Kaitlan Kershner.

exam review

a2.

#1

The main purpose of latitude and longitude is to...

determine exact location.

#2.

Geography is the study of...

people, their environments, and their resources....

#3.

The Equator Is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into...

#4.

All maps Have some distortion because...

maps are flat and earth is not.

#5.

On a map, relief shows differences in..

elevation.

#6.

The longest and most important river system in the U.S. is made up of the..

Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

#7.

An example of the theme of movement is the..

shipping of trade goos to Asia.

#8.

        led an expedition that sailed around the world. 

Ferdinand Magellan

#9.

English, French, and Dutch explores searched for a        through the americans.

northwest passage

#10

Which of the following were problems faced by the early settlers at Jamestown?

 the refusal of colonists to work, disease, impure drinking water

#11.

Who found the colony of Connecticut?

Thomas Hooker

#12.

Who founded the colony of Rhode Island?

Roger Williams

#13.

The first English colonists in North America landed at..

Roanoke.

#14.

Who founded the colony of Georgia?

James Oglethorpe

#15.

Quakers were Protestant reformers who believed that...

men and women were equal in God's sight.

#16.

A major reason that Pennsylvania enjoyed namy years of peace with its Indianneighbors was that..

settlers in Pennsylvania paid for indian land.

#17.

Under the theory of mercantilism, a country should..

export more than it imports.

#18.

The purpose of the navigation acts passed in the 1660's was..

to strengthen England and make it richer.

#19.

Which of the following statements about voting in the colonies is true?

All voters had to own property.

#20.

English colonists showed their concern for education by..

passing a law in massachusetts to set up the first public schools.

#21.

The American       of British goods hurt trade.

boycott

#22.

A time line usually shows events...

in chronological order.

 #23.

A         was ready to fight on short notice.

minutemen

#24.

english settlers often angered Native Americans by..

clearing forests for farms.

#25.

One result of the French and Indian War was that..

France lost Canda..

#26.

Chief pontiac gave up his war against the British when..

the French signed the Treaty of Paris..

#27.

the proclamation of 1763 angered British colonists because it...

stopped them from moving west.

#28.

Britian won allies among Native americans by..

charging less for trade goods.

#29.

Colonists objected to the stamp act because they..

did not have their own representatives in Parliament.

#30.

The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were organizeed to..

protest British policies.

#31.

Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson.

#32.

The chief goal of the Tea Act was to..

raise money for the British East India Company.

#33.

According to the Declaration of Indepenence, everyone has a right to...

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..

#34.

The author of Common Sense supported American inpendence because..

America was too far from Britian to be easily governed, there was no advantage to being connected to britian, kings and queens had no right to rule.

#35.

A turning point in the war for the Americans was at

Saratoga.

#36.

Americans wanted an alliance with france because...

Americans needed weapons and navel support.

#37.

On which state did Native Americans fight durning the Revolution?

Some fought with British and some with Patriots.

#38.

many African Americans supported the Revolution because they..

believed that if it would bring an end to slavery.

#39.

Washington allowed African Americans to serve in the Continental Ary becuase

#40.

In the Treaty of Paris of 1783, Americans agreed to...

#41.

The Americans commander know as the Swamp Fox was..

#42.

One reason that Americans wanted a written consitution was to..

#43.

What problems did the nation face under the Articles of Confederation?

#44.

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to keep their talks secret because they...

#45.

In the debate over the constitution, Federalists favored..

#46.

The Constitution can be changed through the process of..

#47.

In 1689 William and Marysigned this royal agreement to respect the rights of English Citizens  and of Parliment..

#48.

The english policy of interfering very little in colonial affairs was called...

#49.

Shay's Rebbellion was important because it showed Americans that..

#50.

The right of freedom of the press in the colonies was established by the trail of..

#51.

What was the Great Awakening?

#52.

The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to..

#53.

A group that staged protests against the Stamp Act was the..

#54.

On March 5, 1770, what fight broke out between British soldiers and dockworkers?

#55.

Who became famous for spreading news of the British troop's movement?

#56.

During the Revolutionary War, people who sided with the rebels were called?

patriots.

#57.

           is commander of the Continental army.

George Washington.

#58.

washington's strategy was to:

#59.

           are soliders hired to fight for anothe rcountry.

#60.

        spreds rumor that americans have a large Army and later he betrays his country.

#61.

German            trains troops and teachers charges using bayonets.

#62.

Washington's Army retreats from Philadelphia and spends the harsh winter of 1770-1778 at..

#63.

         is a privately owned ship used to attack enemy (British) merchant ship.

#64.

        commands the American ship, Bonhormme Richard.

#65.

         are bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with suprise raids.

#66.

The          is the major battle of th eRevolutionary.

#67.

The war offically ends with the...

#68.

the          are the first set of plans for a national government system ratified in 1781.

#69.

         led a group of men in a rebellion (because of taxes)called Shay's Rebellion.

#70.

In 1791, states ratify the ten amendments known as the...

Bill of Rights.