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Let’s Review Units 1-7

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The Thirteen Colonies

Jamestown Colony: The FACTS

Year Founded

Significance (importance)

Why was Jamestown colonized?

Hardships/challenges faced by the colonists

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Survival

1) Who forced them to work?

2) What cash crop did they start to grow?

3) Who found out this crop could grow?

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Why were slaves brought to Jamestown?

What was Jamestown’s government called?

The Virginia House of _________________. It was the first _____________________ government in the American colonies.

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Plymouth Colony: The FACTS

Year Founded?

Why did the Pilgrims/Puritans leave England?

Hardships/challenges faced by the Pilgrims/Puritans

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2.

1) Who helped the settlers survive?

2) How did he help them?

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What was the Mayflower Compact?

Why was the Mayflower Compact signed?

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What was the primary reason for settling the Plymouth Colony?

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Directions: Use the Word Bank below to label the 13 Colonies.

ConnecticutDelawareGeorgia

MarylandMassachusetts

New HampshireNew JerseyNew York

North Carolina

Rhode IslandPennsylvania

South CarolinaVirginia

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True or False: Most settlements and towns in colonial America were located by bodies of water.

Which colonies had the following geographical features: Rich soil, good growing season, Many large rivers, excellent harbors

Which colonies had the following geographical features: Rich soil, warm climate, long growing season, large coastal plain, many large rivers

Which colonies had the following geographical features: Hilly, Heavily forested, Thin, rocky soil, Long, cold winters, Short growing season, Many good harbors

What was the major reason the original settlers of Plymouth Colony came to America?

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are all a part of which colonies?

Fishing, lumber, and fur trading was a major economic activity in which colonies?

Why did most colonial farmers settle near oceans or coastal waterways?

What was the main reason for the variety of products in the different regions of the country?

Tobacco and rice were major products of which colonies?

Wheat, grain, and manufacturing were major products and economic activities of which colonies?

Which geographic feature of the Atlantic coastline contributed most to the growth of colonial trade?

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In a representative democracy, the people have the power because they elect the ______________________.

Explain what happened during the Great Awakening and its significance (importance).

Why was the Mayflower Compact an important step towards our democracy? (Hint: what idea did it create?)

Why did early settlers go to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Pennsylvania? (Hint: they all had one thing in common)

In a democracy, _________________ have the power.

What was the name of the 1st permanent British settlement in the Americas?

What was the name of the journey that slaves were forced to take to get to the Americas?

What were the 3 major European nations that explored the New World?

Explain the term subsistence farming. What is the difference between a primary and secondary source document?

What was the nickname of the Middle Colonies?

Which colonial region was known for its diversity?

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Pre-American Revolution

Mercantilism = _____________________________________________________________

Fill in the arrows with what resources were exchanged between the different countries.

Triangular Trade = __________________________________________________________

What is the “Middle Passage”? _________________________________________________________________________

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Who wrote Common Sense? What did Common Sense urge colonists to do?

Who said “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”?

Give an example of two types of protests.

Which historical figure got France to provide patriots with money and soldiers?

Why did colonists blame the British soldiers for the Boston Massacre?

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose (job) of the government?

What are unalienable rights?

Which famous patriot rode to Lexington to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming?

What are the three unalienable rights?

What did the Quartering Act force colonists to do?

Why did colonists resent (hate) the Proclamation Act?

Who were the Sons of Liberty? What do people have a right to do against an unjust government?

According to this trade policy, the job of the colonies is to benefit the mother country.

Why were boycotts effective?

“Shot heard around the world” is a quote commonly associated with which battle of the American Revolution?

1) The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

– (A) ended the British threat to the South

– (B) guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists

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– (C) convinced the French to support the Americans

– (D) forced the British to withdraw from North America

2) Which document is a primary source concerning the American Revolution?

– (A) a videotape showing a reenactment of a battle

– (B) a journal of the events written by a Continental soldier

– (C) a social studies textbook

– (D) a published article written by a history Teacher

3) The main purpose for signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783 was to –

– (A) declare war on Great Britain

– (B) force France to support the Revolutionary War

– (C) convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

– (D) end the Revolutionary War

4) Where was the last battle of the American Revolution fought?

– (a) Valley Forge

– (b) Saratoga

– (c) Lexington

– (d) Yorktown

5) “. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . ”Which document contains these words?

– (a) Mayflower Compact

– (b) Treaty of Paris

– (c) Emancipation Proclamation

– (d) Declaration of Independence

6) Which statement represents one of the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

– (a) The United States needs a strong central government.

