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8th gd hist test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In Europe, the French and Indian War became known as ? | Seven Years |
| who helped in the organization of the Methodist denomination | Charles Wesley |
| Social class in colonial America was based on | wealth |
| Anglican church was part of which colony | Southern colonies |
| town government was part of which colony | New England colonies |
| bread colonies was part of which colony | middle colonies |
| old-field schools part of which colony | southern colonies |
| mixture of town and county governments part of which colony | middle colonies |
| congregational churches part of which colony | New England colonies |
| what group was the greatest number of settlers in the American colonies | English |
| what was the largest city in colonial America | Philadelphia |
| What year did the French and Indian War end | 1763 |
| what university was founded to train Indians as missionaries to their own people | Dartmouth |
| what school was founded by Benjamin Franklin | Philadelphia Academy |
| Which played the most important part in shaping the American character | the Bible |
| taxed legal documents | stamp act |
| made it legal to force colonists to supply housing for British soldiers | Quartering Act |
| made all previous land grants null and void | proclamation of 1763 |
| said the colonies were subordinate to England | Declaratory Act |
| what did the colonists consider the purpose of education | the colonists wanted their children to learn to read and write in order to read the Bible |
| what was the primary purpose of colonial government | to protect the people and their property |
| what issues led to a worldwide conflict between England and France | disagreement on territory, fur trade, and fishing rights in North America |
| what was the significance of the English victory of the French and Indian War | English tradition and liberty would be established in North America |
| How did the colonists differ from the English economically | the colonial agricultural system was a benefit physically and financially |
| what term refers to the idea that the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country | mercantilism |
| what was the most widely used textbook in colonial America | New England Primer |
| what was the paddle shaped board with a printed sheet that was used by children to learn to read? | hornbook |
| who preached the most famous sermon "sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" | Jonathan Edwards |
| Who was the first black woman poet in America? | Phillis Wheatley |
| What treaty ended the French and Indian War | Peace of Paris |
| What natural pass through the Appalachian Mountains allowed settlers to move west | Cumberland Gap |
| who led the Virginia Rangers in the first battle of the French and Indian War | George Washington |
| What was the Great Awakening called in England | Methodist |
| best known missionary to the Indians | David Brainerd |
| general of the British Army | Edward Braddock |
| helped introduce the smallpox vacicne | Cotton Mather |
| conducted singing school | William Billings |
| colonial silversmith | Paul Revere |
| English prime minister who did not support the colonists | George Grenville |
| most powerful voice of the Great Awakening | George Whitefield |
| member of Parliament who supported the colonists | William Pitt the Elder |