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Colonial to Revolution Review

Colonial to Revolution Review. Who led the colonization efforts at Roanoke? Sir Walter Raleigh What happened to the colony at Roanoke? 1 st time – half starved 2 nd time – mysteriously disappeared What was one of Bacon’s complaints against Governor Berkeley?

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Colonial to Revolution Review

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  1. Colonial to Revolution Review

  2. Who led the colonization efforts at Roanoke? • Sir Walter Raleigh • What happened to the colony at Roanoke? • 1st time – half starved • 2nd time – mysteriously disappeared • What was one of Bacon’s complaints against Governor Berkeley? • No say in govt., no protection against Indians

  3. What ended Bacon’s Rebellion? • The death of Bacon • What did the most to shape the growth of New France? • Fur trade • Why did Jamestown nearly fail? • Swampy site, greed, lack of knowledge/experience • Who led the Jamestown colony? • John Smith

  4. Why did the Puritans migrate to New England? • To escape religious persecution • What were two reasons the British were interested in colonizing America? • To find riches, to establish new markets, homeland too crowded • What effect did the British policy of salutary neglect have on the colonies? • It allowed them economic freedom

  5. What was the Middle Passage? • The trip on which slaves were taken from Africa to the New World • Who is remembered for writing a vivid account of the Middle Passage? • Olaudah Equiano • What was the name of the Indian leader that united various tribes in a war against the Americans? • King Phillip (Metacom)

  6. What was the Great Awakening? • a series of religious revivals in the British colonies • What effect did the increase in the production of staple crops like tobacco and rice led to in the colonies? • An increase in the number of slaves needed to work on plantations • What is a trading system that makes money for the mother country? • Mercantilism

  7. What caused the American colonists to move further west into Indian lands? • A land shortage in the original colonies • What effect did the Great Awakening have on the colonies? • It made religion more democratic • What was a major effect of the French and Indian War? • France turned Canada over to Britain

  8. What was the Act that cut the duty on foreign molasses in half, hoping that this would encourage Amers to buy more and thus pay more Brit taxes? • The Sugar Act • What was the Act that placed tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal docs, most other printed materials • Stamp Act • What was wrong with the Salem Witchcraft Trials? • They were based on false accusations and evidence

  9. What was the purpose of both the Sugar and Stamp Acts? • To raise money for Britain • What was the Quartering Act? • It required colonies to provide housing and supplies for Brit. Troops that remained in Amer. after Fr and Ind War • What was a direct result of the Intolerable Acts? • The calling together of the First Continental Congress

  10. What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War? • Battles of Lexington and Concord • What battled convinced France to become allies with the Americans? • Battle of Saratoga • What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War? • Battle of Yorktown

  11. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson • What movement in Europe greatly influenced TJ? • The Enlightenment • What are natural rights? • rights belonging to all people because they are human

  12. How did America overcome its disadvantages to win the war? • they had the desire and determination to outlast the British • What complaint did many colonists have about the taxes they paid? • They were taxed w/out representation • What did the First Continental Congress do? • Called for the formation of colonial militias

  13. What effects did the victory of the Americans in the Revolution both in America and abroad? • the spread of the idea of liberty • What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine? • Common Sense • What were the men that the British hired to fight the Americans called? • Mercenaries, or Hessians

  14. What foreign country greatly aided the colonists economically during the Revolution? • France • What was the document that ended the Revolutionary War? • Treaty of Paris

  15. What was someone who was contracted to work for a master for a set period of time called? • Indentured servant

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