History 1301 - Segment 2 Exam - Mayhew

Front 1

T/F: _____ The British thought the colonists were sensitive to their liberties because they were so familiar with slavery others accused the colonists of hypocrisy for claiming to be slaves while actually owning slaves themselves.

Back 1

true

Front 2

Once ancillary benefit to the Alliance with________________ because it was a catholic nation helped to ease American concerns about Catholicism.

Back 2

France

Front 3

Thomas Jefferson substituted the word_______________ for the word property in the Declaration of Independence.

Back 3

Happiness

Front 4

In the winter of 1776-1777 Washington scored two small but very significant victories at ____________ and _______________.

Back 4

Trenton, and Princeton, NJ

Front 5

Most Historians contend the real significance of the Declaration of Independence was its shift from focusing on rights as Englishmen to rights as _______________.

Back 5

Human Beings

Front 6

The Battle of _______________ is significant for two reasons, first it was a much needed victory and second it convinced the______________ to enter the war on the American side.

Back 6

Saratoga ; French

Front 7

T/F: _____ John Peter Zenger was convicted of libel for comments he published about the colonial governor.

Back 7

False

Front 8

T/F: _____ The British seriously underestimated the support for independence among the American people.

Back 8

True

Front 9

As a symbol of his family’s wealth the 1710 portrait of young Henry Darnall shows him standing next to_______________________.

Back 9

A young slave

Front 10

Approximately _______________ percent of American remained loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War.

Back 10

20-25%

Front 11

John Adams was adamant that ________________ was vital to a democratic society.

Back 11

land ownership

Front 12

John Locke rationalized his support for_____________ by contending that freedom was the natural right of propertied white men.

Back 12

Slavery

Front 13

________________ plantations in Virginia and the Chesapeake were models of mercantilism.

Back 13

Tobacco

Front 14

Organized opposition to the ____________ Act produced the first great drama of the Revolutionary era.

Back 14

Stamp Act

Front 15

1. In 1783, the state of ______________ emancipated slaves who had fought on the American side during the Revolutionary War.

Back 15

Virginia

Front 16

1. Thomas Jefferson listed ____________________,_______________________, and ______________________ as the contributions he would most want to be remembered for.

Back 16

The Declaration of Independence, The University of Virginia, and the Bill establishing Religious Freedom

Front 17

1. The colonists believed that acquiescence to the_______________ Act would be an acknowledgement that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonists s they saw fit.

Back 17

Tea act

Front 18

1. T/F: _____ The term “Triangle Trade” referred tothe practice of adding an arbitrator to the seller/buyer arrangement.

Back 18

False

Front 19

1. Following the conclusion of the ______________War Britain saw the need to increase colonial taxes to help pay for its worldwideempire.

Back 19

Seven Years/ French and Indian

Front 20

1. Cultivation of ______________ was the commodity that encouraged slavery in the Chesapeake region.

Back 20

Tobacco

Front 21

1. A series of unexplained _______________ in 1741 created a panic in New York City.

Back 21

Fires

Front 22

1. New state constitutions created during the Revolutionary War expanded ______________________ in almost every state.

Back 22

The right to vote

Front 23

1. The basic philosophy of _______________ was based on the premise that governments derived their powers from the consent of the governed, in other words it was a contract between the people and the government.

Back 23

Government as described by John Locke

Front 24

1. While there wasn’t a codified national policy towards native Americans the acceptable premise was to ___________________ and force them ever westward.

Back 24

Take their lands

Front 25

1. The _____________ of south Louisiana are descendants of the French who emigrated from Nova Scotia.

Back 25

Cajuns

Front 26

1. Adam Smith’s 1776, publication__________________ contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War.

Back 26

The Wealth of Nations

Front 27

1. The Daughters of Liberty group advocated for__________________ to protest the Townshend Acts.

Back 27

A boycott of all British goods

Front 28

1. Until 1807, the state of ______________ allowed property owning women to vote.

Back 28

New Jersey

Front 29

1. T/F: ______John Adam’s argued for a bicameral legislature for each state.

Back 29

True

Front 30

1. The ____________ Act granted religious freedom for Catholics in Canada.

Back 30

Quebec

Front 31

1. _________________ is arguably recognized as the most famous of all of the Great Awakening ministers.

Back 31

George Whitefield

Front 32

1. The idea that every minister of the British Parliament could realistically represent the interests of every colonist is called ______________________.

Back 32

Virtual Representation??

Front 33

1. T/F: _____ During the Revolutionary War women; fought in the war; raised money for the army; served as spies and informants;and contributed homespun goods for the army.

