Final Exam Review
Tuesday December 17
Who is credited with
discovering America?
Christopher
Columbus
Where was the first
attempted English
settlement in North
America?
Roanoke I
What colony is
known as the
lost colony?
Roanoke II
Jamestown
survived
because they
farmed what
crop?
Tobacco
What document
was signed
before coming
ashore at
Plymouth?
Mayflower Compact
Who did the
Virginia Company
take back to
England with them
in an attempt to
get more
investments?
Pocahontas
Who founded
Pennsylvania as a
Quaker colony?
William Penn
Anne Hutchinson was
forced to leave which
colony for speaking out
against the Puritans?
Where did she go?
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
founded what colony
as a place for
religious tolerance?
Rhode Island
Maryland passed
the Acts of
Toleration and was
set up as a colony
specifically for
which religion?
Catholic
(Catholicism)
Georgia was
founded to ban
slavery and as a
safe haven for
who?
Debtors
The wealthy planters,
merchants, ministers,
and lawyers were
members of what
social class?
Gentry
Owning land was the
most common way of
obtaining status in which
social class?
Middle Class
Ben Franklin invented bifocals
and also set up the first
volunteer?
Fire department
This was a huge religious
movement in the colonies
and triggered the start of
many new churches.
Great Awakening
Goods shipped
between the colonies,
the islands of the
West Indies and
Africa made up the?
Triangular trade
What social class was able to
vote but rarely held public office?
Middle Class
The bill of rights is a list of
freedoms that the ______ promises
to protect.
government
List the four things that the slave
codes included.
1. Slaves could not learn to read
and write
2. Slaves could not own weapons
3. Slaves couldn’t leave property
without permission
4. Could not meet in large groups
What were the four New
England colonies?
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
List the four Middle Colonies
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
List the five southern colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Who was the founder of
Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
What man founded the colony
that was intended to be a safe
haven for debtors?
James Oglethorpe
The Middle East was an important
early trade center because of its’
location between what three
continents?
Europe, Africa and Asia
Martin Luther led the Protestant
Reformation that split the Christian
church into what 2 parts?
Catholic and Protestant
Europeans learned about new
ideas, goods, and foods when they
travelled to the middle east during
the _________________.
Crusades-holy wars for the
Middle East
Magellan gets credit for being the
first to sail around the world but
he didn’t survive a battle in the
_____________.
In the Phillipines
What two bodies of water in
North America are named
after Henry Hudson and in
which body of water was he
set adrift?
Hudson River and Hudson Bay
Who was the Italian explorer
who sailed for Spain, he was
looking for an all water route to
Asia?
Christopher Columbus
The transfer of people, goods
and ideas between Europe and
the Americas was called the
__________.
Columbian Exchange
When the __________ were
conquered by the Spanish,
Moctezuma offered Cortez gold
to leave but Cortez took
Montezuma hostage and claimed
the empire for Spain.
Aztecs
If one travels to Mexico and
suffers from explosive diarrhea,
the condition is referred to as
________________.
Moctezuma's Revenge
Put these social classes in order
from top to bottom:
creoles
mestizos
slaves
peninsulares
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Slaves
The Incan empire was located in
the Andes Mountains and was
conquered by what Spaniard?
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco Nunez de Balboa claimed
the Pacific Ocean for Spain. How
was he killed?
Beheaded for treason
What right did the Spanish have
under the system of
encomiendas?
The right to demand labor or
taxes from Native Americans
living on their land
What Europeans countries made
claims to North America while
searching for a NW passage?
England
France
The Dutch/Netherlands
What type of people settled at
Roanoke I and what happened
to them?
They were soldiers who fought
with Native Americans and
sailed home on a supply ship.
What crop saved the first
successful English Colony,
Jamestown?
tobacco
What were the results of
the French and Indian
War?
Britain got all land between the
Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi
River
England left many soldiers in the
colonies
England began taxing the
colonies to pay off the debt from
the war
Who proposed the
Albany Plan of
Union?
What did the Albany
Plan of Union State?
Ben Franklin
Unite as a whole, not
thirteen individual states.
What was the
Proclamation of
1763?
How many British
troops were left
behind?
Banned colonial
settlement west of a line
drawn along the
Appalachian Mountains
10,000 troops
What act was proposed
in 1764? What did it tax?
What act was proposed
in 1765? What did it tax?
The Sugar Act- taxed
molasses
The Stamp Act- taxed
newspapers, wills,
almanacs, licenses,
insurance polices, land titles
and contracts
What was the result of
the French and Indian
War?
The British were in debt and
wanted the colonists to help
pay for the French and
Indian War.
What occurred March 5,
1770?
How many died?
Who represented the
British officers at the trial?
Boston Massacre
Five dead- Crispus Attucks
John Adams
Who organized
the Committee of
Correspondence
and why?
Samuel Adams- to
keep other colonies
informed about
events happening in
Boston
What tax was
passed in 1773, to
help the British
East India
Company?
The Tea Act
What event happened December
16, 1773?
How many chest of tea were
dumped into the Boston Harbor?
How many pounds of tea were
destroyed?
What were the results of this act
from King George III?
Boston Tea Party
342 Chests of tea
90,000 lbs
Intolerable Acts
What are the
four parts of the
Intolerable Acts?
