US History Mid-Term Review Part 1

I. Early Exploration
1. New England was settled by______________ seeking freedom from ______________ persecution in
Europe.
2. What document established the government for the Puritans at Plymouth in 1620?
3. What type of direct democracy did Puritans practice in their colony?
4. Define: Cavaliers
5. What was the first permanent English Settlement in the New World?
6. What was the first elected assembly in the New World? What is in known by today?

7. Native Americans lost their traditional ______________ and millions died from ______________.
8. French relations with natives was based on _________________________.
9. What two religions gained followers after the Great Awakening?
10. New England Economy was based on?
A. ______________________ farming
C. _____________________________

B. ____________________________
D. ____________________________

11. Define: Middle Passage

12. The three major Cash Crops grown in the Southern colonies were?
13.The two major seaports in the Colonies were ________________________ and ____________________.
14. Which colony did the Quakers settle?
15. What would happen to someone if they questioned the government or the church in New England?
16. What was Ben Franklin know for in the colonies before the American Revolution?
17. Define: Enlightenment
18. What was the name of the Religious Revivial the spread across New England in the 1730s?
19. What was the major religion in Virginia?
20. Define: Indentured Servants
II. Revolutionary War
1. Which English philospher influenced Americas move towards indenependence?
2. According to this English philospher, what natural rights are people born with?
3. Define: Proclamation of 1763

4. According to the social contract, the ___________ give power to a _____________. The people
promise to obey the _____________ and the government promises to protect your _____________.
The result is ______________ ______________.
5. Who wrote Common Sense?
6. All Power resides with the ________________.
7. ________________ and __________________ influenced Americas move towards independence.
8. The Rivalry between ____________ & France led to the French and Indian War.
9. Who said Give me liberty, or give me death? He was also known as the Orator of the Revolution.
10. What was the importance of the 1st Continential Congress?
11. Where was the Shot Heard around the World?
12. Define: Minutemen
13. Which battle ended the war?
14. Which country came to the aid of the Americans during the war?
15. Define: Stamp Act

III. Constitution
1. What was the name of the first government of the United States?
2. Who wrote the VirginiaStatute of Relglious Freedom and what did it do?
3. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and what did it do?
4. The 1st Ten Amendments are also called the ____________________________/
5. Defin: 3/5s Compromise
6. Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
7. Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
8. The ________________________ were supporters of the new Constitution.
9. The ____________________________ wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
10. Why did the Articles of Confederation create a weak government?
11. What was the role of the President of the Convention?
12. Why were check and balances created?