Unit 1: First Americas
What are the 3 Gs?
Gold, God, and Glory
Where is Jamestown?
A. Massachusetts
B. Pennsylvania
C. Virginia
Virginia
What is a loyalist?
Someone who was loyal to the British King (King George III)
Abolish means:
To get rid of
Who was the President during the Civil War? The 16th Presidnet.
Abe Lincoln
The exchange of goods and diseases between Eastern and Western hemisphere following the age of exploration.
Where did the Pilgrims settle? (Plymouth colony)
A. Massachusetts
B. Pennsylvania
C. Ohio
A. Massachusetts
Which Enlightenment idea says that power should be separated amongst 3 branches.
A. Natural rights
B. Separation of powers
C. Social contract
B. Separation of powers
Which British Act placed soldiers in colonists homes against their will?
The Quartering act
What is one thing that the Reconstruction amendments (13th, 14th, or 15th) did?
13- Abolished slavery
14- Equal protection. Made African Americans equal under the law.
15- Gave African American MEN the right to vote.
Who was here first?
Native Americans
Georgia is a ________ colony.
Northern, Middle, Southern
Southern
On March 5, 1770, colonists and British soldiers had a conflict in the streets of Boston that resulted in British soldiers killing 5 colonists. This event is known as:
The Boston Massacre
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Anything that was segregated. Schools, water fountains, buses, etc.
Make an argument for why Christopher Columbus should be remembered as either a hero, or a villain. You have 30 seconds once I start the time.
Mr. Desmond discretion
New England is a ______ colony.
Northern, Middle, Southern
Northern
The name of the famous group of political protesters? We watched a show on them. (Sam Adams and Friends)
Sons of Liberty
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, judicial, executive
Define reconstruction
The era after the Civil War where the U.S. had to work to bring the Southern states back into the union.
Explain mercantilism
A system of trade where Colonies can only trade with the mother country.
Amelia is being sent to America by her English Lord to set up a business. She has lots of experience in growing and trading tobacco in the Caribbean. Which region is best for Amelia to move to? Why?
Southern, because the climate and terrain allow for crops to grow.
What were the two sides of the French and Indian War?
Great Britain vs. France and the Native Americans
Explain why the Declaration of Independence was written. Why do we celebrate its anniversary on July 4th?
The Declaration was written to inform Great Britain and King George that the colonies were no longer to be under their control. We celebrate the 4th as the day we officially declared our Independence.
Explain the Emancipation Proclamation
The Proclamation freed slaves ONLY in the Southern rebel states