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Jordyn Unit 2
Social Studies Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First governor of NJ | William Livingston |
| Led the Continental Army to Victory and first US President | George Washington |
| An unfair dislike of a group | prejudice |
| Stereotyping can lead to conflict, True or False | True |
| Who built the first steam-powered train in the US | John Stevens |
| NJ delegate to the Constitutional Convention | William Patterson |
| Explored NJ coast;first to encounter Lenape | Henry Hudson |
| NJ woman known for her patriotic poetry;helped raise money to support Continental Army | Annis Boudinot Stockton |
| Patriotic leader spoke out against British taxes; one of the US founding founders; known for his experiments with electricity | Benjamin Franklin |
| Chief Writer of the Declaration of Independence; a former President | Thomas Jefferson |
| The Treaty of Paris was signed in what year | 1783 |
| The Declaration of Independence was approved on | July 4, 1776 |
| What effect did the fur trade have on Dutch settlement in North America | Dutch settlements were temporary; the Dutch wanted to get rich quick selling furs and return home |
| What caused the Dutch to build forts along major waterways | The Dutch could easily ship furs back to Europe |
| Why did the Dutch start building permanent settlements | The Dutch realized the reagion offered fertile and inexpensive land for farming |
| In 1492, he left Spain, sailing West, he thought he reached Asia but instead landed in North America | Christopher Columbus |
| Why did Europeans want a new route to Asia | They wanted a faster route to Asia |
| A settlement that is ruled by afar away government | Colony |
| the need for a good or product by people willing to pay for it | Demand |
| The amount of good that is offered for sale | Supply |
| Italian explorer, the first to reach New Jersey | Giovanni da Verrazano |
| Dutch town built on what is now Manhattan; the center of government for New Netherlands | New Amsterdam |
| The practice of holding people against their will and forcing them to work | Slavery |
| Swedish settlement along the Delaware River | New Sweden |
| Brother of King Charles II of England; gave New Jersey its name | James, Duke of York |
| Why did Europeans come to North America | They wanted to live in a rich land with many trees, animals and minerals |
| How did the Lenape way of life change after the arrival of Europeans | The Lenape lost their land, were subject to deadly diseases and had to move West to protect themselves and their culture |
| A line that divides one area of land from another | Boundary |
| Owners | Proprietors |
| The two owners of NJ | Lord John Berkley and Sir George Carteret |
| Religious group who bought West Jersey; also known as the Society of Friends | Quakers |
| Capital city of West Jersey | Burlington |
| a person who wants to end slavery | Abolitionist |
| A group of settlers who belonged to the Church of England who wanted a "purer" religion; settled in East Jersey | Puritans |
| huge farms | plantations |
| Capital city of East Jersey | Perth Amboy |
| In a royal colony, a king or queen decides who governs, True or False | True |
| This Queen reunited East and West Jersey into one royal colony | Queen Anne |
| How many original colonies were there | 13 |
| The American Revolution ends in what year | 1783 |
| This act required colonists to pay a high tax on paper goods | The Stamp Act |
| The French and Indian War begin in what year | 1754 |
| the lawmaking body of the British government | Parliament |
| According to the colonists Britain had no right to tax them because they had no (blank) in Parliament | representation |
| What year was the Stamp Act | 1765 |
| Why did the British tax colonists | Britain had to recover their loses from the French-Indian War |
| To refuse to buy goods or services | Boycott |
| The Boston Massacre occurred in what year | 1770 |
| An event where a group of colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party |
| A formal meeting of representatives | congress |
| volunteer armies | malitia |
| A sudden, complete change of government | revolution |
| The first battle of the American Revolution | The Battle of Lexington |
| The Battle of Lexington occurred in what year | 1775 |
| Money owed to others | Debt |
| Supporters of the British government | Loyalists |
| Supporters of independence from Britain | Patriots |
| A plan of government | constitution |
| In this year the British capture New York City and three months later invade NJ | 1776 |
| The Battle of Trenton took place in what month and year | December 1776 |
| What gave Americans hope that they could win the war | The victories at the Battle of Trenton and Princeton |
| What major battles were fought in NJ | Battle of Monmouth, Trenton and Princeton |
| Where did British troops surrender | Battle of Yorktown |
| In what year was the Battle of Yorktown | 1781 |
