60 questions for In-Class reading quiz 1
Thomas Paine wrote the most influential piece of literature during the Revolution. What was it called?
"Common Sense".
Give the name of one "Act" legislated by the British Government on the American Colonies, and briefly explain what this act did.
"Quartering Act" stated that the colonists were to house, feed and care for the soldiers horses all at their own expense as a way to share the cost of the war. It was also responsible for bring about the 3rd Amendment.
How many US Colonies joined together to create the United States of America?
13
Why did Jefferson use the word "Creator" in the Declaration of Independence?
Because every religion had one commonality and that was the same God or Creator.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known collectively as the ______?
Bill of Rights.
Why did Georgia not send delegates to the 1st Continental Congress in 1774?
Busy fighting the "Cherokee" with the assistance of the Brits.
The 1777 Articles of Confederation was essentially the first what in America?
Constitution.
This document was passed on the 17 September 1787 and ratified the following year.
Constitution.
The _____ Convention took place in Philadelphia in 1787.
Constitutional.
What was the root cause of the 1676 Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia?
Corrupt leadership, long simmering social tensions, wide spread resent towards Governor William Berkeley's Injustices.
Who were the "Daughters of Liberty"?
Daughters of Liberty. the Daughters of Liberty were a successful Colonial American group, established in the year 1765, that consisted of women who displayed their loyalty by participating in boycotts of British goods following the passage of the Townshend Acts.
Give one of many problems facing Britain after the Seven Years' War?
Debt
What US document was ratified/passed on July 4th 1776?
Declaration of Independence.
What is the core difference between the "federalist" and "anti-federalist" views of the founding fathers?
Federalists: supported a stronger national government & the ratification of the Constitution to help properly manage the debt & tensions following the American Revolution. Anti-federalists: Opposed the development of a strong federal government & the ratification of the Constitution in 1788, preferring instead for power to remain in the hands of state & local governments.
What happened to the "Loyalists" after the revolution?
Fled North to Canada.
What country aided the American Colonists the most during the Revolution?
France.
Name 3 competing imperialist European powers in the Americas at the outbreak of the Seven Years' War.
French, British, Spanish
From what part of Africa did most slaves originate?
Gold Coast
Why did Columbus call them Indians?
He was off course by 8000 miles and thought he landed in the West Indies.
Who conquered the Aztec people in 1519?
Herman Cortes
Give 1 outcome of the Seven Years' War.
Increasing imperial authority in the Colonies.
What European country provided the most initial immigrants to the colonies, other than the British Isles?
Ireland (page 111)
In brief , what did the Land Ordinances do?
It divided land into different parts, used to finance public education
How did the US use the "Treaty System" to undermine Native Americans
It gave them a unique status within the American political system but these treaties were ways of transferring land from Indians to the federal government of states.
1st British colony in the US was called what?
Jamestown founded in 1607
What was the main draw or attraction to coming to the Americas?
Land
How do Natives view land?
Land can not be bought or sold. It was given by the Great Spirit for his children to live upon & cultivate as far as necessary for their subsistence; and so long as they occupy & cultivate it they have the right to the soil.
Where (town) were the first shots of the revolution fired? (Known as the "Shot heard 'round the world")
Lexington, Concord.
Why was the Royal Proclamation of 1763 so important to Native nations and peoples?
Limits Western expansion to Colonists. And Western territories belong to the Indians. King was the only one who could trade for or buy land.
What was the native and christian name of Pocahontas?
Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
Give one example of an attribute of "Slave" culture or African-American culture in the 18th century.
Musical story telling such as: Rap, Blues. Musical instruments: Banjo. Slaves taught the colonists how to cultivate rice. Language, Music, Religion.
Who built Cahokia?
Native Americans known as the Mound Builders
New Amsterdam / New Netherlands became what British / US city?
New York
What does the phrase "taxation without representation" mean.
No say in Parliament or when voting on laws or taxes. (THEY WERE NOT UPSET ABOUT PAYING TAXES!!!! THEY WERE UPSET ABOUT NOT BEING REPRESENTED!!)
Quaker William Penn founded what colony that is now a US state?
Pennsylvania
Name the Odawa Chief who led a Native rebellion against the British in 1763.
Pontiac
In 1620, some of the 1st settlers left England to seek religious freedom in America, who were they?
Puritans
By the mid-18th century the three main crops grown in the 13 colonies, & exported, were: Tobacco,
Rice, and Cotton
Georgia (13th) colony was founded in 1733. What was its primary cash crop?
Rice.
In what Mass. Town did the "Witch Trials" and executions take place?
Salem
By what route do researchers think people first/originally settled the Americas?
Seafarers theory was down the west coast and then up. Bering Straight theory, Bering Straight froze over allowing for easy passage.
Why are "Country Born" children important?
Slaves are very expensive and "Country Born" slaves were free. Slave babies ere also the 2nd largest cash crop behind Tobacco.
Give one example of resistance to slavery.
Slaves would run away, Suicide, Rebel by burning structures and crops, buy their freedom.
What is an Indentured Servant?
Someone who temporarily gives up their freedom and works 7 years hard labor for the voyage to the New World.
Why did the Spanish, French and British come to the Americas?
Spanish for Gold, British for land, French for furs.
Under the Constitution, slavery/ laws regarding slavery was controlled by which: the federal government or state governments?
State Government.
What does the term "Middle Passage" refer to in regards to slavery?
The 3 month journey from Africa to the colonies.
What was the Native American reaction to the new country of the United States?
The Natives were not very pleased with this.
Why did the Northern states ban slavery shortly after the revolution, but not the Southern states?
The Northern states were anti-slavery, the majority of the slaves were in the Southern states and this would mean a huge loss.
How did the Revolutionary Victory impact western "America"?
The Proclamation line disappeared and the land expansion went up to the Mississippi River.
What is meant by the "separation of church and state"?
The government shall not show any favoritism towards one religion or another. To keep the government out of the churches and the church out of politics.
What is Paul Revere famous for
The midnight ride and the phrase "The British are coming".
What was the 1774 Continental Congress?
The representatives gathered to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts."
What 3 men wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,Benjamin Franklin.
What crop became the main economic export in the original American colonies?
Tobacco
What crop was America founded on
Tobacco
What was the name of the official treaty, signed in the 1783, that concluded the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
How was slavery controlled/regulated in the colonies?
Violence, Task system. Laws that forced whipping for runaway slaves or suffer heavy fines.
Were British Convicts sent to the colonies to increase population?
Yes
Where did the final surrender of the British under General Cornwallis take place? (The same name as the last battle of the Revolution).
York Town.
