Colonial America
Where did the Quakers settle?
Name one way the French and Indian War alienated colonists from the British?
Proclamation Line, new taxes
Who led an insurrection of former indentured servants in VA that led to planters seeking a new type of labor?
Nathaniel Bacon
Who is the Father of our Constitution?
James Madison
Which European disease killed more indigenous people than any other?
smallpox
Which system gave colonial settlers in VA 50 acres of land for every laborer they brought to the colonies?
Headright system
Name for the 1773 colonial protest against the monopoly by the Sons of Liberty.
Boston Tea Party
This short term leader of Jamestown had the belief "no work, no food."
John Smith
Who proposed the Compromise known as the Great or Connecticut Compromise?
Roger Sherman
Name the Christmas Day surprise attack on the Hessions led by George Washington.
Trenton
Name of the first representative government in British colonial America
House of Burgesses
Lexington and Concord
Who was the founder of Rhode Island as a place for religious freedom?
Roger Williams
Name 2 members of Washington's cabinet and their title
Hamilton: Treasury
Jefferson: State
Knox: War
Attorney General: Randolph
Who created the famous and propagandistic engraving of the Boston Massacre that was circulated around all 13 colonies?
Paul Revere
Which religious group settled in Plymouth?
Pilgrims
Name the two men that Jefferson "borrowed" ideas from without crediting them for their ideas.
Thomas Paine and John Locke
Who was kicked out of Massachusetts for believing God spoke to her?
Anne Hutchinson
Name 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1. no way to tax
2. no army
3. all states equal
4. no exec or jud branch
5. unanimous vote needed to amend
Name 2 British Advantages during the American Revolution.
1. large, professional army
2. large navy
3. large tax base and ability to tax
4. loyalists in colonies
5. strong central government
What event in Massachusetts was caused by a fear of new people who were not as devout as the original settlers?
Salem Witch Trials
Name TWO things the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts did.
1. Closed the Boston Harbor
2. Took away Massachusetts self-government
3. Sent more troops to Boston
Name ONE preacher associated with the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards or George Whitefield
Name 2 precedents George Washington set as first president.
1. the cabinet
2. the two term tradition
3. "Mr. President"
Name 2 colonial advantages during the American Revolution.
1. home court advantage
2. the French Alliance
3. excellent leadership under Washington
4. army fighting for a personal cause