S.S mid term exam study
Which event in the Boston Massacre happened first?
A british soldier hit a boy with his gun
Which action was NOT a factor that to Pontiacs Rebellion?
American settlers moving into the Ohio Valley
Why did the British gov't need extra revenue in 1763
Britain had to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War
Who benefited most from the boycotts of British goods?
Citizens of the colonies who maufactured goods similiar to those of Britain
As plantations expanded, what effect did the increased workload have on enslaved Africans?
Death rates increased
What led to the settlement of New Netherland?
Dutch merchants establishing a base for trade
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Navigation Acts of 1651?
Europen ships could only dock in New York and Charleston
Which of the following best describes subsistence farming?
Family farms that produce only enough for the family
Which of the following is NOT a principle stated by John Locke?
Focusing on everyday material concerns makes people less free
How were Revolutionary militiamen different from French and Indian War militiamen?
French and Indian milita fought with British soldiers, not against them
Why did King George II allow James Oglethorpe to estblish the colony of Georgia?
Georgia could be a military barrier between Spanish Florida and South Carolina
How did Sir William Pitt affect the French and Indian war?
He sent money and troops to support the British, which helped defeat the French.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Germans immigrated to the Middle Colonies between 1683 and 1783?
Hot climate
What idea did the believers of the Great Awakening share with John Locke?
Individuals have the right to question a leader's authority
Which Native American people joined forces with the British to drive French fur traders out of the Ohio Valley?
Iroquois
What made Pennsylvania different from other colonies?
It was an extremely diverse society
Which of the following is NOT true about the Albany Plan of Union?
It was written and presented by George Washington.
What did the Puritan founders have control over that affected social class in New England?
Land
Why did the South CArolinian legislature prohibit enslaved people from learning to read and write in 1740?
Legislators feared that literate slaves would rebel as they had at Stono
What does a joint-stock company do?
Raises money for exploring trade routes and establishing markets
What idea did ministers of the Great Awakening and philosophers of the Enlightment share?
Reason will win over ignorance, superstition, and unfair rules.
What gve the Continental Congress the right to speak for the untied colonies?
Representatives from all the colonies had voting rights in the Congress
What was the first English Settlemet in North America?
Roanoke Island
Why did Anne Hutchinson anger the Puritans
She taught that people had to respond directly to God, not the church
According to the chart, which act provoked the earliest boycott of British goods?
Stamp Act
Which act reduced the price of the good it taxed?
Stamp Act
Which practice were the Quakers the first to ban in America?
Teaching enslaved people to read and write
What was the first representative assembly in the American colonies called?
The House of Burgesses
What happend as a result of the marriage between John Rolfe and Pocahontas?
The Jamestown colonists and the Powhatan lived in peace for a number of years.
Which groups made up the original Iroquois Confederacy
The Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca
Who established the May Flower compact?
The Pilgrims
Which of the following helped make Philadelphia the fastest-growing city in the colonies?
The city was a major trading post
How did the prices of tobbaco and land lead to tension between colonists during the late 1600s?
The low tobacco prices made it difficult for landless men to afford high land prices.
Why did the colonists resent the Tea Act even though it reduced the price of tea?
The lower prices of tea drove colonial merchants out of business.
What did Thomas Hooker, Roger Williams, and Anne Hutchinson have in common?
They all disagreed with the New England Way
Why did the original settlers at Jamestown struggle to establish their colony?
They had little experience farming, hunting, or fishing.
Which statement best describes back country settlers?
They hunted and fished and were able to raise enough crops and livestock to support themeslves.
Why did the Pilgrims write and sign the May Flower Compact
They realized that they would be landing in a place without a colonial government.
How did the colonist treat British officials who tried to implement the Stamp Tax?
They threatened and sometimes attacked the officials
What document marked the end of France as a power in North America?
Treaty of Paris
Wich event began the French and Indian War?
Washington's defeat at Fort Duquesne
Who was George Whitefield?
a British minister who used theatrical gestures and thundering words
Why did William Berkeley accuse Nathanial Bacon of being a traitor?
because Bacon challenged Berkeley's and weathly planters power.
What advantage made Maryland economically successful?
its location on the Chesapeake Bay
The British military was at a disadvantage in the war with the French and Indians because?
the Indians had trained the French in their fighting techniques
The French were interest in the Ohio River Valley because?
they wanted a route to connect their land in the Great Lakes to the Lousiana area
What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress
to discuss how to get the Intolerable Acts repealed
Why did the Daughters of Liberty weave their own fabric?
to reduce colonial dependence on British textiles
What was the purpose of the Currency Act of 1746?
to tighten contorl over the colonial economy
Why were Harvard and Yale established?
to train men to be members of the clergy
Which of the following best describes WIlliam Braddock's army at the Battle of the Monogahela?
well-trained but unprepared for frontier fighting