USHA Unit 4 Test Review

This colonial group was formed in 1765 as a result of the Stamp Act and other British laws and taxes.

This man was the first secretary of the treasure, leading Federalist and advocated for a strong federal gov't.

Revolutionary War Battle - victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender.

Which was the first English document to limit the power of the king by law? The Magna Carta or the Mayflower Compact?

Triangular Trade is the journey of enslaved people from the African coast to the Americas. True or False?

This was the first government of the United States.

This is the lack of strict enforcement of the Navigation Acts by Gt. Britain in the English colonies during most of the 1700s.

The Mayflower Compact was the first written plan for government in the English colonies. True or False?

This was established to protect Native American tribes by setting a boundary from the Appalachians west which no western white settlements could happen.

This group of colonists formed in the 1770s to spread news about protests against the British.

France supported the colonies during the Revolutionary War because it was unhappy about the territory it lost to Great Britain during the French and Indian War. True or False?

This was an intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.

This group supported adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

Law passed in 1765 that Gt. Britain imposed taxes on items such as newspapers and pamphlets.

This was the first elected representative government in the British Colonies.

Colonists gained greater control over the individual governments of the colonies following the French and Indian War. True or False?

The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the Revolutionary War. True or False?

These battles are considered the start of the Revolutionary War.

This Revolutionary War battle in NY was turning point for the colonists and boosted moral.

As a result of the transatlantic slave trade, slavery became strong in the New England colonies. True or False?

The New England Colonies had smaller farms to due the rocky terrain and colder weather conditions. True or False?

Mercantilism was an economic system where the colonies existed to benefit the mother country (Great Britain). True or False?

The Quartering Act was an Intolerable Act where the British forced colonists to house British troops. True or False?

This war took place between 1754-1763 and was the final war between Gt. Britain and France in America.

The Boston Port Act was an Intolerable Act that did not cut off international trade for the colonies. True or False?

Shay's Rebellion illustrated what about the Articles of Confederation?