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Q2 Social St Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why were many of the Colonies in North America founded? | economic and religious reasons |
| What was one of the main resources that determined where colonists established their settlements? | water |
| Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War. What was one result of the Treaty of Paris? | The US gained independence |
| Thomas Jefferson contributed to the Patriots' cause by writing the - | Declaration of Independence |
| The Founding Fathers created a government based on the idea that - | people are born with natural rights |
| New England relied on ___________________ for economic success. | fishing and whaling |
| Which religious group opposed war and felt people could pray in their own way? | Quakers |
| A movement that called for rebirth of religious ways of life was called the? | Great Awakening |
| Indentured Servants were - | people who agreed to work for a certain time in exchange for passage to North America |
| Southern colonies exported many products from their ports including - | tobacco and rice |
| _____________________ was a tax put on all paper goods passed by Parliament. | The Stamp Act |
| Colonial leaders gathered in Pennsylvania to decide what colonists should do about the growing British threat. This meeting was called? | First Continental Congress |
| The ________________________ is often used as a symbol for peace. | olive branch |
| The ______________________ is the first part of the United States Constitution,. | Preamble |
| Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| Who was surrounded at the Victory of Yorktown? | Charles Cornwallis |
| Which of the following is not a Branch within the government? | Supreme Court |
| Which English document influenced the Bill of Rights? | Magna Carta |
| A format agreement among nations, states, groups, or individuals is called an - | alliance |
| French and Indian War became a fight for control over which region? | the Ohio River Valley |
| A ____________________ is a sudden, complete change such as the overthrow of an established government. | Revolution |
| Which document stated that colonists could not buy land west of the Appalachians from the Indians, hunt on it, or explore it? | Proclamation of 1763 |
| What was the rallying cry of the American colonists? | "No taxation without representation!" |
| _________________________ became the largest busiest port in the Middle colonies. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Which is a reasonable explanation for the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | the colonists feared losing the freedom they had recently won |
| To show how colonists felt about the taxes on imported goods, the colonists ________________________ | stopped buying those goods |
| In the Mayflower Compact, the Pilgrims agreed to ___________ | work for the common good |
| The minutemen were ________________ | colonists |
| In the South, large farms that slaves often maintained were called - | plantations |
| One way in which colonists were alike was that they - | all were ruled by Great Britain |
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