Part 1 U.S. History Semester Exam (2020)

What was the first religious group to settle in America?

What was Britain's chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War?

The Pennsylvania Dutch were

Who founded what is considered the first Baptist church in America?

Which colony was established partly to provide a place for debtors to start a new life?

What was the primary motivation for the settlement of Massachusetts?

Who began the religious group called the Quakers?

Name that Puritans later became known as

Name one innovation that made it possible for explorers to extend their travels to the New World

Which European nation first discovered a sea route to Asia?

The key military campaign of the French and Indian War was the capture of

Who founded Rhode Island?

The Saratoga campaign was an important victory for the Patriots because

Which section of the colonies had the greatest cultural diversity?

Spanish explorer who named Florida

During what infamous incident did British redcoats kill five unarmed Patriots in 1770?

Which war brought an end to French power in the New World?

The House of Burgesses was

Which country was Spain's earliest competitor to reach the Far East and make early claims to new lands?

What type of colony was governed by a trade company that received its authorization from the king?

The center of Roman Catholicism in colonial America was

Which of the following was not an epidemic that seriously reduced the population of New England?

What were dame schools?

What is the more conservative branch of the Mennonites called?

Led the Sons of Liberty

What event sparked the French and Indian War?

Puritans emphasized education primarily because they wanted children to

Epidemics in the colonies were more common during the 18th century colonies than during the previous because

What economic system was based on building national power by amassing a surplus of hard money?

In education, the middle colonies and the South lagged behind New England because

Military genius known as the "Fighting Quaker"

Which merchants controlled the overland routes to Asia?

Provided the Plymouth settlers with lifesaving agricultural information

Which British general was killed during an attack by hidden French and Indian troops?

Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called

Drafted most of the Declaration of Independence

What is the oldest permanent city settled by Europeans in the present United States?

Who became the "voice of the revolution"

Women in America married earlier than women in Europe because

What did Common Sense advocate?

What work contract gave land to a colonist in exchange for labor?

The Puritans' attitude toward the Anglican Church was that they wanted

What religious group was centered in the colony of Pennsylvania?

Wrote of Plymouth Plantation

A well known minister in the colonies

Because long Canadian winters reduced farming capacity, what became a profitable business activity of Frenchmen?

What did the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River?

Italian explorer who sailed for England

Englishman who financed settlements in the New World

What was the most influential religious group in colonial America?