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U.S. History
1st semester test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the Puritans' colony | Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| What philosopher greatly influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence? | John Locke |
| What did the Pilgrims want to do with the Church of England? | Separate themselves from it. |
| What was the Halfway Covenant? | A half membership given to non-born again church attendees. |
| What was the first English colony in the New World? | Jamestown |
| What is indentured servanthood? | When a servant is forced to work for a master for 7 years. In order to pay off the price of the voyage to America. |
| Who wrote "Common Sense" and had a large empact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Paine |
| Who was the first European to sail the entire Missippi river? | Robert La Salle |
| What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War, where General Cornwallis surrendered? | The Battle of Yorktown, Yorktown |
| What group of people was conquered by Pizarro? | Incas |
| What Native American tribe was originally peaceful, but attacked Jamestown in 1622? | Powhatan Tribe |
| What acts of Parliament were passed to punish colonist for destroying the tea in Boston Harbor? | Intolerable Act |
| What were Incas known for? | A vast network of roads, great wealth, farmers of corn an cotton. |
| What worldview is associated with the belief that gods and spirits need to be appeased by human sacrifice? | Spiritism |
| What is the nickname for the first short fired in the Revolutionary War? | "The short heard around the world" |
| What famous agreement was signed by the Pilgrims before the went ashore to Plymouth? | Mayflower Compact |
| What to conquistadors slaughtered people in the New World? | Franciso Pizarro, Hernando Cortez |
| Who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"? | Jonathan Edwards |
| What is Mercantilism? | The belief that other countries are made solely for the benefit of the Mother country. |
| Briefly describe the Salem Witch Trials | Some girls were acting strangely, diagnosed as "possessed," accused and some killed |
| What was the name of the route that slave ships used that connected Africa and the New World? | The Middle Passage |
| Who was Pennsylvania's founder, why was it founded? | William Penn, To pay off a debt owed by the king a haven for Quakers. |
| Who founded Massachusetts, Why? | Puritans, Religious freedom |
| What colony was founded for religious freedom especially for Catholics? | Maryland, by Lord Baltimore |
| What colony did Roger Williams found, why? | Rhode Island; a safe place for convicts |
| When did Columbus arrive at the New World | October 12, 1492 |
| What year were the Aztecs conquered? | 1519 |
| What year were the Incas conquered? | 1527 |
| What year was Louisiana founded? | 1682 |
| Townshend act in what year? | 1767 |
| What year was the Intolerable Act? | 1774 |
| What year did the Boston Tea Party occur? | December 17, 1773 |
| When was the Declaration of Independence signed | July 4, 1783 |
| What was the date the first shot of the Revolutionary War? | April 19, 1775 |
| When did the Revolutionary War end? | September 3, 1783 |
| True or False: Separatist were few in number. | True |
| The whom was the Bible the final authority and the basis for all laws? | Puritans |
| True or False: Both Separatist and Puritans had a problem with the teachings of the church. | True |
| Who founded Harvard and valued education? | Puritans |
| What group settled in Massachusetts? | Separatist |
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