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US History standards 1-5

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What did the colonists in Jamestown rely on the Powhatan tribe for? They traded, taught the colonists to fish, hunt, and plant crops, and taught them to build shelter.
What was the first elected, representative government in the American colonies? The House of Burgesses
What was the cash crop that saved Jamestown? Tobacco
Why did the Virginia Company come to the new world? They were looking for gold
Why did Massachusetts lose its charter and become a royal colony? They were trading with other countries besided Britain
Why was the half-way covenant created? To allow for half membership of church members' children with the hopes of encouraging younger generations to come back to church
Why was New England founded? To escape religious persecution in Great Britain.
Who could participate in town meetings? Church members
What happened during the Salem Witch Trials? Many women were accused of witchcraft and 19 were hanged.
Why did Roger Williams found Rhode Island? To escape religious intolerance in Massachusetts.
As Virginia's legislature, what did the House of Burgesses do? Propose laws
Who founded New Amsterdam? The Dutch
Why did William Penn found Pennsylvania? To give the Quakers a religiously tolerant colony
The route among the Americas, Europe, and Africa make up what? The trans-Atlantic trade
What was the long and terrible journey from Africa to the Americas known as? The Middle Passage
What stressed a personal relationship with God? The Great Awakening
What did the trans-Atlantic trade introduce to the Americas with the shipment of millions of slaves. The African culture
Who provided Great Britain with raw goods? The American colonies
Who is a symbol of social mobility? Benjamin Franklin
What led to an increase in slavery? Bacon's Rebellion
What happened to the Native Americans after King Philip's War They were scattered
Who was the Social Contract theorist that Thomas Jefferson was influenced by while writing the Declaration of Independence? John Locke
What happened as a result of the Treaty of Paris 1783? Great Britain gave up all claims to the territory of the United States.
Who was the French military leader who aided the colonists in the American Revolution? Marquis de Lafayette
Who was the diplomat who secured a French alliance for the colonies? Benjamin Franklin
Who surrendered at Yorktown? British General Cornwallis
What happened at Valley Forge? Undisciplined farmers were trained and turned into a professional army.
what did the geography of Yorktown allow American and French troops to do? Surround Cornwallis and his troops by land and sea.
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution? Britain taxed the colonies to pay for their war debt.
Why were the colonists so upset about the British taxes and laws? They felt they were being taxed without being represented in parliament (no taxation without representation).
What organizations formed as a result of British taxes? The Sons of Liberty, Daughters of Liberty, and Committees of Correspondence
What did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonists to rebel against Britain? Common Sense
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say? The colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What could Congress not do under the Articles of Confederation? Impose taxes
What problem did the Great Compromise solve? Representatives each state would have in the legislative branch
What did Shays' rebellion reveal? The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
What was the purpose of the separation of powers? To set up the three branches of government.
What solved the debate between northern and southern states? The 3/5s compromise
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