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US History S1 Part 1
Chapters 1-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The land bridge that connected North America to Asia was called what? | Beringia |
| How many colonies were there? | 13 |
| The first form of labor in the English colonies was called? | Indentured Servants |
| What crop was popular in North America among the English settlers? | Tobacco |
| The Puritans placed a high value on what two things? | Education and Religious Beliefs |
| The Mayflower Compact was considered the first form of ______? | Government |
| The Southern colonies based their economy on ______________? | Agriculture |
| Quakers settled their religious group in _____________ | Pennsylvania |
| Who won the French & Indian War? | British |
| The first tax law passed by the British Parliament on the colonies was called the _____________? | Stamp Act |
| Where the famous "shots heard 'round the world'?" | Lexington & Concord |
| What did the Second Continental Congress pass? (two famous documents? | The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation |
| Common Sense was a famous pamphlet written by___________ | Thomas Paine |
| What two weaknesses were there in the Articles of Confederation? | No authority over trade/taxation and no authority to enforce laws. |