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5th Social Studies
5th Grade December C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name of the first representative government in the American colonies? | The House of Burgess |
| What were Spanish Explorers looking for? | Spanish explorers were looking for gold to make Spain a more powerful country. |
| Who led the French? | The French Empire, led by Jacques Cartier and Giovanni da Verrazano, focused predominantly on North America |
| What are the New England Colonies? | Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire |
| What are the Middle Colonies? | New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware |
| What are the Southern Colonies? | Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia |
| What was the main reason for William Penn when he established the colony of Pennsylvania? | Religious freedom |
| Why was Paul Revere important? | Paul Revere warned the colonist that the British were coming |
| What was the biggest motivation for European countries to send people to North America? | Establish colonies |
| A person who agreed to work seven years for someone in exchange for passage to America was called | An indentured servant |
| What was the Colombian Exchange? | This was process of transferring plants, animals, microbes and people across the Atlantic in both directions. And not just trading these goods but transplanting them from Europe and Africa to the Americas, and the other way around. |
| Name 1 of George Washington's accomplishements? | Served with Virginia House of Burgess/gentleman, soldier, patriot |
| Name 1 of Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments | Inventor,(bifocal glasses) wood burning stove, lightning rod and odometer Writer, |
| In which colonies were slaves brought in large numbers to work on plantations? | Southern Colonies |
| Middle Colonies were know as the breadbasket colonies | Very fertile soil and warm climate and lots of rain |
| What was the purpose of Maryland being settled? | It was a religious freedom from Catholics |
| Why was Georgia important to settlers? | Georgia was a safe place for debtors or for people who owed money |
| Why was Tobacco important to Jamestown? | Tobacco was a huge economic empire |
| Why is the Virginia House of Burgess significant? | 1st government in the colonies and only land owning males could vote |
| What did No Taxation without representation mean for the colonist? | They did not want to be be taxed without someone representing the parliament. They wanted independence from the British |
| What happened o the port of Boston after the Tea Party? | The Harbor was closed in 1774 |
| Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty? | Samuel Adams |
| What was the Mayflower Compact? | 1st set of self governing laws in the colonies because they accepted the rule of the majority to be fair |
| Why was the midnight run important or significant? | Paul Revere rode on his horse to tell the miltia the the British were coming |
| Why is the Declaration of Independence important | Approved on July 4th, 1776 it gave Americans independence from Great Britain |
| What are 2 more accomplishments of George Washington | 1st President of the United States/Strong Leader/Served with the House of Burgess |
| What are 2 more accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin? | Helped get Stamp Act repealed/ Wanted independence from Great Britian |
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