Abeka 8th grade History Test 3

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first secretary of Treasury

Alexander Hamilton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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