Colonial and Revolutionary Period

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Colonial and Revolutionary Period 1. What two
beliefs did most Native Americans groups have in
common? 2. How did the coming of Europeans lead
to the population decline of the Indians? 3. What
is the name of the cultural exchange of goods
that occurred between Europeans and Indians? 4.
What was the first European settlement in the
U.S.? 5. Where was the first attempt by the
English to establish a colony? 6. Where and when
was the first successful English colony
established? 7. Who was the leader of the colony
that organized an efficient system of labor? 8.
What was the House of Burgesses? 9. What valuable
export led to the success of the English
colony? 10. Describe the headright system? 11.
What is an indentured servant? 12. Why were
slaves used to replace indentured servants? 13.
Who led the first American rebellion against an
unresponsive government? 14. Why were Pilgrims
also called Separatists? 15. Explain the
Mayflower Compact? 16. Where did the Pilgrims
begin their colony? 17. Where did the Puritans
begin their colony? 18. Who was the leader of the
Puritans? 19. What did he mean when he said they
should be a city on a hill? 20. What belief
caused Roger Williams to leave and start Rhode
Island? 21. Why was Anne Hutchinson put on trial
and banished from the Puritans? 22. Which colony
was originally a Dutch colony? 23. What is
significant about the Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut? 24. Who founded Pennsylvania? 25.
What Pennsylvania city was known as the City of
Brotherly Love? 26. What group was given a safe
haven in Maryland? 27. Why is the Toleration Act
important in our history? 28. Which colony was
created as a place for English debtors? 29. What
is the system of trade with a nations colonies
called? 30. What types of goods did the colonies
send to England? 31. What type of goods did the
colonies buy from England? 32. What is salutary
neglect? 33. Describe the economy of the southern
colonies? 34. What is the Triangular Trade? 35.
Describe the Middle Passage? 36. Describe the
economy of the northern colonies? 37. Describe
the status of women in the colonies? 38. Where
did religious fervor and false accusations lead
to innocent people being executed? 39. What
important rights did philosopher John Locke write
about? 40. Describe the Social Contract between
citizens and their government? 41. Who was
Jonathan Edwards? 42. Describe the status of
education in the colonial period? 43. What war
started in 1754? 44. What law blocked settlement
past the Appalachian Mtns?
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Colonial and Revolutionary Period 45. Name three
British taxes that the colonists protested? 46.
This was a Boston based group that led protests
and boycotts? 47. Protest where several colonists
were killed? 48. British laws passed after the
Tea Party to punish colonists? 49. Where did the
Revolutionary War start? 50. Battle where the
colonists ran out of ammunition? 51. Who was
appointed the leader of the colonial army? 52.
Name given to someone on the British side? 53.
Name given to someone who wanted
independence? 54. Letter sent to the King asking
for peace? 55. Article written by Thomas Paine
urging independence? 56. Who wrote the
Declaration of Independence? 57. Name three key
concepts mentioned by the Declaration? 58. Date
of the Declaration of Independence? 59. Place
where Washingtons army nearly froze to
death? 60. Turning point of the war? 61. Who
joined the Patriot cause after the turning point
battle? 62. This was the last battle of the
war? 63. Name of the nations first
government? 64. Law that organized the new
territories of the U.S. and banned slavery in the
northwest? 65. Name two weaknesses of the
Articles? 66. Name the rebellion that took place
in Massachusetts? 67. Where did the
Constitutional Convention take place? 68. When
was the Constitutional Convention? 69. Name the
two plans presented at the Convention? 70. What
compromise created our modern Congress? 71. Group
that supported the new Constitution? 72. Group
that opposed the new Constitution? 73. What was
promised in order to pass the Constitution? 74.
System of sharing powers between federal and
state govt? 75. System of controlling the
activities of other branches to prevent
abuse? 76. Dividing the powers of govt into
different parts? 77. Introduction to the
Constitution? 78. Powers that are given to the
national government? 79. Powers given to the
states? 80. Powers shared by state and national
government? 81. Process of changing the
Constitution? 82. They have the final say on the
Constitution? 83. List the parts of the 1st
Amendment? 84. What does the 2nd Amendment
do? 85. What does the 4th Amendment protect us
from? 86. What Amendment has the right to remain
silent? 87. Which Amendment guarantees a jury
trial? 88. Which Amendment protects against cruel
punishments? 89. Which Amendment says that all
rights are not written down? 90. Which Amendment
gives all additional powers to the states?