History

1. Q: What were the three main colonial regions?

A: New England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies.

2. Q: What was New England's economy based on?

A: Fishing, shipbuilding, trade, and small farms.

3. Q: What was the Southern Colonies' economy based on?

A: Plantations and cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo.

4. Q: What was slavery?

A: A system in which people were legally treated as property and forced to work.

5. Q: What is racism?

A: Prejudice or discrimination based on race.

6. Q: Who was Thomas Jefferson?

A: The principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president.

7. Q: Who was George Washington?

A: Commander of the Continental Army and the 1st U.S. president.

8. Q: Who was Alexander Hamilton?

A: A Federalist who supported a strong national government and helped establish the nation's financial system.

9. Q: Who was Roger Williams?

A: Founder of Rhode Island who supported religious freedom and separation of church and government.

10. Q: Who was Anne Hutchinson?

A: A religious thinker banished from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan leaders.

11. Q: Who was Thomas Paine?

A: Author of Common Sense, which encouraged colonists to seek independence.

12. Q: Who was King George III?

A: The British king during the American Revolution.

13. Q: What was Jamestown?

A: The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in Virginia in 1607.

14. Q: What was Massachusetts Bay?

A: A colony founded by Puritans in 1630.

15. Q: What was Roanoke?

A: The "Lost Colony" whose settlers mysteriously disappeared.

16. Q: What was Bacon's Rebellion?

A: A 1676 Virginia rebellion against Governor Berkeley that exposed class tensions.

17. Q: What was the French and Indian War?

A: A war between Britain and France in North America from 1754–1763.

18. Q: What happened after the French and Indian War that angered colonists?

A: Britain taxed the colonies to help pay its war debt.

19. Q: What was the Great Awakening?

A: A religious revival in the 1730s–1740s that emphasized personal faith.

20. Q: What were the British Acts?

A: Laws and taxes imposed by Britain on the colonies, which led to colonial resistance.

21. Q: What was the Boston Tea Party?

A: A 1773 protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor.

22. Q: What were Committees of Correspondence?

A: Groups that shared information and coordinated resistance to British policies.

23. Q: What was the Revolutionary War?

A: The war between Britain and the American colonies, beginning in 1775.

24. Q: What was The Concord Hymn?

A: Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem commemorating the Battle of Concord.

25. Q: What does "shot heard round the world" refer to?

A: The beginning of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord.

26. Q: What were the Articles of Confederation?

A: America's first national government; it gave most power to the states and made the national government weak.

27. Q: Who were the Federalists?

A: People who supported the Constitution and a stronger national government.

28. Q: Who were the Republicans?

A: Jefferson's supporters who favored stronger state governments and a more limited federal government.

29. Q: What was the 3/5ths Compromise?

A: A Constitutional Convention agreement that counted three-fifths of enslaved people when determining representation and direct taxation.

30. Q: What is the Constitution?

A: The document establishing the U.S. government and its three branches.

31. Q: Why was New York important?

A: It was a major port and center of colonial trade.

32. Q: Why was Philadelphia important?

A: The Continental Congress met there, the Declaration of Independence was adopted there, and the Constitutional Convention met there.

33. Q: Why was Boston important?

A: It was a major center of resistance to British rule and the location of events such as the Boston Tea Party.