History 8th Mid-Term Review

Served plantation owners for years as laborer in return for passage to America

Indentured servant

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

It was the first document to place limits on the king's power

How did the signing of the Magna Carta impact the feudal system?

It weakened the feudal system and broke down the strict social hierarchy that was part of it.

Which settlement was the first to have African Slaves?

Jamestown

A New England preacher, _______ , helped set off the Great Awakening

Jonathan Edwards

Which king was "forced" to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?`

King John

Duke of York gives land to ______

Lord Berkeley

The _______ included hired farmlands, indenture servants and enslaved Africans.

Lowest Social

colonists who sided with the British during the Revolution

Loyalist.

What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?

Magna Carta

Which answer is true about Native American religions?

Many groups believed that animals and the earth had spirits.

They were known as ________, a nickname and had a reputation for being clever and hardworking.

Yankee

The British captured the port city of Savannah with the aid of

a slave who showed them a secret trail

_____ an agreement between nations to aid and protect one another.

alliance

The colony of new France was made up of

an area stretching from Canada to New Orleans

An _________ worked for a master to learn a trade or a craft

apprentices

Scotch-Irish immigrants in the Middle Colonies were known for

being educated and skilled farmers

Why were the Dutch and the French such fierce enemies in North America?

both wanted to dominate the fur trade

How do most experts think the first people came to North America?

by walking across a land bridge

In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the right to vote was expanded to include men who were _____.

church members

The French brought knives, kettles, ______, and other items to trade with Native Americans.

cloth

New York is built on the ______ trading industry with Native Americans.

fur

Catholic missionaries often traveled with ____ _____.

fur traders

The _____ included wealthy planters. merchants, ministers, successful lawyers and royal officials.

gentry

What is a system for making rules and decisions to help guide a group?

government

The second Continental Congress chose George Washington as commander of its Army because

he was well respected veteran whose appointment would win

_____ a plant used to make a valuable blue dye.

indigo

Who paid for the Pilgrims' journey on the Mayflower?

investors who hoped to make a profit

What is a system for bringing water to dry fields?

irrigation

The Great Awakening

is a religious movement

Enlightenment

light of human reason

What crop was grown in the West Indies

molasses and sugar

____ are goods brought into a country

Imports

Who was involved in the Triangular trade

Africa

December 26, 1776, battle between Hessians and Patriot forces

Battle of Trenton

Who was the best example of the Enlightenment spirit in the English colonies.

Benjamin Franklin

A _______ is a written list of freedoms the government promises to protect

Bill of Rights

The Middle Colonies were called ____.

Breadbasket

Which answer is true about Native American children?

Children were valued and believed to be connected to spirits

In 1633 Puritan John Eliot spoke of the need for Massachusetts to establish an official

College

Which is part of the New England Colonies?

Connecticut

Main reason for using Enslaved African Labor

Experience

___ are goods sent to markets outside a country

Exports

Many women aided the American causes by fighting in the Continental Army

False

What was the Mississippi river called by the Indians?

Father of the Waters

The most important trading post along the Hudson River ____ ____.

Fort Orange

Which colony is part of the Southern Colonies?

Georgia

Calvert name the colony of Maryland in honor of Queen _______.

Henrietta Maria

Which of the following BEST describes the role of men in Native American society?

Men hunted, fished, and protected the community.

This belief was part of an economic theory known as

Mercantilism

hired foreign soldiers

Mercenaries

The _______ included farmers who worked their own land and tradespeople.

Middle Class

Massachusetts militia

Minutemen

What is an example of ways Native Americans changed their environment to improve their lives?

Native Americans burned shrubs to attract deer

The English Parliament passed a series of ____that regulated trade between England and its colonies.

Navigation Acts

____ ____ was privately funded by the Dutch West India Company

New Netherlands

New Amsterdam is renamed _______.

New York

In England, which branch of government would the Great Council eventually become after the signing of the Magna Carta?

Parliament

William Penn established the colony of ______.

Pennsylvania

______ ____ led a group of Dutch settlers to the mouth of the Hudson River

Peter Minuit

Settle in Plymouth ?

Pilgirms

Traveled to America on the Mayflower

Pilgrims

Working class

Pilgrims

Dame schools are

Private Schools

In the Middle Colonies, churches and individual families set up

Private Schools

English immigrants, primarily middle-upper class

Puritans

Established Massachusetts Bay Colony

Puritans

Open minded believed in equality helped established Pennsylvania.

Quakers

The name of the trading post that Champlain built _______.

Quebec

colonists' term for British soldiers

Redcoats

_______________ Founded Port Royal in North America, in 1605.

Samuel De Champlain

In 1776 the American navy focused on

Seizing British supplies.

In 1632, _________ persuaded King Charles I to grant him land for a colony in the Americas.

Sir George Calvert

After the American victory at Saratoga, the British shifted their focus more toward the

Southern Colonies

On a rocky cliff high above the ______________ River, Champlain built a trading post.

St. Lawrence

Which of the following was an achievement of the Mayan Civilization?

They charted the sun, moon, and stars to create a calendar.

Which answer BEST explains why early Native Americans spread throughout North America?

They followed animal herds across the continent.

Why were some Native Americans able to communicate with the Pilgrims?

They had learned English from earlier visitors

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was

Thomas Jefferson.

The French profited from Fishing, _______ and Trading.

Trapping

The national borders of the US were laid out in

Treaty of Paris

General Washington successfully used the tactic of surprise at the battle of

Trenton and Princeton

France was the first country to recognize the US as an independent nation

True

Thomas Paine was a self-educated British Quaker who wrote Common Sense.

True

This painting shows King John signing a document in 1215. Which groups of people are forcing the King to sign this document?

nobles

The scramble for fur also led to the ______.

overtrapping

The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?

parliamentary democracy

General Washington was most impressed by the Marquis de Lafayette's

passion for the Patriot cause

The owners of large estates were called

patroons

The Dutch supported _______ freedom and open trade.

religious

The Patriots tried to persuade American Indians to

remain neutral in the war.

Another name for coureurs de bois

runner of the woods

military blockade of a city or fort

siege

Which Native American people built the large city of Tenochtitlan?

the Aztecs

Remaining in the colonies became more difficult for Loyalists after

the Declaration of Independence was signed

What 13th century document established the rights listed below? - Basic rights of citizens - Rule of law -Representative assemblies

the Magna Carta

The colonists' greatest advantage over the British was

their belief in the cause for which they fought

Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?

to force the monarchy to give up power

Why was King John forced to sign the Magna Carta?

to force the monarchy to give up power

In 1642, the Massachusetts assembly passed a law ordering all parents to teach their children

to read and understand the principles of religion