Abeka 11th Grade US History Test 2

1774

First continental congress

1773

Boston Tea Party

1775

Second continental congress

1765

Stamp act congress

1783

Treaty of Paris

1781

Battle of Yorktown

George Whitefield

The most powerful voice of the Great Awakening

Phillis Wheatley

The first black female writer in America

John Adams

helped lead a Stamp Act protest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

David Brainerd

missionary to the native Americans

Edmund Burke

British Statesmen from Ireland that defended the American colonies

Charles Townshend

prime minister who passed the Intolerable Acts

Methodist

What denomination was founded by John and Charles Wesley

start of the war

What was the significance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord to the war for Independence

financial resources

What was NOT a patriot advantage in pursuing war with great britain?

Robert Morris

who was appointed superintendent of finance in 1781 and obtained a much-needed loan from France?

Benedict Arnold

Who agreed to surrender west point to the British in exchange for a large sum of money?

Trenton

What town did Washington capture from the Hessians on Christmas night in 1776?

Spain

What nation recieved the colony of Florida in the treaty of paris of 1763?

churches became corrupted, but membership increased

What were the results of the Halway Covenant?

they realized that political freedom was necessary to have true religious freedom

how did the great awakening convince americans of the need for political freedom?

the dominion of new england was a forced union

how did the albany plan differ from the dominion of new england?

Great Brtian only used colonies for the benefit of the mother country

how did the mercantile theory influence great britain's colonnial policy?

the act required all publications and legal documents to be taxed by purchasing stamps from the government

what was the function of the stamp act?

The colonist believed that they could not give consent to laws if they had no choice in who represented them

why was the concept of the virtual representation unacceptable to the colonist?

he had illegally enforced parliamentary laws in the colonies

what grievance does the following quotation give against King George III? "He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our consitution...giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation." - Delcaration of Independence

he believed that they only opposed taxes within the american colonies and that they would not object to taxes on imports

why did Charles Townshend expect his program to be more acceptable to the colonist than George Greenville's program?

it forced the british to give up on their strategy of dividing the colonies

Why was the containment of the British at New York significant?

Jonathan Edwards

Who was the man who prached the most fasmous sermon in American history?

Quebec

The British secured control of St. Lawrence river during the French and Indian War with victory at the Battle of?

Pontiac

The colonist lost much of their confidence in the british army after an uprising by the Ottwa chief named?

Commentaries on the Laws of England

William Blackstone's definition of the law of nature influenced the declaration of independence through his four volume work called?

Valley forge

after losing the city of Philidelphia, General Washington's army spent the winter camped at?

Henry Clinton

British commander in chief who replaced William Howe

Horatio Gates

Patriot commander at the Battle of Saratoga

Comte de Rochambeau

French general at the Battle of Yorktown

Haym Salomon

Jewish financer of the Patriot cause

Francis Marion

the swamp fox

Nathaniel Greene

the fighting quaker

Nathan Hale

Patriot spy disguised as a dutch schoolteacher

Fort Dusquense

what french fort repelled a british attach under George Washington?

France

which country lost most of her american territory in the treaty of paris of 1763?

Quebec act

which act was considered to be one of the intolerable acts although it was not one of the Coercive acts?

Samuel Adams

who founded the sons of liberty?

april 19, 1775

what is the full date for the start of the war for independence?

France

which foreign country aided the patriot cause the most during the war for independence?

July 4, 1776

what was the full date for the adoption of the declaration of independence?

Battle of Saratoga

What battle is remembered as the turning point in the war for independence?

Describe 3 fundamental differences between great britian and her colonies that became evident after the french and indian war. Explain how each difference changed the colonies view of their relationship with great britian.

1.Spiritual differences - american revivals were widespread, helped colonist realize they could only maintain their religion

2.Military differences - colonist fought more during french and indian war while the britians were professionl and had fought for their wages

3.Economic differences - because of americans agriuclture system, they never experienced famine and were wealthier