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”