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– (b) The power of the president must be limited by the legislative and judicial branches.

– (c) People have a right to rebel against an unjust government.

– (d) Americans cannot afford to pay high British taxes.

The United States Creates a Government

The Articles of Confederation

1) At the Constitutional Convention (1787), the Great Compromise resolved the issue of congressional representation by

– (a) limiting the terms of elected lawmakers

– (b) providing for direct election of senators

– (c) creating a two-house legislature

– (d) including the electoral college

2) When census numbers show changes in a state’s total population, what is likely to be affected in the state?

– (a) boundary lines

– (b) number of counties

– (c) representation in the United States House of Representatives

– (d) number of senators in the United States Senate

Federalists are _______ the Constitution. Some famous Federalists include: ____________________________________________________________________________

Anti-federalists are ________ the Constitution because it did not have a _________________________.

Some famous Anti-Federalists include: ____________________________________________________________________________

3) To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to

– (a) give up western land claims

– (b) restrict the importation of slaves

– (c) add a bill of rights to the document

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– (d) grant voting rights to all adult white males

4) The Constitution of the United States was considered an improvement over the Articles of Confederation because the Constitution changed the

– (a) status of slavery

– (b) civil rights of minorities

– (c) number of Americans eligible to vote

– (d) balance of power between national and state governments

5) Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a way to

– (a) limit the power of the president

– (b) provide legal rights for women

– (c) settle differences over representation in Congress based on counting slaves

– (d) establish term lengths for senators

6) During the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, Federalists and Anti-federalists disagreed mainly over the

– (a) wisdom of maintaining friendship with England

– (b) need for the continuation of slavery

– (c) election of George Washington as the first president

– (d) division of power between the national government and the states

7) Which historic document was written in support of ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

– (a) Magna Carta

– (b) Mayflower Compact

– (c) Declaration of Independence

– (d) The Federalist Papers

8) Between 1787 and 1789, a major controversy between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists focused primarily on --

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– (a) expansion of slavery into the territories

– (b) the wisdom of creating a two-house legislature

– (c) division of power among different levels of government

– (d) the issue of ratification of the new U.S. Constitution.

What was the purpose of Hamilton’s Economic Plan?

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What are political parties?

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Federalists Democratic - RepublicansMain Party Leader

Views on Hamilton’s Economic PlanViews on the Constitution

Loose Constructionists: the national government should take all steps needed to govern the states.

Strict Constructionists: the national government should only have powers expressly listed in the Constitution.

Views on the Government

Views on Foreign Policy Pro-British Pro-French

Main Supporters

What 3 points were made through George Washington’s Farewell Address?

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What were some important events of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency?

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War of 1812Cause #1

Cause #2

Effect #1

Effect #2

Cause #3 Effect #3

War of

1812

“Star Spangled Banner”

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Embargo Act “Era of Good Feelings” Monroe Doctrine(Stay out our business!)

Description: Description: Description:

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Cause #3 Effect #3

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Impact: Impact: Impact:

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Who is John Marshall?

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Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland Gibbons v. OgdenDescription: Description: Description:

Impact: Impact: Impact:

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Chief Justice John Marshall & the Supreme Court

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Election of 1828 “Spoils System” Indian Removal ActEvent:

Importance:

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Worcester v. Georgia “Trail of Tears” War on the National Bank

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Andrew Jackson Presidency

Key Events during the

Jackson

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What is the Industrial Revolution?

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Life before the Industrial Revolution

Impact of Scientific InnovationsCanals: Cotton Gin: Interchangeable Parts:

Steamboats: Steel Plow and McCormick Reaper:

Textile Mills:

Railroads: Telegraph: Steam Engine:

Result of the Industrial Revolution

What impact did the growth of transportation and communication have on the United States?

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What was life like for people working in factories during the Industrial Revolution?

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The Industrial Revolution

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What does REFORM mean? ________________________________________________________

What does TEMPERANCE mean? ____________________________

What does SUFFRAGE mean? ______________________________

What does ABOLISH mean? _______________________________

Temperance Movement Education Reform Prison ReformGoals: Goals: Goals:

Leaders: Leaders: Leaders:

Treating Mental Illness Women’s RightsGoals: Goals:

Leaders: Leaders:

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Reform Movements

The Age of Reform

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What was the Abolitionist Movement?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman William L. Garrison

Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Henry David Thoreau

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Abolitionist Leaders