American History 1 Chapters 6-12

Front 1

What was the first self-governing document in America?

Back 1

Mayflower Compact

Front 2

What country controlled the original American colonies?

Back 2

England

Front 3

What event was taking the place in Europe that took control away from the monarchy and gave it to the people?

Back 3

Glorious Revolution

Front 4

What were the three main industries in America?

Back 4

-Mining
-Agriculture
-Mercantilism

Front 5

What process was supporting all of the industries in America?

Back 5

Slave trade

Front 6

Did the emergence of local markets influence the economy in America during the colonial era?

Back 6

yes

Front 7

Did any females sign the Mayflower Compact?

Back 7

no

Front 8

As the colonies grew, _____ was needed.

Back 8

self-government

Front 9

Slave trade supported...

Back 9

economics

Front 10

The Glorious Revolution as so called because...

Back 10

no one was killed

Front 11

True or False: Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in Jamestown.

Back 11

true

Front 12

True or False: Nathaniel Bacon and Governor Berkeley were always good friends.

Back 12

false

Front 13

True or False: England’s Glorious Revolution had an impact in the American colonies.

Back 13

true

Front 14

True or False: The African slave trade supported the colonial economy

Back 14

true

Front 15

True or False: Puritans in Massachusetts hanged several women in the 1800s.

Back 15

false

Front 16

True or False: The Salem witchcraft trials were based upon religious beliefs that witchcraft was evil.

Back 16

true

Front 17

True or False: John Zenger respected William Cosby.

Back 17

false

Front 18

True or False: Zenger’s attorney was Andrew Hamilton.

Back 18

true

Front 19

True or False: No one was killed in the Glorious Revolution

Back 19

true

Front 20

True or False: Bacon was killed in battle.

Back 20

false

Front 21

What was the cash crop in the Caribbean during the 1700s?

Back 21

Sugar

Front 22

Did Britain or France have a stronger relationship with the Native Americans?

Back 22

France

Front 23

What important body of water did the French control in America?

Back 23

Mississippi River

Front 24

Britain had control of land east of what landform?

Back 24

Appalachian Mountains

Front 25

The first clash of the French and Indian War took place at Fort Duquesne, which is now the location of which city?

Back 25

Pittsburgh

Front 26

Which president played an initial role in the French and Indian War?

Back 26

George Washington

Front 27

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?

Back 27

Benjamin Franklin

Front 28

What was the main purpose of the Albany Congress?

Back 28

Native American diplomacy

Front 29

How many colonies had official delegates at the Albany Congress?

Back 29

7

Front 30

How many of the colonies accepted the Albany Plan?

Back 30

none

Front 31

True or False: Britain enacted new taxes in the American colonies to help pay for the French and Indian War.

Back 31

true

Front 32

True or False: Britain intended to strengthen local colonial governments after the French and Indian War.

Back 32

False

Front 33

True or False: The Sugar Act of 1764 revised the Sugar (also known as Molasses) Act of 1733.

Back 33

true

Front 34

True or False: The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed wine.

Back 34

true

Front 35

True or False: "Writs of assistance" was another name for British taxes.

Back 35

False

Front 36

True or False: Colonists were upset about the new law and protested it.

Back 36

true

Front 37

True or False: The Sugar Act was a form of taxation without representation.

Back 37

true

Front 38

True or False: Colonial lawyers found the preamble of the Sugar Act provided the first hint of \"taxation without representation.

Back 38

true

Front 39

True or False: The imposition of the tax on the colonies would result in weaker colonial self-government.

Back 39

true

Front 40

True or False: The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed necessary items instead of luxury items.

Back 40

False

Front 41

True or false: The American colonies constantly suffered a shortage of currency.

Back 41

true

Front 42

True or false: The Currency Act gave Parliament control of the printing and regulation of colonial currency.

Back 42

true

Front 43

True or false: Parliament allowed the American colonists to continue using paper money.

Back 43

False

Front 44

True or false: The Stamp Act placed a tax on every piece of printed money used by the colonists.

Back 44

False

Front 45

True or false: The Stamp Act was used to pay for the Glorious Revolution.

Back 45

False

Front 46

True or false: Patrick Henry supported the Stamp Act.

Back 46

False

Front 47

True or false: There were not any gold and silver mines in the colonies in the early 1700s.

Back 47

true

Front 48

True or false: Printing their own money created problems for the colonists.

Back 48

true

Front 49

True or false: The stamp Act was viewed as a direct attempt to raise money without the consent of the colonies

Back 49

true

Front 50

True or false: The colonists refused to attempt to pass resolutions in response to the Stamp Act.

Back 50

False

Front 51

True or false: King George III removed William Pitt from Prime Minister.

Back 51

False

Front 52

True or false: William Pitt was popular in the colonies because he opposed the Stamp Act.

Back 52

True

Front 53

True or false: Charles Townshend replaced the ill William Pitt.

Back 53

True

Front 54

True or false: Charles Townshend did not care about the rights of American colonists.

Back 54

True

Front 55

True or false: Townshend wanted to weaken the power of the British Parliament.

Back 55

False

Front 56

True or false: Townshend convinced Parliament to pass a series of taxes that would eventually pay for the salaries of colonial officials.

