between national and state governments

an individual who supported the continental army and American freedom from Great Britain

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

A proprietary colony is a colony in which

A trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, American colonies and West Africa

What branch of the American government “makes the laws”

What religion were Europeans trying to convert Native Americans to?

laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period in exchange for passage to America

Following protests by the Sons of Liberty the Stamp Act was

A word defining the freeing of individual enslaved persons.

Why did Congress fear a strong central government?

The name of someone who wanted to leave the Anglican Church in order to found their own church.

Why was Shay's Rebellion an important event in U.S. History?

Which geographic colonial area was known as rocky, hilly, mild summers, and harsh winters

What issue did the Great Compromise resolve?

Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre is an example of what?

The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses were the first examples of