Abeka 8th grade History Test 3
What compromise during the Constitutional Convention called for a bicameral legislature
Connecticut Compromise or Great Compromise
The smallpox inoculation was introduced by
Cotton Mather
Interest in trade with the East was revived by the
Crusades
Who was the best-known missionary to the Native Americans
David Brainerd
Who led the Green Mountain Boys?
Ethan Allen
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Jonathan Edwards
What branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial Branch
The "shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
England was prepared for limited government because of the
Magna Carta
What was the most widely used textbook in colonial America?
New England Primer
What city was the first capital of the United States after the Constitution was ratified
New York City
What established the first town school system in America?
Old Deluder Satan Act
Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for
Quakers
British soldiers could legally occupy colonial buildings through the
Quartering Act
What colony set a precedent for religious freedom
Rhode Island
founded the settlement of Providence
Roger Williams
Who founded the city of Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
the turning point
Saratoga
What was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States
St. Augustine
Who was the first secretary of state of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
nearly 1,000 Hessians were captured
Trenton
name given to President's advisors
cabinet
The United States government was founded as a
federal republic
the chief executive officer of each colony was the
governor
The Constitution provided for three branches of government
legislative, executive, and judicial
Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists stood for a _______ construction of the Constitution
loose
What type of colonies were given by the king to an individual owner to rule
proprietary
Why did the colonists fight the War for Independence
they wanted to protect their liberties
What is one purpose of the government, as listed in the US Constitution
to protect the people by maintaining law and order
Conflict over territory, fur trade, and fishing rights between Britain and France led to the __________
French and Indian War
What English monarch broke ties with the Roman Catholic Church, beginning the English reformation
Henry VIII
Discovered the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
In which settlement did the House of Burgesses meet?
Jamestown
first governor of the Plymouth colony
John Carver
First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Jay
1777-1778 winter camp of the Continental army
Valley Forge
Sighted the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Wrote History of Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford
Patriot victory which ended the war
Yorktown
the Great Awakening prepared the colonies for both political and ________ freedoms
religious
What form of government does the Constitution guarantee to each state
republican
Rice and indigo were most frequently grown in the coastal regions of the ______ colonies
southern
Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World
1492
Year of English defeat of Spanish Armada
1588
founding of Jamestown
1607
Pilgrim landing at New Plymouth
1620
founding of Harvard College
1636
What year did the Stamp Act Congress Meet
1765
Who was the American traitor that helped the British during the War for Independence
Benedict Arnold
Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin
founded the Philadelphia Academy
Benjamin Franklin
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
the first major battle
Bunker Hill
first shot of the War for Independence
1775
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
1776
Treaty of Paris to end the War for Independence
1783
Meeting of the constitutional convention
1787
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
1791
How old must the president be before he takes office?
35
How long is the President's term of office?
4 years
How did the Articles of Confederation establish a weak government
It required all states to approve amendments, lacked branches of government, and had no power to tax
first secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
