US History Semester 1 Final Exam Review

These flashcards cover key concepts related to US History from Semester 1, including important individuals, events, and legislation.

What goods were transported during the Middle Passage?

Gold, rum, and enslaved people.

What were European's main motives for making voyages of exploration?

Growing their wealth and spreading Christianity.

What is Olaudah Equiano remembered for?

Writing a book about his life and helping to end the slave trade.

What is Amerigo Vespucci famous for?

The Americas were named after him.

What is an indentured servant?

A person who agreed to work for 4-7 years in exchange for passage to the New World.

Which group of people settled the New England colonies?

The Puritans because they wanted religious freedom.

What was the name given to the first representative government of the Jamestown colony?

The House of Burgesses.

Which group mostly settled in the Pennsylvania region?

The Quakers.

Why did the Pilgrims found the Plymouth Colony?

They were in search of religious freedom.

What was the document signed aboard the Mayflower?

The Mayflower Compact, intended to be an agreement for a democratic set of laws.

Why did Britain increase taxes on American colonists after the French and Indian War?

Britain was in debt and needed money.

What was the Stamp Act?

A law that placed taxes on all paper and printer material.

What was the Tea Act?

A law that increased taxes on any tea product sold in the colonies.

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

A law that stated colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains.

Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson.

What did a patriot believe and value?

They valued freedom and believed that it was good to resist the British.

What did a loyalist believe and value?

They valued loyalty and believed it was good to follow British rule.

What was the Boston Massacre?

An event in which a group of British soldiers shot and killed 5 American colonists during a protest that turned violent.

Who commanded the Continental Army?

George Washington.

What does the phrase 'no taxation without representation' mean?

It means that people should have the right to not pay taxes if they don't have representation in government.