Back 33

True

Front 34

1. After experimenting with a variety of crops___________ and ____________ had the greatest success with rice.

Back 34

S. Carolina & Georgia

Front 35

1. The Stamp Act Congress established the principle that ______________ of the people was required of any tax proposal.

Back 35

Consent

Front 36

1. While Tobacco, Cotton, and Rice were the most important crops for America it can be argued that ___________ was the most important crop to the British, French, and Portuguese empires.

Back 36

Sugar

Front 37

1. In the beginning the ______________ Society was simple called the Junto.

Back 37

American Philosophical Society

Front 38

1. The 1778, American victory at _______________convinced the French that with French assistance this war was winnable.

Back 38

Saratoga

Front 39

1. Lack of either a land or water escape route sealed the fate of British General _______________ at Yorktown, Virginia forcing his October 19, 1781 surrender.

Back 39

Cornwallis

Front 40

1. Published in 1789, the autobiography of _________________ is recognized as the most widely read account by a slave of his own experiences.

Back 40

Olaudah Equiano

Front 41

1. During the Revolutionary War the British attempted to exploit the tensions between ________________ and ________________.

Back 41

Backcountry farmers, Wealthy planters

Front 42

1. The 1766, _______________ Act, while not an actual tax, stated that Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws that were binding on the American colonies.

Back 42

Declaratory

Front 43

1. The colony of ________________ established by James Oglethorpe in 1732, not only provided for improved conditions for imprisoned debtors but also outlawed slavery.

Back 43

Georgia

Front 44

1. _________________ qualifications for holding office ensured that the landed gentry wielded an inordinate amount of power in colonial legislatures.

Back 44

Property

Front 45

1. Incursion by France into areas claimed by the Ohio Company would lead directly to the __________________ War.

Back 45

Seven Years War

Front 46

1. T/F: _____ Since slaves were viewed as property and ownership of property was a cornerstone of colonial belief little effort was put forth during the Revolution towards putting an end to the practice.

Back 46

True

Front 47

1. Schoolbooks of the 1700’s emphasized both learning and ______________________.

Back 47

Virtuous behavior

Front 48

1. T/F: _____ Thomas Jefferson was opposed slavery but was more than willing to continue its use in order to maintain his lifestyle.

Back 48

True

Front 49

1. The series of Parliamentary Acts such as the Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Government Act The Administration of Justice Act, and The Quartering Act all enacted in response to the Boston Tea Party became known collectively as the ________________ Acts.

Back 49

Intolerable Acts

Front 50

1. According to Noah Webster ____________ was the soul of the republic.

Back 50

Equality

Front 51

Although voting requirements varied from colony to colony ________ was the one constant.

Back 51

Property

Front 52

Colonial response to the British seizure of the ship ______, owned by John Hancock, would lead the British to station troops in Boston, which would lead eventually to the events known as the Boston Massacre.

Back 52

Liberty

Front 53

T/F: ____ The style of preaching presented during the Great Awakening was much more subdued and restrained than the old style.

Back 53

False

Front 54

In 1777, _____ became the first state to eliminate all property and tax qualifications for voting.

Back 54

Vermont

Front 55

For service to the colonies during the Revolution _________ promised each white male soldier a slave as a reward.

Back 55

South Carolina

Front 56

Thomas Paine's reference to an "asylum for mankind" he was referring to ________.

Back 56

America

Front 57

The ________ occurred when British soldiers fired into a threatening mob killing five.

Back 57

Boston Massacre

Front 58

Following the revolution the concept of ______ rights greatly influenced the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

Back 58

Natural rights

Front 59

_________ not only defeated the British army at Yorktown he also defeated the British support for the war.

Back 59

George Washington

Front 60

T/F: _____ In contrast to the patriotic principles justifying the war for independence most new state constitutions did not address the issue of religious freedom.

Back 60

False

Front 61

Slavery was less prevalent in the northern colonies because ________.

Back 61

The economy did not need them

Front 62

One unintended consequence of the ______ created the revolution that was that upstart churches began challenging the well established churches that had once enjoyed more support from the government.

Back 62

Religious freedoms

Front 63

John Adams not only recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental Army because of his military experience but also because he was from __________.

Back 63

Virginia

Front 64

The process in which the British government encouraged a limited amount of self government by the colonies is known as __________.

Back 64

Salutary Neglect

Front 65

________ and _________ ignored John Adams' suggestion that all states should adopt a bicameral legislature.

Back 65

Pennsylvania, Vermont

Front 66

The lack of freedom in the two practices called _______ and ________ saw them decline in popularity after the revolution.

