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Unit 2 History Test
Colonial Adolescence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tocqueville's assessment of Colonial America | That the Americas were a lowly less refined culture thatn that of Europe. |
| How did Colleges shape America? | current & recent material. applicable and practical studies. more opportunities. less religion and less control by church. |
| What aspects shaped America? | colleges, art, science. |
| How was Literacy in the Colonies? | Literacy rate was high, but content was low. |
| What was the common life of Americans? | Survival mode. |
| What did Indians acquire during acculturation? | tools, guns, alcohol, religion, language. |
| What did Colonists aquire during acculturation? | furs, sleds & cannoes, crops, language, guerilla warfare. |
| Who created a unique American English Language with his Dictionary? | Noah Webster. |
| What is a Broadside? | articles about issues posted in aloons, hotels, and at local events. |
| How were doctors and lawyers different in America? | they didnt have a specialty, and placed emphasis on application and success. |
| A case that greatly helped establish the principle of freedom of the press and speech. | Zenger Case. |
| How did imigrants impact the Colonies? | created diversity and change in population growth. |
| A religious Revivalry in 1730s and 40s. | 1st Great Awakening. |
| Leading Preachers in the 1st Great Awakening. | Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield. |
| Preaching styles were to... | promote salvation through repentence by means of terror. |
| 1st Great Awakening lead to... | religious toleration, new denomonations, new religious schools. |
| Why was there a need for slaves? | labor shortage in the south. |
| Moveable Personal property with no rights at all... | Chattels |
| Slave codes mainly from Barbados adopted in the Colonies to govern slaves. | Black Codes |
| 2 Major slave revolts in America | NY Slave Revolt of 1712, Stono Slave Revolt in 1739. which lead to stricter codes and harsher treatment. |
| What invention would entrench Slavery in the South? | The cottin gin by Eli Whitney. |
| What group of Colonists went against Slavery? | Northern Quakers |
| The last of the 13 Colonies to enter America? | Georgia, Oglethorpe |
| Nicknames of Georgia? | Buffere Colony, charity colony |
| Law passed in 1787 that outlawed slavery in the northwest... | Northwest Ordinance |
| Benign Neglect.... | beneficial or favorable neglect |
| British mercantilism saw wealth as... | fixed and limited |
| Laws that placed regulations on goods manufactured or grown in the British colonial empire. | Navigation Acts |
| act that placed high tax on foodstuff | Molasses act of 1733 |
| Constant fighting between Britain and France during colonial times. | Franco-British Warfare |
| In the FIW france and britain fought over | the ohio river valley |
| Albany Congress decides to... | unite and fight against French and Indians |
| Plan that would allow colonies to create a counsel of delegates from each colony with power to deal with Indians, levy tazes, and raise armies. | Albany Plan of Union |
| Washington created... | Fort Necessity, which FAILED |
| After Braddock died, Britain's new secretary of state was | William Pitt...TOTAL WAR |
| What was the planned "knockout punch" of Pitt on France? | an attack on the city of quebec. |
| What was the legacy of PITT and the FIW? | victory with a substantially large amount of DEBT |
| What did the British parliament think the Colonists should do about the debt? | pay more taxes |
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Jordan Metts
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