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Benchmark 1 Review F
Review for first social studies benchmark
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first NC region settled by colonists? | Piedmont |
| What makes a secondary source different from a primary source? | Secondary sources are accounts of history and are written after the event. |
| What are the 3 US regions on the East Coast? | New England, Middle or Mid-Atlantic, South or Southeast |
| Which US region do you live in? | South or Southeast |
| What type of government is ruled by a King or Queen? | Monarchy |
| Name a reason why Europeans began exploring. | Looking for faster trade route to Asia, “Gold, God, and Glory!” |
| What killed most Native Americans? | Diseases |
| What is an indentured servant? | Someone who signed up for free passages to the new world in exchange for labor without pay for a certain number of years. |
| What is a slave? | Someone who is considered owned and forced to work for their entire life. |
| What did slaves and indentured servants have in common? | They worked without pay and they were the work force of the new world |
| How did the geography of NC’s coast contribute to pirates living in NC? | The inlets of the Outer Banks provided good hiding places for their ships |
| Why was Roanoke Island deemed unsuitable for future settlement? | Lack of deepwater ports |
| What was the Middle Passage? | A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies. |
| Which parts of the world participated in Triangular Trade route and the Columbian Exchange? | Western Europe, West Africa, and the Americas |
| What was the Northwest Passage? | A nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. |
| What does mercantilism involve? | Trading |
| What was the first successful English colony in the Americas? | Jamestown |
| Who was the leader that helped Jamestown succeed? | John Smith |
| What type of economy did the Southern colonies have? | Agricultural |
| What type of economy did New England have? | Industrial |
| What type of jobs did New Englanders have? | Fisherman, Merchants ,Shipbuilding, and Skilled craftsmen |
| Why did the Pilgrims and Puritans leave England? | Religious persecution |
| Who were the Lord’s Proprietors? | Group of nobles that governed the Southern Colonies |
| What religious group settled Pennsylvania? | Quakers |
| What religious sect(group) believed in ending slavery? | Quakers |
| How did the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment influence colonial society? | Led to colonists striving for political equality |
| What law made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime and was the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed in America? | Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 |
| What was the first document that set up a democratic government in the Americas? | The Mayflower Compact, written by the Pilgrims. |
| What was the rebellion against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia? | Bacon’s Rebellion |
| What caused the Colonists to be taxed by parliament? | French and Indian War |
| What was a key reason that some American colonists opposed the authority of British Parliament? | The colonists resented being taxed without having proper representation in England and adopted the slogan “no taxation without representation”. |
| What acts were passed because of the Boston Tea Party? | Intolerable Acts |
| What was the goal of parliament when they passed the Intolerable Acts? | To punish Boston |
| Why did parliament repeal the Stamp Act? | Strong opposition to the Act arose in many colonial ports |
| Who was the leader of the Edenton Tea Party? | Penelope Barker |
| What document adopted by the Continental Congress asserted that the 13 colonies no longer belonged to British? | Declaration of Independence |
| What two documents broke ties with the British? | Halifax Resolves and Declaration of Independence |
| Why did the British change their strategy during the Revolutionary War from fighting in New England to fighting in the South? | The British decided to free the slaves and have them join their army, making the army bigger, and the large loyalist population in the South |
| Why did the British march on Lexington and Concord? | To seize weapons stored in Concord |
| What type of warfare did the Continental Army use successfully against the British? | Guerilla |
| What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War? | Saratoga |
| What battle caused the French to aid the colonists in the revolutionary war? | Saratoga |
| What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War? | Yorktown |
| What battle officially ended the Revolutionary War? | Yorktown |
| What motive most likely caused France to get involved in the Revolutionary War? | French leaders wanted to get even with for losing the French and Indian War to Britain. |
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