Colonial Life
What event showed how fear and intolerance can lead a community to injustice?
The Salem Witch Trials
Which colonial region was best suited to cash crops such as rice and indigo?
The Southern Colonies
Which European power settled along the St. Lawrence and Mississippi Rivers and built wealth through the fur trade?
France
How did the French and Indian War help cause the American Revolution?
Britain taxed the colonies to help pay war debts, angering colonists.
Why were Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill unusual compared with later Revolutionary battles?
They were fought before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What economic system was designed so colonies supplied raw materials and wealth to the mother country?
Merchantilism
What was the main cause of death for many early Jamestown settlers?
Starvation
How did Britain’s approach to its North American colonies differ from France and Spain in this test’s comparison?
Britain allowed colonists more experience with local self-government.
What did “No taxation without representation” mean?
Colonists believed only representatives they elected had the right to tax them.
Which American victory convinced France to enter the war as an American ally?
The Battle of Saratoga
Why did slavery grow especially rapidly in colonies with warm climates and fertile soil?
Large-scale cash-crop agriculture required a large labor force.
What did Rhode Island and Connecticut have in common in their founding?
They were founded by people seeking greater religious freedom.
What general conclusion can you make about geography and colonial economies?
Colonies developed economies that used the natural resources available in their regions.
What was Thomas Paine trying to persuade colonists to do in Common Sense?
Support independence from Great Britain.
Put these in chronological order: Saratoga, Proclamation of 1763, Lexington & Concord, French and Indian War.
French and Indian War → Proclamation of 1763 → Lexington & Concord → Saratoga
What document signed at Plymouth helped establish the idea of colonial self-government?
The Mayflower Compact
How did William Penn’s beliefs shape Pennsylvania?
They encouraged religious tolerance and a diverse population.
Why was the Proclamation Line of 1763 created?
To stop/restrict colonists from moving westward beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
A colonist says, “We need Britain’s guidance and cannot survive alone.” Patriot or Loyalist?
Loyalist
During Jamestown’s early crisis, what did the Powhatan provide that helped settlers survive?
food and supplies such as corn, fish, bread, and meat.
What religious movement helped new Protestant denominations such as Baptists and Methodists grow?
The First Great Awakening
Give TWO major reasons Georgia was founded.
To provide a place for debtors and to serve as a buffer against Spanish Florida.
I am directly south of South Carolina and was the southernmost of the original 13 Colonies. Who am I?
What idea did Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” cartoon encourage?
Colonial Unity
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government?
To protect people’s natural rights.