Chapter 4

1. How many colonies were at the beginning?

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2. Describe the physical features of New England, Middle and Southern

colonies.

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3. How was life in the colonies?

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4. What did artisans do?

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5. Who wanted to control trade? ____________________________________________

6. How was life for slaves?

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7. How did slaves fight against slavery?

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8. Describe the French and Indian War

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9. What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?

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Chapter 5

1. Why did the colonists protest?

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2. What happened in the Boston Massacre?

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3. What happened in the Boston Tea Party?

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4. What did the Declaration of Independence establish?

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5. How were the colonists divided?

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6. What was the last battle of the war for independence?

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7. What established the Treaty of Paris?

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Chapter 6

1. What is the Constitution?

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2. What is the Bill of Rights?

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3. What does the Preamble of the Constitution describe?

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4. Why are there amendments to the Constitution?

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Chapter 7

1. Who was the first president of the U.S.?

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2. Who were the first political parties?

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3. What was the Louisiana Purchase?

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4. Who explored the territory?

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5. What did they find in the territory?

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6. Why was there a war in 1812?

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7. What was the resolution of the war?

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8. What did Andrew Jackson do?

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9. What was the Trail of Tears?

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10. What were the effects of the cotton gin?

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11. What did abolitionists do?

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12. Explain the role of women in reform movements.

Chapter 8

1. Make a list of important inventions

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2. Who declared independence from Mexico? _______________________________

3. What was the California Gold Rush?

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