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33 Cards in this Set
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Where did most African slaves brought to America settle?
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Southern Colonies
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What geographical features did the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies have in common?
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Good coastal harbors
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St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States was a result of exploration by which country?
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Spain
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Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Thomas Paine all supported ______________ for the colonies.
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independence
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What was the name of the battle in which the 1st persons were killed fighting for American independence?
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Boston Massacre
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Which British coloy do the following statement describe?
governed by trustees named for George II founded as a debtors colony |
Georgia
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Europeans introduced these items to the Indians and changed their lives forever.
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horses and guns
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Which Act lead a group of colonists to board a British ship in Boston Harbor and dump the cargo overboard?
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Tea Act
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Why were Crispus Attucks and Nathan Hale well-known people at the time of the American Revolution?
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they both died for the cause of independence
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The 1st Continental Congress met in response to the ________________ Acts.
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Intolerable
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What became the theme for the American Revolution?
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No taxation without representation
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In April 1775, the Revolutionary War began with the "shot that was heard around the world." What does this mean?
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the fighting made news in the colonies, Europe, and other parts of the world.
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Who founded Savannah?
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James Edward Oglethorpe
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What Act placed a direct tax on all paper products sold in the colonies?
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The Stamp Act
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Name the group of people who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War?
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Tory or Loyalist
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Why did the British attack Lexington and Concord?
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to capture weapons and powder stored by the patriots.
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He was a printer in Philadelphia
He invented many things like eyeglasses He did experiments with electricity and lightning He helped write the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War |
Benjamin Franklin
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Patrick Henry was a famous American colonist who said, "Give me liberty or give me death" Which group would have supported Ptarick Henry?
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Patriots
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Our calendar has 365 days in each year. What is this calendar based on?
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Orbit of the Earth around the sun
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A person whose loyality was with the colonists was called a ________________.
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Patriot
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What was the relationship between cotton production and the slave population?
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to produce more cotton, more slaves were needed
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People who agreed in a contract to come to the colonies and work for a certain time period in exchange for payment of passage were called?
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indentured servents
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What was the reason for the Declaration of Independence?
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to tell England why the colonies thought they should be independent
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What would you most likely find in an atlas?
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maps
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The early method of government and lawmaking in New England was __________.
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Town Meeting
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The 4th of July is an important celebration in the United States because it represents ________________.
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the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Which of the groups of British colonies had the longest growing season?
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Southern Colonies
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What was the chief motivation of new England's settlers to come to the new world?
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Escape religious persecution and form a religious community
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A basic idea stated in the Declaration of Independence is that that the power to govern a nation should come from the _________________.
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people
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Two turning points of the Revolutionary War were:
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Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Yorktown
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Who was appointed commander of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Who was a leader of the Boston Tea Party?
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Samuel Adams
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Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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