| Why did the colonies want independence from Britain | No taxes without representation |
| In what year did the Constitutional Convention meet | 1787 |
| The US Constitution goes into effect | 1788 |
| How many delegates did NJ send | 5 |
| Another word for a state representative | delegate |
| Lawmaking body | legislature |
| The powers of the government are divided into how many parts | 3 |
| A NJ lawyer, that submitted the NJ plan | William Patterson |
| An agreement in which each side gives up some of its wants | compromise |
| Two houses of Congress | Senate and House of Representatives |
| To approve | Ratify |
| ‘Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” | William Prescott, Battle of Bunkerhill |
| What year was the British and French partake in the French and Indian War | 1754 |
| 9 years later, Britain ends up with Canada and everything east of the Mississippi | 1763 |
| What year did the British impose the Stamp Act – tax on paper goods | 1765 |
| What year did the British tax Sugar and ‘other goods | 1764 |
| What Act was considered the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston | The Tea Act |
| What year did the Boston Massacre occur | 1770 |
| Who encouraged colonists to boycott British goods. | The Sons of Liberty |
| What year was the Boston Tea Party | 1773 |
| In retaliation, for the Boston Tea Party, What did the British do? | The British government closed Boston Harbor |
| When and where did the First Continental Congress meet | Philadelphia, September 1774 |
| When was the Battle of Lexington – first battle of the American Revolution | April 1775 |
| When did the Second Continental Congress meet and voted to raise an army | May 1775 |
| When was the Declaration of Independence approved | July 4th, 1776 |
| When did George Washington meets the British troops in Yorktown, Virginia | August 1781 |
| When did the British troops surrender at Yorktown (last major battle of the American Revolution | October 19, 1781 |
| When was the Treaty of Paris signed, which was the end of the war | September 1783 |
| What year was Battle of Trenton | Dec 1776 |
| What year was Battle of Princeton | Jan. 1776 |
| What year was Battle of Monmouth | June 1778 |
| What were the Articles of Confederation | A plan of government for the new Nation written by committee members of the Second Continental Congress |
| Who were the 5 NJ signers of the Constitution | William Livingston, Jonathan Dayton, William Patterson, David Brearly |
| When did NJ ratify the Constitution | 1789 |
| How and Why was the new Constitution written | The Constitutional Convention was called by leaders of the new nation, more than 50 of the nations leaders met to setup a stronger national government |
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution | To limit the governments power |
| Synonym for change | amendment |
| What is the Bill of Rights | The first 10 changes to the Constitution |
| Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia | Rhode Island |
| School originally founded as the College of NJ in 1746 and is the 4th oldest college in the US | Princeton University |
| ways to move people and goods from place to place | transportation |
| Something that has been made for the first time | invention |
| Helped develop the telegraph | Alfred Vail |
| How did the steamboat change travel | It allowed people and goods to travel faster |
| A road that costs money to use | Turnpike |
| NJ first turnpike connected which 2 citites | Morristown and Elizabeth |
| This water route provided a water route between the Upper Delaware River and the Hudson River | The Morris Canal |
| This second water route linked Trenton and New Brunswick | The Raritan Canal |
| What kind of goods did the boats carry on the canals | coal and iron ore |
| By the 1830s, approximately how many people were living in New Jersey. | 320,000 |
| By the early 1830's, the Camden and Amboy Railroad was running between which two towns | Camden and Perth Amboy |
| Within 30 years how many miles of railroad tracks did NJ have | more than 500 |
| a person who comes from another place to live in a country | immigrant |
| Centers for Manufacturing | Newark and Paterson |
| Why did NJ cities grow | Transportation and manufacturing led to growth |
| How did new forms of transportation change NJ | They allowed more goods to be shipped from NJ and new factories opened |
| How did canals help NJ manufacturing | They allowed goods to be shipped faster |
| Shows the order in which events took place | time line |
| a period of 10 years | Decade |
| A period of 100 years | Century |
| In what year is the colony of NJ created | 1664 |
| NJ became a state in 1776, True or False | True |
| In what year did NJ become a royal colony | 1702 |
| Why were colonists encouraged to boycott British goods | Unfair taxes and no representation in British Parliament |
| What was the last major battle of the American Revolution fought in NJ | Battle of Monmouth COurt House |
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