Back 56

True

Front 57

True or false: After much protest, Parliament repealed all the acts, except the tax on wine.

Back 57

False

Front 58

True or false: Strengthening the power of Parliament would also increase the power of the colonies.

Back 58

False

Front 59

True or false: Townshend figured that the colonial leaders would support taxes that were paging their wages, as well as feel an increased sense of loyalty to Britain.

Back 59

True

Front 60

True or false: Colonists did not use violence in protesting the Townshend Acts.

Back 60

False

Front 61

True or false: The Coercive Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party.

Back 61

True

Front 62

True or false: The Boston Harbor was closed until all damages from the Tea Party were paid for.

Back 62

True

Front 63

True or false: The British government let the American colonists maintain control of Massachusetts Bay.

Back 63

False

Front 64

True or false: British officials were tried in colonial courts.

Back 64

False

Front 65

True or false: British soldiers could live wherever they chose.

Back 65

True

Front 66

True or false: The colonists responded to the Coercive Acts by calling the First Continental Congress.

Back 66

True

Front 67

True or false: The Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act was passed in May of 1774.

Back 67

True

Front 68

True or false: Colonists were still permitted to hold their own town meetings.

Back 68

False

Front 69

True or false: The colonists took it upon themselves to revive the colony of Massachusetts

Back 69

True

Front 70

True or false: The Quartering Act was updated in 1766.

Back 70

True

Front 71

The biggest difference between militia and minutemen was:

Back 71

Militia were armed and formed to protect towns, while minutemen were handpicked from these militias to be mobile and readily available.

Front 72

A primary reason for the taxes that were imposed on the American colonists’ by the British Parliament was to:

Back 72

pay for debt from the French and Indian (Seven Years’) War

Front 73

The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were enacted in direct response to:

Back 73

colonial rebellion in Boston

Front 74

The Currency Act did away with:

Back 74

paper currency

Front 75

In the mid 1700s, the Loyalists supported what:

Back 75

the government of England, their mother country

Front 76

The Parliament believed in ____________ representation, while the colonists believed in ___________ representation.

Back 76

Virtual, Actual

Front 77

The Boston Tea Party was:

Back 77

a colonial rebellion to the Tea Act, in which 60 men dressed up as Indians and dumped 10,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor

Front 78

What King of England refused to accept the colonists’ Olive Branch Petition?

Back 78

King George III

Front 79

The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts directly lead to:

Back 79

the First Continental Congress

Front 80

The Continental Congress met in:

Back 80

Philadelphia

Front 81

What is NOT necessary to call something a revolution?

Back 81

A charismatic leader

Front 82

The "shot heard round the world" was fired where?

Back 82

Lexington

Front 83

The biggest detriment of the minutemen organization was:

Back 83

It lacked central leadership

Front 84

The first of the Parliament’s taxes was the:

Back 84

Sugar Act

Front 85

Lexington and Concord lead to the:

Back 85

Second Continental Congress

Front 86

One of the first important incidents in which American blood was spilled in the name of liberty occurred in 1770. The ____ resulted in the killing of five colonists. The incident was a symbol of fighting for freedom and would inspire others to risk their lives as well.

Back 86

Boston Massacre

Front 87

One of the many concerns that the colonists had was over the issue of trade. A favorite phrase used by the colonists was ____ which spread throughout the 13 colonies. The concern here was the lack of representation in the British Parliament.

Back 87

No taxation without representation

Front 88

The First Continental Congress had delegates from each of the thirteen colonies except:

Back 88

Georgia

Front 89

There were a number of colonial acts of opposition. One of the most famous was the _________, in which tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor. This event happened in 1773 when colonists disguised as Indians decided to show their protest to British trade policies. England responded and punished the colonists.

Back 89

Boston Tea Party

Front 90

The British decided to punish the Boston patriots for their act of defiance. Parliament passed the _____ which closed the Port of Boston. This strained the relationship even more.

Back 90

Port Act

Front 91

The colonists decided to resist the punishment for the Boston Tea Party. They had a meeting called the ____ in which they voted to disobey the Intolerable Acts. This meeting was held in Philadelphia and brought the colonists closer to rebellion.

Back 91

Continental Congress

Front 92

Not all of the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain. There were a number of colonists called ____ who supported the laws of England. These colonists were soon identified and many had to leave the country because of the growing opposition to England and its laws.

Back 92

loyalists

Front 93

After Paul Revere warned the colonists, an important battle that led closer to war occurred. This was the battle of ____ in which minutemen fired on the British troops as they marched toward Boston.

Back 93

Lexington and Concord

Front 94

The colonists now had to make definite plans for war. They had to appoint a commander in chief who turned out to be ____. His leadership skill and inspiration for his troops made him an excellent choice. He had the difficult job of turning farmers into soldiers.

Back 94

George Washington

Front 95

By the year 1776 much more was being written about the need to separate from Great Britain. One of the world's most famous documents listing the reasons for rebellion was written by Thomas Jefferson. His ____ listed the reasons why the colonies had a right to be free and independent of Great Britain. His words were so inspirational that future governments would use them to justify the right to rebel and fight for freedom.

Back 95

Declaration of Independence

Front 96

In his pamphlet, _______, Thomas Paine urged Americans to seek independence from England.

Back 96

Common Sense