Unit Test: Colonial America
Who failed to receive their promised land?
American Indians
Who bore the burden of new taxes to pay for the war?
American colonists
What was the first major defeat suffered by the French in the French and Indian war?
Battle of Lake George
How were slavery and indentured labor in the American colonies similar?
Both had restrictions on personal rights
Who was left with a huge financial debt after the war?
Britain
Two statements explain why most American Indians initially supported the French and Indian War (2 of 2)
Britain wanted to take land to set up farms for British settlers
What document created by William Penn influenced the US constitution
Frame of government
How did Lord Dinwiddie react when the French rejected George Washington's demands at Fort Le Boeuf?
He sent Captain Trent of Virginia militia to build a fort near the Ohio river
Peter Zenger contribution to society:
Helped to establish freedom of the press in colonial America
Eliza Lucas Pinckney contribution to society:
Helped to increase colonial exports
Benjamin Franklin contribution to society:
Introduced public services such as the library and the post office
Which two generals were fatally wounded in battle on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759?
James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Why did colonists provide basic education for girls as well as boys?
Protestant denominations wanted everyone to be able to read the Bible
Why did the British colonists want to gain territory in the Ohio Valley?
The region was a rich source of farmland
Two aspects of life as an indentured servant (2 of 2)
The servant often worked to pay back money owed for passage to the colonies
Two aspects of life as an indentured servant (1 of 2)
The servant worked for a specific period of service
How did early colonists survive in their new land during the initial years
They learned how to grow food and survive the American Indians
To prevent __________________ William Penn used the concept of ____________________ in the frame of government, a concept later used in the US constitution.
absolutism & balancing powers of government
Describes Southern colonies (2 out of 2)
economy was largely based on agriculture
Describes New England colonies (1 out of 2)
exported items to the Caribbean in exchange for raw sugar
The total number of enslaved people in the American colonies continually ________________________________
increased between 1620-1750
The majority of enslaved people in the colonies lived in the ___________________
south
Describes New England colonies (2 out of 2)
the cities of Boston and Providence served as shipping ports
The legislature represented the interests of ________________________
the colonists
Which is one way enslaved Africans combines the Christian beliefs forced upon them with their native customs?
the singing of hymns with rhythms from Africa
For which two reasons did the Iroquois Confederacy eventually side with the British (2 of 2)
The British promised them land
For which two reasons did the Iroquois Confederacy eventually side with the British (1 of 2)
The French had become weak
Two statements explain why most American Indians initially supported the French and Indian War (1 of 2)
The French were mostly interested in trading furs, not settling land
Describes Southern colonies (1 out of 2)
maintained a large population of slaves
Phillis Wheatley's contribution:
published a book of poems on religious and moral themes
Benjamin Banneker's contribution:
published a successful almanac
Jupiter Hammon's contribution:
published the story of his struggles, and delivered a speech that inspired abolitionists.
The lives of enslaved people became ____________________________________
restricted by laws
Who did the King select to serve in government role?
royal governor
Why did the French set up trading posts in North America?
to trade beaver furs
