US History Midterm Review

Minister to the Algonquin Indians who translated the Bible into their language

Missionary to the Indians who wrote an inspirational journal

Talented French leader during the French and Indian War

Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted to children to

Orator from Virginia who opposed British tyranny

Emphasized the doctrine of baptism by immersion

Circumnavigated the globe

a draw that prove the new professionalism of the Continental army

British general whose army occupied Boston and attacked Concord

British commander who was badly defeated by French and Indian forces

King who established the Church of England because of a divorce:

The major difference between Pilgrims and Puritans was over

British king who antagonized the colonists

Who led a small group of Pilgrims to Plymouth on the Mayflower?

Settlers came to America for all of the following reasons except

American leader who was vital in winning the battles of Saratoga and Cowpens

During the late 1400s, Europeans greatly desired spices from

Which group of colonies were known primarily for the Anglican denomination?

Which of following was the joint-stock company that funded Jamestown?

Declared “I have not yet begun to fight’, defeated a British ship from his sinking vessel

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

Whose ideas provided much of the framework for the Constitution?

Puritan group elected its own church officers

Saved the Jamestown settlers with ‘work or starve’

Talented British general who died capturing Quebec

Outstanding British evangelist during the Great Awakening

Allowed unconverted members to have full privileges of citizenship

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

One of the major reasons that the colonies were taxed after the French and Indian war was

American general who attempted to betray Fort Knox to the British

The House of Burgesses was

Organization that opposed the tyranny of British rule by spreading information

American ordnance chief who surprised the British by transporting heavy artillery to Boston

Which group of colonies were known primarily for their diverse religious denominations?

British general who surrendered his army at Yorktown

What was America’s single greatest contribution to political thought?

Document that stated ‘We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal'

Which group of colonies were known primarily for their Puritan denominations?

Colonial commander who fought in the first skirmish of the French and Indian War

Minister believed it better that ten suspected witches go free than one innocent be killed?

First document of self-government in America

Sea dog who circumnavigated the globe and helped save England from the Spanish Armada

British attempt to tax legal and commercial documents in the colonies

Guided by the ‘Inner Light’; also called Friends

Requirement that salaries, taxes, etc be approved by elected officials

The two largest non-English groups in America were

First great Spanish Conquistador who burned his ships in his search of treasures

A repressive series of direct taxes on various colonial goods, such as glass

What event sparked the French and Indian War?

A costly British victory outside Boston

A successful winter raid that lifted the morale of the young Continental army

France was a threat to the thirteen colonies for all of the following reasons except

Who died by pressing after saying ‘more weight’

What ‘world war’ brought an end to French power in the New World?

British general who surrendered his army near Saratoga

Statesman gave the compromise that broke the deadlock over representation in the Constitution?

First truly national American movement that laid the foundation for the War for Independence?

'If men were angels, no government would be necessary’ is an example of our founding fathers

Each congregation elected its own officers, each church remained independent of other churches.

German drillmaster for the Continental army

Overrated American commander who won at Saratoga but lost at Camden

The name for the first winter of Jamestown in which over half of the settlers died

‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’

Which statement about the Salem witch trials is true?

Collective name of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes

What was the crucial issue behind the War for Independence?

Why did the colonists create a weak confederation?

Englishman who wrote Common Sense to arouse support for independence

First engagement of the War for Independence

Founder of the Quakers