US History 1st Quarter Review

What are the unalienable rights?

This excerpt reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the -

This was the First Constitution in the Colonies.

Who was the first American colonist to lose their life during the American Revolution?

The distance from England created a need for colonists to, what?

Pennsylvania and Maryland were established for what reason?

Patriot wanted the Revolution to emancipate the colonies from Britain & create a Govt of self rule & personal rights

Which of the following is a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?

British imposed taxes on the colonist causing many to resent British rule.

New England & Middle Colony access _____ resulted in high population density & Lg urban areas.

An agreement that established the idea of self-government and majority rule. Signed in 1620

What is Salutary Neglect?

John Adams was the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence.

Which of the following colonies were established for the sole purpose of commercial profit?

The Dutch settled in which colony?

The French primarily came to the North America in search of?

Who did NOT have a political voice, worked on plantations, and were viewed as property?

Which battle was a turning point of the American Revolution?

Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Continental Congress, Lexington, Yorktown are all from which major era?

How did slavery impact the south?

Which of the following were reasons for exploration?

Rich soil; broad rivers; more natural ports; mild winters, raw materials, Atlantic Ocean

British reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for.

The Treaty of Paris 1783 gave the newly formed U.S. which of the following?

What is significant about the year 1776

Cause: warm climate and good soil ---Effects: plantation system and large slavery system

What did General Washington read to his men at Valley Forge?

Which philosopher gave us the idea for unalienable rights?

To increase one's personal prestige was a ______ reason for establishing the colonies.

British Parliament law; colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

Charters granted to companies to establish colonies, is what kind of reason for colonization?

Religious groups created communities that were self-governed. This led to the growth of....

Jamestown was established in what year?

Atlantic Ocean, subsistence farming, poor soil, cold climate, & forests. Describes?

This women reminded her husband to “Remember the ladies”

Cause: long winters, rocky soil, & forests Effects: subsistence farms, shipbuilding, & fishing

Why is July 4, 1776 an important date?

Cause: fertile soil, good ports,& resources Effects: farms, trade, & large immigrant population

An increase in trade and markets for English exports and a source of raw materials is....

How did the French & Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

Southern Region had ? that led to agricultural economy, plantations & low population density.

Appalachian Mountains, navigable rivers, richer soil, warm climate, raw materials

Most colonies were ______, electing community members to a general assembly, which made laws.

The primary reason for the American Revolution was oppressive British policies and the American desire for self-rule.

First Representative Assembly in Colonies

An economic system based on a favorable balance of trade between a country & its colonies.

Put the following Acts in Chronological order: Quarter, Tea, Stamp and Sugar