STAAR Review 1

Puritan minister Thomas Hooker of CT objected to linking church membership to

Sea dogs were 

Colonists used smuggling to avoid 

Quakers, pacifists, believed that

William Penn's vision of Philadelphia included

Maryland was established by Lord Baltimore for 

The Quartering Act forced Bostonians to allow British patriot soldiers to take over their homes

The Boston Massacre (which was hardly a massacre w5 dead) was due to Townshend Acts.

Even though Puritans were not tolerant of other beliefs, they did accept Dissenters for 

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639

The Committees of Correspondence were fearless when they sent letters. 

Southern women did find some power on the plantations w the need to conduct business.

To be a dissenter means to be

Georgia was established with 3 rules as a Utopian experiment by Oglethorpe to protect Carolina.

Puritan women participated in town meetings and church decisions.

American Independence became official with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Native Americans were not advanced nor stable prior to European colonization

The Townshend Acts were primarily to collect taxes in the colonies.

Which Native American language was used to the US and Allies' advantage in WWI?

The colony that experienced the Starving Time which lead to war with Native Americans:

The vote to "abolish martial law and create a legislative assembly" became?

There were ______________________________ in the Colonies in 1775.

The Quebec Act angered the colonists because it allowed the French to set up a Catholic colony

The Second Great Awakening resulted in people who were

Which tribe put up the most persistent fight against the European settlers?

Part of our national identity as Americans can be seen in 27 states whose names are 

Slave Codes (which became Black Codes after the Civil War) included

Joint-stock companies came to be to help the financial situation of which people in England?

Indians thought they had a better chance w/British, so they partnered w/them in 7 Years War.

Joint-stock companies were the first corporations.

How did Europeans view the American colonists?

Slavery resulted in the New World bc Indentured Servant system was too expensive & complicated

The Separatists took the Mayflower voyage because they

The Spanish conquistadors were looking for

The First Continental Congress established non-importation:British goods due to Coercive Acts

The Middle Colonies had the following advantage(s):

The Second Continental Congress formed after Redcoats attacked places like Concord/Lexington

The Stamp Act was to help the British government pay for the French and Indian War.

Which tribes flourished on the American continent during the Renaissance period?

Georgia was established with 3 rules as a Utopian experiment by Oglethorpe to protect Carolina.

When King George III rejected the Olive Branch Petition, there was no choice but to revolt

Manumission is when a master voluntarily frees a slave.

England conquered which country in order to be able to colonize in the New World?

Virginia's success as a colony came from 

Georgia refused to have slavery at first because it was a(n)

The Committees of Correspondence allowed info/propaganda to move quickly through the colonies.

What was the "Headright System"?

The Quakers settled mostly in 

The War of 1812 was a war to stop British impressment of US soldiers and blockades of US ships.

What caused the African Civilization to fall in Africa?

The Middle Passage was

After the 7 Years/French & Indian War, France lost its power in colonies and the Ohio Valley.

Unlike the Jamestown and New Netherlands settlers, the New England settlers' main goal was

King Henry VIII's desire for a divorce resulted in a schism that created a new religion:

Manumission could result from having

The Proclamation of 1763 ended the French & Indian War & gave the US the Ohio Valley.

In Native American societies, leaders were chosen by

Ann Hutchinson was arrested for heresy & banished for speaking out on religious issues.

The first joint-stock company to launch a lasting venture (business) in the New World

The Carolinas separated into North and South Carolina due to

The first meeting of the House of Burgess (a representative gov't in VA) was about 

The Boston Patriots included

The Native American tribe which extended hospitality to the Jamestown settlers was the

The Southern Colonies became prosperous from 

Indians thought they had a better chance w/British, so they partnered w/them in 7 Years War.

The colonists eventually rejected the idea of absolute monarchy.

The Separatists are Pilgrims who wanted to separate from the ______ church.

A cultural difference between Native Americans and the settlers revolved around

The Dutch established New Netherland/New York for

The form of government we have today is very much like that of (and Franklin admired it):