Back 66

Apprenticeships, Indentured servitude

Front 67

___________ a Mohawk chief attempted to create an Indian confederacy on lands between Canada and the U.S.

Back 67

Joseph Brant ( Thayendanegea )

Front 68

Those women who embraced the concept called "republican motherhood" encouraged all to campaign for ____________ opportunities for women.

Back 68

Educational

Front 69

__________ was the author of the influential economic treatise entitled "the wealth of nations" which championed the idea of a free unregulated economy.

Back 69

Adam Smith

Front 70

T/F: ______ One method in which slaves gave voice to their ideas of freedom was to sue their masters in court, charging they were being "illegally detained in slavery".

Back 70

True

Front 71

The term "the shot heard round the world" refers to the opening shots in the ________ war.

Back 71

Revolutionary ( American War of Independence )

Front 72

Following the end of the Revolutionary war Catholics saw a dramatic increase/decrease in America. ( Circle on choice )

Back 72

Decrease

Front 73

Slaves in the _________ colonies constituted a small percentage of the population which meant they face much less harsh laws than slaves in other areas.

Back 73

Northern colonies

Front 74

T/F: _____ In support of her husbands efforts during the Revolution Abigail Adams ran the family farm.

Back 74

True

Front 75

The primary purpose of the British in issuing the Proclamation of ___________ was to bring stability to the frontier.

Back 75

1763

Front 76

After the Revolution if the free black population in some states met the tax and property requirements they would be allowed to __________.

Back 76

Vote

Front 77

In the rice growing region the _________ system assigned slaves daily jobs and allowed them free time when completed.

Back 77

Task

Front 78

In the 18th century but before the Revolution colonial assemblies became more _______ and _________.

Back 78

Assertive, Dominating

Front 79

________ is credited to having drafted the Albany plan of union which due to colonial jealousies was never adopted.

Back 79

Benjamin Franklin

Front 80

The development of _________ plantations in South Carolina produced the wealthiest slave owning class on the North American mainland.

Back 80

Rice

Front 81

T/F: _____ Native Americans fought exclusively for the British during the Revolution.

Back 81

False

Front 82

_______ was one of the founding fathers who did not own any slaves.

Back 82

John Adams

Front 83

Rice planters in South Carolina initially attempted to use ________ slaves.

Back 83

Native American

Front 84

_________ was the wartime political leader of Britain in the Seven Years War, especially noted for his single-minded devotion to victory over France.

Back 84

William Pitt

Front 85

After the Revolution most northern states dealt with the slavery issue by _____________.

Back 85

Passing legislation for the gradual ending of slavery

Front 86

One factor which separated the colonists from the English citizenry was the colonists rejection of a society based on ____________ aristocracy.

Back 86

Hereditary

Front 87

The _____________ Act rejected the colonial claim that only elected representatives could levy taxes.

Back 87

Declaratory

Front 88

The Paxton Boys demanded that all __________ be removed from Pennsylvania.

Back 88

Native Americans

Front 89

The cost of the _______ convinced Britain that the colonies should help pay for their administration.

Back 89

Seven Years War

Front 90

T/F:____ Thomas Jefferson was a dedicated member Presbyterian church.

Back 90

False

Front 91

Thomas Jefferson expressed a wish to be remember for ___________, ____________, and ____________.

Back 91

Declaration of Independence, The University of Virginia, The Bill that established Religious Freedom

Front 92

Thomas Jefferson substituted the word _________ for __________ as contained in earlier writings of John Locke.

Back 92

Happiness, Property

Front 93

The concept that every member of Parliament could accurately represent the wishes of every colonist was known as _________ representation.

Back 93

Virtual

Front 94

Deists, such as Thomas Jefferson believed the study of ________ was the best form of religion.

Back 94

Nature

Front 95

The state of _________ was claimed from the New York territory by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys.

Back 95

Vermont

Front 96

T/F: _____ Religious requirements in some states essentially barred Jews from holding public office and in some cases voting.

Back 96

True

Front 97

If taken literally the statement " ________________" had the potential to radically alter society.

Back 97

All men are created equal

Front 98

T/F: ____ One of the cornerstones of the Revolution was the rejection of the concept of an hereditary aristocracy.

Back 98

True

Front 99

The _________ qualification for voting was a hotly debated topic.

Back 99

Property

Front 100

Freedom and the right to _________ had become interchangeable by the end of the Revolution.

Back 100

Vote