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Midterm
McCreary Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After which act were the colonists angry because they wanted to make their own decisons about what tea to buy? | The Tea Act |
| The Continental Army was organized to fight against? | Great Britian |
| What 1701 document granted Pennsylvania colonists the right to elect legislative representatives? | The Charter of Privileges |
| An arrangement for new states came from | The Articles of Confederation |
| The fundamental orders of Connecticut was the first? | Written Constitution in America |
| The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament did not have to right to? | tax colonists |
| The Northwest Territory was created out of the lands ? of the Ohio River and ? of the Mississippi River? | north, east |
| Tobacco saved what colony by making money? | Jamestown |
| John Locke, an English philosopher said that all people have the right to life, __________ and property | liberty |
| The Constitution had to be approved by how many states? | Nine |
| New York City was orginially called | New Amsterdam |
| The Townshend Acts taxed goods being _________ to the colonists? | Imported |
| The branch of govt deals with the court system is called the ___________branch | Judicial |
| The Tea Act gave the East India Company an advantage over? | Colonial merchants |
| Thomas Paine believe that the colonists should __________ from Great Britain | break away |
| Where did Squanto and Samoset help the Pilgrims? | In Plymouth |
| Delaware was once a part of what colony? | Pennsylvania |
| The large and small state plans were combined into a plan called? | The Great Compromise |
| British customs officer's were allowed to search homes for smuggled goods if they had a | writs of assistance |
| The Treaty of Paris recognized the United States an an | independent country |
| Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to | The Boston Tea Party |
| Maryland was founded as a place for what religious group to practice freely? | Catholics |
| Those who wanted to reform (change) the Catholic Church were called | Puritians |
| New Jersey was named after an island in the? | English Channel |
| Under the ____________, one problem was it could not deal with the nation's finances | Articles of Confederation |
| The king was asked to protect the colonists rights with what document? | Olive Branch petition |
| To avoid taxes, some colonists resorted to? | smuggling |
| Because of inflation, Congress stopped issued? | Paper Money |
| King George III said that | Blows must decide |
| A new national govt was based on mainly which plan | Virginia Plan |
| Which act taxed the colonists without their consent? | The Stamp Act |
| George Washington was the first commander of the | Continental Army |
| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a | republic |
| Who represented Americans and challenged British control? | Continental Congress |
| Georgia was started as a place for ? to make a fresh start? | debtors |
| Those who __________ the Constitution feared the national govt would take away rights from people | opposed |
| A privateer is a ? | privately owned armed weapon ship |
| Paul Revere made an engraving of the Boston Massacre. This is an example of | propaganda |
| The small state plan was called | The New Jersey plan and gave equal representation |
| The large state plan was called | The Virginia plan and gave states with more population more seats |
| What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War? | The Battle of Saratoga |
| In 1624, Virginia became a ________ colony | royal |
| What are burgesses | elected representatives to enact local laws. |
| What was the last colony? | Georgia |
| After the Revolution, the colonies went through a | depression |
| Indentured servants were | settlers who paid for their passage to America by working without pay for a period of time. |
| Lafayette offered his services to | General George Washington |
| Bacon's Rebellion took place in | Virginia |
| Investors buy shares in the company in the hope of sharing future profits is called | joint-stock company |
| John White thought that the Roanoke settlers may have moved to | Croatoan Island |
| What rebellion caused the Continental Congress to revise (change) the Articles? | Shays |
| A landowner in New Netherland | patroon |
| Who founded the colony of PA? | Quakers |
| Who surrendered to the British without a fight in 1664 making New Amsterdam New York City? | Peter Stuyvessant |
| A pacifist is someone who refuses to fight | wars |
| A surprise attack is called a(n) | ambush |
| Comte de Rochambeau was a ________ commander | French |
| The Treaty of Paris was signed in what year | 1783 |
| Surrendered to Washington at Yorktown | Cornwallis |
| ratify means to approve | officially |
| The process which indirectly elects the president? | The Electoral College |
| system that keeps one branch from becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
| A federalist (supported/did not support) the Constitution | support |
| The men who shaped the Constitution were called | Framers |
| An anti-federalist (supported/did not support) the Constitution | did not support |
| Minutemen | were local militia ready to fight at a moment's notice |
| The three principles, written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence are | Life, liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness |
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