Us History Unit 1 Review

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What was the purpose Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

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To find a western route to the Indies

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Why did English citizens decide to settle in the "New World?

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To seek economic opportunity.

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Which of the following would be classified as a reason for exploration?

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To spread Christianity.

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What was Jamestown's first staple (money making) crop?

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tobacco

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In what region of colonial America would a wealthy member of the Anglican church live?

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Southern

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What was the most common issue that Native-Americans and colonists fought?

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control of land

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The institution of slavery was primarily practiced in the

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Southern colonies

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Which of the following could be considered an economic cause of the American Revolution?

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Navigation Acts

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The purpose of mercantilism was to

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enrich the European "mother country."

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What nation did England defeat as a result of the French and Indian?

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France

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What was the effect of the French and Indian War on British-colonial relations?

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It became more hostile

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In what incident were five American colonists killed?

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The Boston Massacre

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The Paul Revere engraving of the Boston Massacre can best described as?

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propaganda

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Which was the first permanent English colony in the Americas

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Jamestown

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Who wrote Common Sense?

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Thomas Paine

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Which group is most closely associates with colonial New England?

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Puritans

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Which colonial region was the most economically and ethnically diverse?

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The Middle Colonies

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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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According to the Declaration of Independence what are inalienable rights?

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God-given rights that can't be taken away

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Who was commander of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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Supporters of the Revolutionary cause were referred to as

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patriots.

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Puritan leaders who spoke about a "City upon a hill."

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John Winthrop

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The shot heard round the world occurred at

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Lexington

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What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

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Saratoga

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What convention of delegates organized the Continental Army

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Second Continental Congress

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Washington's troops suffered the most from bitter cold and starvation at

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Valley Forge, PA

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Which European nation was America's ally during the Revolutionary War?

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France

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Where did General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington's Continental Army?

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Yorktown, VA

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What nation did America defeat to win its independence?

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Great Britain

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What agreement confirmed the independence of the United States?

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Treaty of Paris

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What were the Puritans seeking when they left the “Old World” and settled in the “New World?”

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Religious freedom

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Explain the theory of mercantilism.

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To enrich the mother country

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What primary argument did Thomas Paine assert in the pamphlet Common Sense?

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He was advocating independence from Great Britain

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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government gets its power?

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From the people that it governs