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SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
2015
1215: This document limited the power of the King of England,
King John
The Magna Carta
1607: This was the First permanent English Settlement in North
America.
Jamestown
Strong leader of Jamestown
John Smith
This young Indian princess befriended John Smith in
Jamestown
Pocahontas
Pocahontas married who?
John Rolfe
The crop that saved Jamestown and made it
successful was:
Tobacco
The First representative Government in the
English Colonies.
The House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia
Who settled in Plymouth Massachusetts seeking
Religious freedom?
The Pilgrims
What was the first self-government contract in the America colonies?
What year?
Mayflower Compact 1620
There were 3 sets of colonies at one time, What
were they? New England Colonies Middle colonies Southern colonies
This set of Colonies’ economy consisted of foresting, fishing
and shipbuilding due to rocky terrain and harsh
winters and also had good trading due to deep harbors. New England Colonies
Which set of colonies had good soil for cash crops such as wheat
and other grains. Also where Pennsylvania was settled by
William Penn and fellow Quakers.
Middle colonies
Which set of colonies had very good agriculture (farming) due
to good soil, long growing season and slave labor (cash
crops such as Tobacco, Rice and Indigo.
Southern colonies
The 3 Types of Colonies are;
Royal, which were run by the King Charter, settled with permission Proprietary, were owned by
someone
This war was fought between the French and
the British for the control of North America
French and Indian War
This plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonies against the
French.
The Albany Plan of Union
This law stopped westward expansion west of the
Appalachian Mountains by the colonists.
Proclamation of 1763
These are examples of taxation without
representation which the British needed to pay off a
huge war debt. Sugar act Stamp act Tea act
1770: Bostonians were killed by British soldiers
and was used as Propaganda.
Boston Massacre
1773: Men dressed as Indians threw boxes of tea overboard to protest the
tea act.
Boston Tea Party
Founder of the Sons of Liberty and organizer of
the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams
1775: “Shot Heard Round the World”, First battles of the American Revolution.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who declared Independence from
England on July 4, 1776and with what document?
British colonies The Second Continental
Congress Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was appointed the Commander of the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Where did George Washington spent a very
harsh winter and used it to train his soldiers.
Valley Forge
Who wrote the Common Sense Pamphlet?
Thomas Paine
Turning point in the Revolutionary War which
helped the French decide to join in the war on the side of
the colonies, 1777
Battle of Saratoga
1781: The deciding battle which convinced the
British that the war was becoming too costly
Battle of Yorktown
The first Constitution which failed due to a very weak central government.
Articles of Confederation
The Treaty in which the British recognizes the United States as an Independent Nation.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
This event alarms the government and finally decide
to meet in Philadelphia to make the federal government
stronger.
Shays Rebellion 1787
They meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787 to
revise the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional Convention
Who was the person in charge of the Constitution
Convention?
George Washington
They wanted the ratify the constitution, wrote a
series of Papers called the Federalist Papers
Federalist
They did not want to ratify the Constitution because
they felt the federal government had too much
power Anti-federalists
The US Constitution is made up of how many
branches?
Three Branches
This branch consists of 2 houses, the Senate and
the House of
Representatives Legislative Branch
This branch consists of the President and his Cabinet
Executive branch
This branch consists of the Supreme Court and
Federal Courts.
Judicial Branch
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights Added in 1791
The first President was;
George Washington
George Washington’s Cabinet consisted of;
Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State
Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Knox as Secretary of War Edmund Randolph as Attorney
General
Washington’s Farewell Address warned against 2 important things to stay
away from;
Political parties Foreign alliances.
Thomas Jefferson purchased this land from
France for 15 million dollars;
Louisiana Purchase (Territory)
Who explore the Louisiana Territory with help from
Sacaquea in 1804
Louis and Clark
What’s another name for the War of 1812 in which James Madison was the
President?
Mr. Madison’s War
Who fought in the war of 1812 and why?
The United States against the British
Because of British Impressment of American sailors and trade
The Battle in which Andrew Jackson defeats
the British and becomes a national hero
Battle of New Orleans in 1815
What Era brought about nationalism and Patriotism
during James Monroe Presidency?
The Era of Good Feeling
What do we call the compromise that made
Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
Missouri Compromise of 1821
Warned European countries to not try and colonize the Americans
any more.
Monroe Document of 1823
What President enforced the Indian Removal Act and went against the
Supreme Court?
Andrew Jackson
What do we call when the Cherokee Nation was made to
move from their native lands by force and many died on the trail.
The “Trail of Tears”