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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 represented: 

 

King George III's attempt to limit colonial expansion.

Natural Rights: 

were those viewed as universal and unalienable.

James Wolfe

successfully defeated the French at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec though he died in the process.

In 1754, the ______________ represented a first, but  failed attempt at ________________.

Albany Plan; Unify the colonies under a central leadership.

All of the following were part of the Treaty of Paris, 1763 EXCEPT:

Native Americans given a land grant west of the Mississippi River.

Jeffrey Amherst:

defeated the French at Montreal in 1760, bringing the military campaign in Canada to a close

approved spreading smallpox to native populations who refused to ally with the British.

The English official responsible for moving the main theater of the French-Indian War to North America was ____________________.

William Pitt.

The Governor's Council in the English colonies:

lacked much power beyond advising the governor by the 18th century.

How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet  Common Sense  convince many Americans to revolt?

His use of emotional and optimistic language flexible enough to be interpreted broadly by the reader.

The actions of John Smith at Jamestown:

prevented the colony from collapsing.

Which of the following caused many Southern colonial planters to join the patriot cause despite their initial hesitancy?

Lord Dunmore's Proclationation

Which of the following was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

Justify colonizing outside of their geographical jurisidiction.

Prevent dissent and attempt to unify Separatist and non-Separatists settlers.

This revenue generating measure enacted by the English targeted all sectors of colonial society by taxing all documents.

Stamp Act

Though Ferdinand Magellan is ostensibly given credit for circumnavigating the globe, _________________________.

He was killed and therefore dead for the last third of his journey.

The American Enlgihtenment primarily focused on:

The search for practical knowledge to alleviate human suffering.

Jonathon Edwards and George Whitefield were key leaders of the:

First Great Awakening

The colony of New Netherland: 

was taken by the English without a shot fired.

Social Contract Theory: 

argued that people consent to surrender some individual liberty for protection of property.

Natural Rights: 

were those viewed as universal and unalienable.

The colony of the Carolinas were ultimately made profitable by _______________ and did so by recruiting wealthy people from ___________________.

Anthony Cooper; Barbados.

Which of the following was NOT an idea espoused by the "Radical Whigs" :

Democratic ideals should be promoted.

The Quakers, more formerly known as the ________________________, was a group that believed in pacifism and was founded by George Fox.

United Society of Friends.

The colony of  _______________ was established in order to create a safe haven for  _________________.

Maryland; Catholics

John Rolfe turned around colonial Jamestown by: 

establishing and then exporting a hybrid variety of tobacco.

Though he was Italian, John Cabot sailed for which of the following nations:

England

The Puritans forced the exile of _______________________ from their colony for calling for the freedom of religion and the fair treatment of natives.

 

 Roger Williams.

__________________ led a flotilla of ships that settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and served as their colonial governor.

John Winthrop

Anne Hutchinson:

was banished from Massachusetts Bay for challenging religious authority.

Prince Henry the Navigator:

funded much of his country's maritime exploration and education.

Francisco Pizzarro was responsible for the overthrow of the _______ tribe and forced them to _______________, causing severe economic hardship.

Inca; mine the abundant gold mines found in the region.

The Spanish Reconquista:

was the centuries-long attempt to expel the Moors

Colonization was:

the imposition political, economic, social, and cultural systems on another territory

In the Columbian Exchange, the “Old” world and the “New” exchanged:

animal, plant, and microbial forms of life.

In addition to looking for gold, conquistador Francisco Coronado:

set up a series of missions along the Southwest to convert natives.