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History Sem Exam 1
U.S. History Semester Exam 1 (8th Grade)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A support for a system called a republic created by John Locke is | Republicanism |
| The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom promoted | Seperation of Church and State |
| The Northwest Ordinance was a way of | dividing the land |
| Shay's rebelion showed how weak the | Article of Confederations was |
| What is a depression | low economic activity |
| Debtors and creditors deal with | loans |
| Daniel Shay's actions destroyed | The Articles of Confederations |
| Which document created the Congress of Today | Great Compromise |
| Popular Sovereignty means the power belongs to | the People |
| A representative government is a government led by officials chosen by | the People |
| There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. Congress uses a planned distribution of these Representatives called | Apportionment |
| When the President issues a command with the same power as a law it is called | An executive order |
| When the arresting officer follows all the rules during an arrest it is called | due process |
| Who provides money for political campaigns | Political Action Committees |
| America was named by a German mapmaker that used which explorer's name | Amerigo Vespucci |
| What line created a problem for early settlers | The Fall Line |
| In Colonial times most travelers used what type of transportation | Horses? |
| Manhattan Island is in what state | New York |
| Manhattan Island was purchased by who and with what | By Peter Minuit with pots bead and blankets worth about 24.00$ |
| What was the name of Peter Stuyvesant, the mean governor of New Amsterdam | Peg Leg |
| The English captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it what | New York |
| What were indentured servants | people who worked to gain passage way to America |
| Middle Colonies were | Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania |
| Where did the passengers stay on the ship | below deck |
| Two foot wide by six foot described what | space for traveler |
| Which is not a southern colony | Pennsylvania |
| What are the southern colonies | Viginia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolinam and South Carolina |
| What were the quakers | a religious group (located mostly in Pennsylvania by William Penn) |
| What did the assemblies write | laws |
| What was Roger Williams chased out of | Massachusetts |
| What was started by Roger William | Rhode Island |
| Which was started by William Penn | Pennsylvania |
| Ann Hutchinson was thrown out of were | Massachusetts |
| What were cash crops | Cotton, fish and tobacco |
| Which of the following founded Maryland | Lord Baltimore |
| The Navigation Acts said which country controlled all trade | England |
| Mercantilism meant that England used the colonies to get what | money |
| A legislature had two what | houses |
| The first form of representative government was founded where | Virginia? |
| On May 14, 1607 the settlers set on what island | Jamestown Island |
| The House of Burgesses was filled with | Burgesses? |
| What were the main crafts of the settlers | Blacksmith, Bakers, Spinners, Wood craftsmen |
| Where did Captain John Smith settle | Jamestown |
| What river surrounded Jamestown | James River |
| What was green gold? | Tabacco |
| What was the name of the company that sent settlers to Jamestown | Virginia Company |
| More people died in Jamestown than lived there at any one time (T/F) | True |
| Pennsylvania was the first democracy in America under the leadership of who | Roger Williams? |
| North Carolina was named after who | Charles I |
| The English Bill of Rights gave us freedom of what | speech, trials, and no cruel punishments |
| What are primary sources | Wills, Newspapers, Books if they are written by one person and not any other; things written by you... |
| John Smith ruled like a what | dictator |
| What role did Women play in early politics | none |
| What did puritants want to do | purify |
| What was Roanoke | a mystery |
| What was croatoan carved on | A tree |
| What were the name of the ships that landed on Jamestown | Susan B. Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery |
| What did the mayflower compact replace | charter? |
| Jamestown was located 60 miles from where | Richmond, Virginia |
| Quotation marks indicate that a statement is | A secondary source? |
| Another word for capital is | money |
| John White lost his family on what island | Roanoke Island |
| The artist that painted the signing of the Mayflower Compact showed woman were what | ??? please tell me |
| A royal colony is derectly under the control of who | King |
| What did Squanto teach the pilgrims how to catch | fish |
| What did John Rolfe raise | tobacco (green gold) |
| What two states does the mason dixon line seperate | Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| John Peter Zenger fought for freedom of what | press |
| Boston, New York, Charleston and Philadelphia all are what | port cities |
| What are coestogas | large wheeled wagons? |
| Yankees were merchants from where | New England |
| Triangular trade involved New England, the West Indies, and | Africa |
| What year was Jamestown founded | 1607 |
| What was George Washington at age 15 | surveyor |
| What country helped the United States defeat the British | France |
| Who built Fort Necessity | British |
| What war was fought between 1754-1763 | The French and Indian War |
| Parliament is the ruling body of what country | England |
| What French port later became pittsburg | Fort Duquesne |
| Which man had many inventions | Ben Franklin |
| The Proclamation of 1763 forbid colonist to cross what | Mississippi River |
| The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended what war | French and Indian War |
| Pontiac's War of 1763 was an Indian attack on who | all colonist |
| Who was William Pitt the leader of | British Government |
| The stamp act was a tax on what | papers |
| The sugar act was a tax on what | molasses |
| British citizens paid 26 shillings a year in tax, how many did the colonist pay | QUESTION WRONG, DOES NOT COUNT, NO MORE TEXTBOOK |
| James Otis stated "No taxation without (fill in the blank)!" | representation |
| The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was organized to protest what | Stamp Act and King George III?? |
| Who led the Continental Army | Washington |
| Who surrendered the british army to end the Revolutionary War | Lord Cornwalis, "Its all over" |
| Who was a spy for the Continental Amry | Nathan Hale, "I regret that I only have one life to sacrifice for this country" |
| Which battle was Bunker Hill in the War for Independence | first |
| Which country helped the Continental Army defeat the British | France |
| The First continental Congress in 1774 was organized to help who | Massachusetts |
| The Second Continental Congress from 1775-1776 was organized to | choose a leader, write the Olive Branch Petition, Declare our Independence |
| The Battle of Concord and Lexington was what | shot heard arround the world, battle over war supplies |
| Who was Benedict Arnold | great officer but a traitor |
| The treaty of Paris of 1783 ended what war | Revolutionary War |
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