History Test 3 (Nine-Weeks Exam)

Front 1

Who published "Poor Richard's Almanac"?

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Benjamin Franklin

Front 2

What act of Parliament levied a tax on all legal documents in the colonies?

Back 2

Stamp Act

Front 3

Who led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga?

Back 3

Ethan Allen

Front 4

What did the Olive Branch Petition attempt to do?

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reconcile the colonies with the king

Front 5

What measure barred colonial settlement in all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Back 5

Proclamation of 1763

Front 6

What was the purpose of the checks and balances system?

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to control the power of each of the three branches of government

Front 7

Which American patriot became a traitor and helped the British in the War for Independence?

Back 7

Benedict Arnold

Front 8

What four words did President Washington use to end his oath of office?

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"So help me God."

Front 9

Which was the first permanent European settlement in the United States?

Back 9

St. Augustine

Front 10

Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?

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Nathan Hale

Front 11

What was the first institution of higher learning in America?

Back 11

Harvard College

Front 12

Which was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

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Jamestown

Front 13

Which explorer discovered Florida?

Back 13

Ponce de Leon

Front 14

What city in colonial America served as the meeting place for the First and Second Continental Congresses?

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Philadelphia

Front 15

Who nailed the Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, Germany, sparking the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

Front 16

Who served as Vice President under George Washington?

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John Adams

Front 17

Who helped Paul Revere spread the word of the British advancement?

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Dr. Samuel Prescott

Front 18

What is the name given to the President's advisers?

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Cabinet

Front 19

Which great patriot declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death"?

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Patrick Henry

Front 20

What did the Boston Port Bill do?

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closed the port of Boston to commerce

Front 21

became the first Secretary of the Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

Front 22

laid out the original plans for Washington, D.C.

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Pierre L'Enfant

Front 23

"Father of American Conservatism"

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John Adams

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candidate for the Democratic-Republican party in the election of 1796

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Thomas Jefferson

Front 25

"Father of the Constitution"

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James Madison

Front 26

best-known missionary to the Indians

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David Brainerd

Front 27

great American intellect and theologian

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Jonathan Edwards

Front 28

wrote "History of Plymouth Plantation"

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William Bradford

Front 29

famous for his "singing schools"

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William Billings

Front 30

T/F:

Our country was founded as a DEMOCRACY.

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False

federal republic

Front 31

T/F:

Americans involved in the Boston Tea Party disguised themselves as BRITISH SOLDIERS.

Back 31

False

Indians

Front 32

T/F:

The soldiers hired by King George to fight against the colonists were called HESSIANS

Back 32

True

Front 33

T/F:

Alexander Hamilton is a good example of those belonging to the DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICAN party.

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False

Federalist

Front 34

T/F:

The Great Awakening is the name of the great revival that swept across 18th-century AMERICA.

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True

Front 35

T/F:

The Protestant Reformation began in 1492.

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False

1517

Front 36

T/F:

The author of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was JONATHAN EDWARDS.

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True

Front 37

T/F:

JOHN ADAMS was the first Secretary of State.

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False

Thomas Jefferson

Front 38

T/F:

Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette helped Washington in the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

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False:

WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE

Front 39

the "shot heard 'round the world"

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Lexington and Concord

Front 40

the turning point in America's War for Independence

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Saratoga

Front 41

winter camp of the Continental army (1777-1778)

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Valley Forge

Front 42

the first major battle of the War for Independence

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Bunker Hill

Front 43

patriot victory which ended the War for Independence

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Yorktown

Front 44

What nickname was given Francis Marion because of his clever guerilla warfare?

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"Swamp Fox"

Front 45

Name the famous pamphlet by Thomas Paine that gave a detailed account of English liberties and abuses of the monarchy and Parliament.

Back 45

Common Sense

Front 46

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress?

Back 46

July 4, 1776

Front 47

What peace treaty officially ended the American War for Independence?

Back 47

Treaty of Paris

Front 48

Who selected the location for the nation's new capital, Washington, D.C.

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President Washington

Front 49

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

Back 49

Bill of Rights

Front 50

What famous naval hero shouted, "I have not yet begun to fight"?

Back 50

John Paul Jones

Front 51

What was the name of the most widely read textbook in colonial America?

Back 51

New England Primer

Front 52

Name the three branches of government set up by the Constitution.

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Legislative
Executive
Judicial

Front 53

What does the Legislative branch do?

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Makes the laws

Front 54

What does the Executive branch do?

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Enforces the laws (makes sure the laws are followed)

Front 55

What does the Judiciary branch do?

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Interprets the laws