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Early US History Unit 1 Review

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  • THIS event is what is depicted here in this piece of colonial propaganda.
    Boston Massacre
  • What was the final battle of the American Revolution that resulted in a treaty with Great Britain and recognized independence?
    Battle of Yorktown
  • A 1763 uprising of Indian warriors from a confederation of Native Americans who were upset with British colonial rule and settlement in the Great Lakes region and was an effort to drive settlers and British soldiers out of the area.
    Pontiac's Rebellion
  • What event within the American Revolution is depicted in this image?
    Valley Forge
  • Identify ONE characteristic of the southern plantation system during height of the colonial era?
    use of slave labor / cash crop agric. (ie tobacco) / large tracts of land
  • Which colonial individual is BEST remembered for his desire to create a "city upon a hill"?
    John Winthrop (last name only ok)
  • Creator of this piece of propaganda
    Paul Revere
  • ________ was the common target of blame within both the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense.
    King George III
  • Of the following, which event happened FIRST?  •Bunker Hill •Boston Tea Party •First Continental Congress •Declaration of Independence
    Boston Tea Party
  • Known as pacifists, THIS group also known as the Society of Friends, was noted as colonial settlers who were most tolerant of other religious denominations and were later famous for their condemnation of slavery.
    Quakers
  • THIS colonial representative “body” chose George Washington as the individual to lead the Continental Army and ordered the Declaration of Independence to be written.
    2nd Continental Congress
  • This was the FIRST piece of legislation passed by Parliament after the French-Indian War in an effort to raise revenue to pay off England's debt?
    Sugar Act
  • What event caused (or led) to the meeting of the First Continental Congress
    Parliament passing the Intolerable (or Coercive) Acts
  • Ancestors of THIS Native American tribe lived in homes made out of adobe brick (pictured here).
    Pueblo
  • This individual pictured here was a major organizer of the Sons of Liberty who used illegal and sometimes violent means to protest British taxes and policies.
    Samuel Adams
  • Identify the name of the Native (Indian) leader who led a conflict with the New England settlers of Massachusetts colony?
    King Philip (or Metacomet)
  • Common targets/victims of this event were unmarried (or widowed) women who owned property and were economically independent.
    Salem Witch Trials
  • In which region pictured here did a more diverse group of colonial settlers live?
    Middle Colonies (region in orange)
  • It is the source of what is pictured here.
    Declaration of Independence
  • The surrender of THIS British general’s army led many British citizens to call for peace negotiations and an end to the war.
    General Lord Cornwallis
  • This pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine, was written to rally colonists around the idea of independence and the establishment of a republic as form of government.
    Common Sense
  • Settlement of Pennsylvania colony was largely led by what religious denomination?
    Quakers
  • THIS event caused Parliament to pass a series of laws (known famously as the Intolerable Acts) that included closing Boston Harbor, forbidding town hall meetings, and required colonial citizens to house British soldiers
    Boston Tea Party
  • What event(s) is also known as "the shot heard around the world"?
    Lexington and Concord
  • What was the FIRST permanent English settlement in the New World?
    Jamestown Virginia
  • The image pictured here represents the first time that Parliament passed a direct tax over the colonies on goods created internally within the colonies. Needless to say, it was extremely unpopular with many colonists!
    Stamp Act
  • The French & Indian War gave _____ invaluable military experience even though many unfortunate personal mistakes were also made during this period including the killing of French soldiers on a diplomatic mission and a friendly-fire incident
    George Washington
  • Known for their work ethic, THIS group of colonial settlers is also famous for their lack of tolerance towards other Christian religious denominations and created a form of government in which only male church members could vote.
    Puritans
  • What country formally came into alliance with the Patriots after the colonial victory at Saratoga?
    France
  • The image here is an example of this CONCEPT which some historians argue was a major cause of the American Revolution.
    propaganda
  • This Indian tribe lived in the region of the New York colony and are best known for living in longhouses seen below as well as playing a strategic role in the struggle between the French and British for supremacy in North America.
    Iroquois
  • This region of the British colonies are BEST known for its plantation system of agriculture and heavy reliance on slave labor.
    Southern (Chesapeake) colonies
  • Name given to those American colonists who sided with Great Britain during the American Revolution.
    Loyalists (or Tories)
  • A Portuguese scholar and nobleman, this individual sponsored expeditions to find new trade routes and sparked the process of European colonization of the New World.
    Prince Henry the Navigator
  • A violent slave revolt in South Carolina colony in which slaves attempted to flee to Spanish Florida.
    Stono Rebellion
  • Turning point battle during the Revolutionary War because as a result of the Patriots’ victory here it persuaded the French to create a military alliance with the colonies.
    Battle of Saratoga
  • This religious group organized Plymouth colony and are best affiliated with the events that are now memorialized in the American tradition of Thanksgiving.
    Pilgrims
  • What cash crop enabled Jamestown and the Virginia Company to thrive?
    tobacco
  • The ancestors of this tribe are best known for homes built of adobe brick and for the cliff remains located in the American southwest pictured here.
    Pueblo
  • THIS colonial region is characterized as the least tolerant of other religious denominations and settled by a group who wished to create a ‘city on a hill’.
    New England
  • This colonial region was largely settled by Puritans who sought to create a refuge for themselves by creating a society where the government and religion were united into one (a theocracy)
    New England
  • Debt from THIS historical event led the British Parliament to pass various pieces of legislation in an effort to raise revenue from the British colonists living in North America.
    French & Indian War
  • This Italian explorer pictured here sailed on behalf of Great Britain and his discoveries helped lay the groundwork for Britain’s later claim to Canada.
    John Cabot
  • Name given to the green bold boundary line pictured to the right created by British Parliament in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonial settlers and Native tribes.
    Proclamation Line of 1763
  • Identify what TYPE of tax characterizes the Stamp Act.
    direct tax  or internal tax
  • Diseases such as smallpox being introduced to Native American tribes of the New World is an example of this CONCEPT.
    Columbian Exchange
  • In which region pictured here did the Salem Witch Trials occur?
    New England (region in red)