Pre-Revolution
How did Congress divide up land in the Northwest territory?
A. Cities and States
B. Territories
C. townships and sections
D. Countries
C. townships and sections
The person who settled the Colony of Pennsylvania.
A. Paul Revere
B. John Hancock
C. William Penn
D. George Washington
E. Anne Hutchinson
C. William Penn
John Smith helped establish Jamestown and that first winter there was brutal. He told his men:
A. "You're all Kings here!"
B. "If you don't work, you don't eat."
C. "Don't drink the water, you'll catch a disease!"
D. "Pocahontas will get us food."
B. "If you don't work, you don't eat."
These soldiers fought for the British:
A. Continentals
B. Minute Men
C. Hessians
D. French Navy
C. Hessians
The equator splits:
A. The Northern and Southern Hemisphere
B. The East and West
C. The New World and Old World
D. The Moon and the Sun
A. The Northern and Southern Hemisphere
The main problem colonists had with British taxes was they were not ___________ in the British government.
A. represented
B. loved
C. hated
D. welcomed
A. represented
This man was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and promised to give his ALL in leading and fighting for Colonial Independence.
A. Paul Revere
B. John Hancock
C. William Penn
D. George Washington
E. Anne Hutchinson
B. John Hancock
The Colony of Roanoke is somewhat of a mystery because:
A. No one knows where Roanoke is.
B. They found only bones.
C. Everyone had disappeared.
D. It's no longer called Roanoke.
C. Everyone had disappeared.
The French helped the Americans by:
A. Rooting on the Colonists
B. Using their Navy
C. Won the battle of Yorktown
D. Giving them cake
B. Using their Navy
The Northwest territory was sold after the Revolutionary War because:
A. To stop colonists from living there.
B. To pay off large amounts of war debt.
C. To make the Natives happy.
D. America didn't want the land.
B. To pay off large amounts of war debt.
The intolerable acts were passed by the British after:
A. The Boston Massacre
B. Lexington and Concord
C. The Boston Tea Party
D. The Stamp Act
C. The Boston Tea Party
The artist of the famous Boston Massacre painting and warned Massachusetts colonists that the "British were coming!"
A. Paul Revere
B. John Hancock
C. William Penn
D. George Washington
E. Anne Hutchinson
A. Paul Revere
Name the 3 continents involved in the Triangular Trade (Middle Passage).
A. North America, Europe, and Africa
B. South America, Europe, and Asia
C. Europe, Asia and Africa
D. Africa, Europe and Australia
A. North America, Europe, and Africa
Benjamin Franklin famously drew a snake in pieces to share the message the colonies:
A.) The colonies should declare independence from Great Britain immediately.
B.) The colonists were weak and needed protection from the British army.
C.) The colonies were stronger apart and should not form an alliance.
D.) The colonies must unite and form an alliance to become stronger.
D.) The colonies must unite and form an alliance to become stronger.
An example of concurrent power is:
A. Holding elections
B. Declare war
C. Coin money
D. Taxing citizens
D. Taxing citizens
The Proclamation of 1763 stated the DIVIDING LINE of where colonists could live and not live was the:
A. The Rocky Mountains
B. Canada
C. Mexico
D. The Appalachians Mountains
D. The Appalachians Mountains
Who was banished from Massachusetts and started their own colony of Rhode Island.
A. Paul Revere
B. John Hancock
C. William Penn
D. George Washington
E. Anne Hutchinson
E. Anne Hutchinson
New Amsterdam, later changed to the name New York, was claimed by the:
A. French
B. Spanish
C. English
D. Dutch
D. Dutch
Name the first battle, turning point battle, and last battle of the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord, Saratoga and Yorktown
Pilgrims who came over on the mayflower wanted ensure they would never have another tyrant king as leader and they could self-govern themselves. The document they signed was known as the:
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Mayflower Compact
C. The Articles of Confederation
D. The U.S. Constitution
B. Mayflower Compact
Patrick Henry famously said:
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
The boston committee of correspondence was a patriotic group that
A. Coordinated protests and boycotts
B. Were loyal to the British King
C. Helped create the nations capital
D. Helped write the Intolerable Acts
A. Coordinated protests and boycotts
Maryland was a refuge for _______ and Georgia was made for _________.
A. the British, the French
B. Quakers, Puritans
C. Pilgrims, Natives
D. Catholics, Debtors
D. Catholics, Debtors
Why did the British sign the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
A. They were tired of fighting
B. The war was costly and they had too much debt
C. They were determined to never give up
D. The king died
B. The war was costly and they had too much debt
Enumerated rights protect the _________, while Restricted rights limit the government.
A. Canadians
B. People
C. Indentured Servants
D. Apprentice
B. People