Closed the port of Boston
Cut the power of town meetings
and gave power to royal
governors
Anyone accused of killing a British
official went on trial in England
Strengthened the Quartering Act
What act required
colonists to provide food,
shelter, and supplies to
British soldiers in the
colonies?
The Quartering Act
Mercy Otis Warren
wrote plays making
fun of whom?
British Officers
Who warned the colonists
that the British were coming
and made a silver engraving
of the Boston Massacre?
Paul Revere
William Dawes was the
other midnight rider.
Who said the following:
A. “Don’t shoot until you see the
whites of their eyes”
B. “Give me Liberty or give me
death”
C. “I have not yet begun to fight”
D. “Stand your ground. Don’t fire
unless fired upon. But if they
mean to have war, let it begin
here”. (Before what battle)
A. Israel Putnam
B. Patrick Henry
C. John Paul Jones
D. John Parker at Lexington and
Concord
What act was a tax placed
on goods shipped into the
colonies and enforced
through the Writ of
Assistance?
Townshend ActsNamed after Charles
Townshend the British
treasurer
What roles did
women play in the
Revolutionary War?
Made clothing, worked on farms
and planted crops, harvested
crops, ran their households, and
husband’s businesses
Why did George Washington
allow African Americans to join
the Continental Army?
Britain was granting
freedom to those who
fought on their side
Identify whether each of these were
British or Patriots.
Burgoyne
Washington
George Rogers Clark
Benedict Arnold
Horatio Gates
William Howe
Serapis
Bonhomme Richard
John Paul Jones
Burgoyne- British
Washington- Patriot
Clark-Patriot
Arnold- Both
Gates- Patriots
Howe- British
Serapis- British
Richard- Patriots
Jones- Patriots
When did the
Revolutionary
War start? (year)
When did the war
end? (war)
April
1775
1783
Where did the
Revolutionary
War begin?
Lexington
and
Concord
Who was chosen as
the commander of the
Continental Army?
George
Washington
What occurred in May, 1775, on
Lake Chaplain?
Who were the two continental
leaders?
What did we gain?
Capture of Fort
Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen and
Benedict Arnold
Cannons and
ammunition
What was the first major
battle of the war?
Who won and why?
Battle of Bunker Hill
British won because
rd
on the 3 attempt to
take over the hill,
the Americans ran
out of ammunition.
In what battle was
Benedict Arnold
wounded and
Richard Montgomery
killed?
Battle of Quebec,
December 1775
What two pamphlets did
Thomas Paine write?
Why was each one written?
Before what battle did
George Washington read
one to his men and which
pamphlet was it?
Common Sense- urged colonists
to declare their independence
from Britain.
The Crisis-written to urge
colonists to support the troops
Washington read the Crisis to
his men before the Battle of
Trenton
What are the
four parts to the
Declaration of
Independence?
1.Preamble- introduction
2.Natural Rights
3.List of Grievances or
British King of England
4.Dissolving the Bonds or
Independence
In what battle was
George Washington
captured and then
escaped under dense
fog?
Why was this battle
significant?
Battle of Long Island
Britain had control
of NY throughout
the entire war.
Who was the Connecticut
officer that went behind
enemy lines and was
captured and hung by the
British?
Nathaniel Hale
“I only regret that I
have but one life to
lose for my country”.
What two battles did
Washington win to
boost the morale of
his American soldiers?
What river did
Washington cross?
Trenton- December 26, 1776
Princeton- January 2, 1777
Delaware River
What battle was the
turning point of the war?
Who became our allies
after this victory?
What happened to
Benedict Arnold?
Saratoga
France
Shot in the leg and arrested
for not following ordersHoratio Gates takes credit
for the win.
A French noble who
was one of
Washington’s highest
ranking officers.
Marquette de
Lafayette
What German
baron who helped
Washington train
his troops at
Valley Forge?
Fredrich von
Steuben
What battle gave Americans
access or control of the Ohio River
Valley?
Where in Indiana was it fought?
Who was the continental leader
that led them?
Battle of Vincennes
Southern Indiana
George Rogers Clark
Who was John Paul
Jones?
What ship belonged to
the Americans and
British?
What did John Paul
Jones say?
American Naval Captain
He is known for saying “I have not
yet begun to fight”.
American ship- Bonhomme Richard
British whip- Serapis
What was the
goal of the
British by late
1778?
To take the south
Carolinas,
Florida, Georgia
Who was known as
the “Swamp Fox”?
Francis Marion
What battle
did Daniel
Morgan win?
Battle of
Cowpens
Who was an
American hero at
Saratoga who
became a traitor to
his country?
Benedict
Arnold
What was the final battle?
In what state was it fought?
Who surrendered to whom?
Yorktown
Virginia
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington
Final Major Battle
What officially ended the
war?
When did the Revolutionary
War officially end?
How many years did the
war last?
Treaty of Paris
April of 1783
Eight years
What American victory in
the Revolutionary War,
secured the Ohio River
Valley?
Battle of Vincennes
George Rogers Clark
In what battle did
the British take
control over New
York?
Battle of Long Island
What were armed civilian
ships called that had
permission to attack enemy
ships and seize their goods?
Privateers
Who signed the DOI and the
Constitution, but was never
president of the United States?
Benjamin Franklin
Who helped write the DOI,
served as Washington’s vice
president, and was elected our
2nd president?
John Adams
Who wrote the Declaration
of Independence and was
rd
the 3 President of the
United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson