Northwest Passage

• Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers

The Northwest Passage was a waterway connecting the Atlantic

Ocean to

A. Caribbean Sea

B. Africa

C. Asia

D. South America

Answer: C. Asia

For what were the early European explorers who reached the western

Hemisphere actually searching?

A. An all water route to Asia

B. Proof that the world was round

C. New sources of slaves

D. New sources of gold and silver

Answer: A. An all water route to Asia

Jamestown

• The first permanent English settlement in Virginia.

Who was the early leader of the Jamestown settlement?

A. John Smith

B. William Penn

C. Roger Williams

D. Walter Raleigh

Answer: A. John Smith

Which of these factors aided the survival of the early Jamestown

settlers?A. The military reinforcements sent from EnglandB. The constant steady shipments of supplies from

EnglandC. The friendly trade between the colonists and the

IndiansD. The dedicated leadership and efforts of the

colony’s members

Answer: D. The dedicated leadership and efforts of the colony’s members

Mayflower Compact• Formal document that provided the

law for the Plymouth colony

What did the Puritans agree to do by signing the Mayflower Compact?A. Govern themselves by majority rule

B. Give everyone religious freedom

C. Hold elections every two years

D. Grant the king of England complete power over the colonies

Answer: A. Govern themselves by majority rule

In what year was the Mayflower compact signed by the pilgrims?

A. 1776

B. 1620

C. 1789

D. 1609

Answer: B. 1620

indentured servants

• Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

What group paid for their passage to America by working for

approximately seven years after they arrived?

A. Slaves

B. Indentured servants

C. Proprietors

D. Middle class merchants

Answer: B. Indentured servants

How were indentured servants different from free workers?

A. They could learn a trade

B. They could not leave their job freely

C. They could not go to church

D. They were bound to their masters for life

Answer: A. They could not leave their job freely

Middle Passage

• The part of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies

Which of the following best describes the infamous trip of slaves from Africa to the East

Coast of the Western Hemisphere?

A. Crusades

B. Great Migration

C. Lewis and Clark Expedition

D. Middle Passage

Answer: D. Middle Passage

In the 18th century, an important difference between the migrations of Africans and

Europeans to the United States was that

A. Africans came against their willB. Africans were admitted under a national quota

system and Europeans were notC. Africans were permitted to settle in the North

and Europeans were notD. Africans’ transportation costs were paid by the

federal government and Europeans paid for their own transportation.

Answer: A. Africans came against their will

Treaty of Paris (1763)

• Treaty with Britain that ended the American Revolution and recognized the US as an independent nation

What did the Treaty of Paris accomplish?

A. It ended French power in North AmericaB. It gave Britain all lands east of the Mississippi

RiverC. It gave France complete control of the Ohio

River ValleyD. It recognized French supremacy in the

Americas

Answer: A. It ended French power in North America

Which statement states an outcome of the Treaty of Paris(1763) that ended

the French and Indian War?

A. Canada became a colony of Spain

B. The Dutch gave up New Netherland to England

C. Americans won their Independence from the British

D. France lost most of its colonies in North America.

Answer: D. France lost most of its colonies in North America.

French & Indian War debt

• Great Britain taxed the colonists to pay the French and Indian war debt.

What was the main reason Britain excessively taxed the colonies?

A. To further develop the system of mercantilismB. To pay the British the debt from the French and

Indian WarC. To demonstrate they heavy political control of

the coloniesD. To finance the development of British colonies

on other continents

Answer: B. To pay the British the debt from the French and Indian War

mercantilism

• The theory that a nation’s power depended on its wealth

What does the term mercantilism mean?

A. Colonies exist for the benefit of the trade companies

B. Colonies exist for the benefit of their colonists

C. Colonies exist for the benefit of the parent company

D. Colonies exist for their own benefit

Answer: C. Colonies exist for the benefit of the parent company

What did the “mother country” expect from its colonies under

mercantilism?A. They should import more than they export

B. They should export more than they import

C. They should practice free trade with other nations and colonies

D. They should be self-supporting colonies with no need for trade.

Answer: B. They should export more than they import

Northwest Ordinance

• Created the Northwest Territory lands north of the Ohio River Valley and east of the Mississippi River

• No slavery was allowed in the territory

Which of the following was not a colonial grievance?

A. Quartering act

B. Northwest ordinance

C. Proclamation of 1763

D. Writs pf Assistance

Answer: B. Northwest ordinance

tariff

• A tax on imports and exports

During the Confederation period, what made trade difficult between

states?A. Bans on the transportation of farm products

across state lines

B. Federal laws preventing trade between the states

C. Differing state tariff and trade laws

D. A lack of effective transportation methods for products

Answer: C. Differing state tariff and trade laws

How did Alexander Hamilton propose that the federal

government should collect funds?

A. With income taxes

B. By opening government-run factories

C. By selling off public land

D. With excise taxes and tariff duties

Answer: D. With excise taxes and tariff duties

taxation without representation

• Complaint from colonists made against taxation by the British Parliament that they had no representation in Parliament

What complaint did the colonists make against taxation by the British

Parliament?A. They could not afford to pay the taxes

B. The same taxes should be paid in England as well

C. They had no representation in Parliament

D. The taxation was only benefiting the colonial economy

Answer: C. They had no representation in Parliament

Which law caused the English colonists to support “no taxation

without representation”?

A. Stamp act

B. Quartering act

C. Quebec act

D. Proclamation of 1763

Answer: A. Stamp act

boycott

• To refuse to buy items from a particular country

What method did Americans use to hurt British trade prior to the

American Revolution?A. Boycotts

B. Protests

C. Nullification

D. Secession

Answer: A. Boycotts

“Many of the colonial storekeepers couldn’t give away any of the British goods on the stores

shelves. It was as if the colonists had agreed to not buy any English products.”

Which economic idea is described in this passage?A. Tariff

B. Boycott

C. Duty

D. Strike

Answer: B. Boycott

Albany Plan of Union

• Suggested by Ben Franklin• Proposal to unite the 11 colonies• Wanted the colonies to be governed by an

elected legislature

Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union?

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Samuel Adams

C. Thomas Jefferson

D. Alexander Hamilton

Answer: A. Benjamin Franklin

What did the Albany Plan of Union encourage the colonists to do?

A. Unite the colonists against France and Canada

B. Stop the Iroquois attacks

C. Create a peace pact with the French

D. Fight Britain’s tax laws

Answer: A. Unite the colonists against France and Canada

Boston Massacre

• An event where angry colonists made British soldiers to fire their guns and five colonists were killed.

What incident in 1770 involved the attack on five Boston colonists by

British soldiers?

A. Boston Tea party

B. Boston massacre

C. March on Lexington and Concord

D. Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer: B. Boston massacre

Which of the following did not result from the Boston Massacre?

A. Five colonists died from their injuriesB. The British soldiers were arrested and

defended by John AdamsC. The British gained respect for colonial military

abilitiesD. The first martyrs of the American Revolution

were create

Answer: C. The British gained respect for colonial military abilities

Intolerable Acts

• Punishment for dumping tea in the Boston Harbor.

• No town meetings• House British soldiers• Closed Boston Port• Increased taxes

Which of the following was not part of the Intolerable acts?

A. Increased taxes on exports

B. Imposed military rule in Massachusetts

C. Suspended self-government in Massachusetts

D. Quartered British troops in Boston

Answer: A. Increased taxes on exports

In 1774, England passed the Intolerable Acts in order to punish

A. New York, for aiding Ethan Allen

B. Jamestown, for Patrick Henry’s speech

C. Boston, for dumping tea into the harbor

D. Philadelphia, for holding the first Continental Congress

Answer: C. Boston, for dumping tea into the harbor

Common Sense

• Pamphlet created by Thomas Paine that called for complete independence from Britain

• Inspired many to support the revolution

What pamphlet convinced colonists that independence from Great Britain was the best choice?

A. Albany plan of union

B. Common sense

C. Articles of confederation

D. The Crisis

Answer: B. Common sense

Who wrote Common Sense in order to inspire American Patriots

to rebel against British rule?

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. Thomas Paine

C. John Hancock

D. John Adams

Answer: B. Thomas Paine

Declaration of Independence

• Document that declared the US independence from Britain

What governing body introduced the Declaration of Independence to

the 13 colonies?

A. Sons of Liberty

B. First Continental Congress

C. Second Continental Congress

D. Committee of Correspondence

Answer: C. Second Continental Congress

Which of the following was included in the Declaration of Independence?

A. A list of the ways the King of England had denied American right

B. A plea for support in British ParliamentC. A declaration that the right of the small

and large states were equalD. An accusation of blame for the

Revolutionary War on British merchants

Answer: A. A list of the ways the King of England had denied American right

colonial support for independence

• Patriots• Colonies worked together to gain

independence

What term best describes a colonist who supported American

Independence?

A. Loyalist

B. Patriot

C. Tory

D. Whig

Answer: A. Patriot

Battle of Saratoga

• Turning point in the American Revolution. People began to believe that America could win the war.

Why was the American victory at Saratoga important?

• It won the South of England• It marked the end of the Revolution• It proved that the American causes for

revolt were valid• It encouraged the French to help the

American revolutionaries

• It encouraged the French to help the American revolutionaries

In which colony did the Battle od Saratoga occur in 1777?

• New York• Virginia• Massachusetts• Pennsylvania

• New York

Phillis Wheatley

• Phillis Wheatley was an African slave in Boston, Massachusetts when she became the first published black poet in America in 1767.