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unit 2 SS mark
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Henry Hudson | (1) Born in England (2) Hudson reached the bay that would later be called the Hudson River (3) Claimed the Hudson River Valley for the Dutch |
| Giovanni de Verrazano | (1) first explorer to reach NJ. (2) died by a cannibal. |
| Paul Revere | rode a horse and warned the colonists that The British are coming |
| George Washington | (1) General in the Revolutionary War (2) first president of the United States of America |
| Peter Stuyvesant | (1) Made strict laws. (2) general of New Amsterdam. |
| Christopher Columbus | Italian born explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| What is a delegate? | a representative |
| What is a patriot? | a colonist that wanted to be independent from the British |
| What are taxes? | A fee charged on the purchase of a good that goes to the government |
| What is a Declaration of Independence? | Document produced by the 2nd Continental Congress that declared independence from Great Britain because they knew war was coming Written by Thomas Jefferson Signed on July 4, 1776 |
| What is a loyalist? | a colonist who remained loyal to the British King |
| What was the capital of East Jersey? | Perth Amboy |
| What was the capital of West Jersey? | Burlington |
| Who did the King give the land between the Hudson and Delaware to? | The Duke of York |
| Why did people want to come to New Jersey? | It had a lot of natural resources |
| Why did trappers want beaver pelt (fur)? | They sold it for money |
| In which battle did George Washington cross the Delaware River? | Battle of Trenton |
| Where did the first battle of the American Revolution occur? | Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts |
| What is mercantilism? | an economic theory that states a nation becomes stronger by keeping strict control over its trade and have more exports than imports. |
| What type of land will you find in the middle colonies? | Fertile land |
| Why did New Jersey changes its name from New Netherland to New Sweden? | It was sold to someone else |
| Name two reasons why the colonists wanted to be independent from England. | Taxation without representation The colonist wanted to be a independent country |
| Place the 13 colonies on a map |
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