U.S. History exam 1 study guide with
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Puritans - Correct Answer-A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of
England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay;
unconnected to the Plymouth colony
Pilgrims - Correct Answer-English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620
Walter Raleigh - Correct Answer-English adventurer who attempted to establish a
settlement at Roanoke Island off the North Carolina coast in 1587, but the colony failed.
Plymouth Plantation - Correct Answer-The pilgrim's settlement
Jamestown - Correct Answer-first permanent English settlement in North America
Mayflower Compact - Correct Answer-The first agreement for self-government in
America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for
the Plymouth colony.
John Winthrop - Correct Answer-First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams - Correct Answer-A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts
Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he
founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south
Anne Hutchinson - Correct Answer-American colonist (born in England) who was
banished from Boston for her religious views and went to settle in Rhode Island, where
she was killed by Indians
Lord Baltimore - Correct Answer-the founder of Maryland
Bacon's Rebellion - Correct Answer-A rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon with
backcountry farmers to attack Native Americans in an attemp to gain more land
William Penn - Correct Answer-founded Pennsylvania
Jonathan Edwards - Correct Answer-preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
George Whitefield - Correct Answer-the most influential preacher of the Great
Awakening
, Proclamation of 1763 - Correct Answer-A proclamation from the British government
which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and
which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east
James Otis - Correct Answer-A colonial lawyer who defended (usually for free) colonial
merchants who were accused of smuggling. Argued against the writs of assistance and
the Stamp Act. "No taxation without representation."
Sugar Act - Correct Answer-a British tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses
Stamp Act - Correct Answer-a British tariff on anything paper
Sons of Liberty - Correct Answer-A radical political organization for colonial
independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They incited
riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept. After
the repeal of the Stamp Act, many of the local chapters formed the Committees of
Correspondence which continued to promote opposition to British policies towards the
colonies. The Sons leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
Stamp Act Congress - Correct Answer-Organization of colonies that protested taxes
after the Stamp Act
Declaratory Act - Correct Answer-Stated that the British Parliament had the same power
to tax in the colonies as it did in Great Britain; Parliament emphasized its authority to
make binding laws on the American colonies
Quartering Act - Correct Answer-Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and
supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
Townshend Duties - Correct Answer-Popular name for the Revenue Act of 1767 which
taxed glass, lead, paint, paper and tea entering the colonies
Samuel Adams - Correct Answer-American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of
the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the
Declaration of Independence
John Hancock - Correct Answer-Presided over Continental Congress; signed the
Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre - Correct Answer-1770; The first bloodshed of the Amercan
Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd
killing five americans
Boston Tea Party - Correct Answer-1773; a protest against British taxes in which
Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor
Complete Solution
Puritans - Correct Answer-A religious group who wanted to purify the Church of
England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay;
unconnected to the Plymouth colony
Pilgrims - Correct Answer-English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620
Walter Raleigh - Correct Answer-English adventurer who attempted to establish a
settlement at Roanoke Island off the North Carolina coast in 1587, but the colony failed.
Plymouth Plantation - Correct Answer-The pilgrim's settlement
Jamestown - Correct Answer-first permanent English settlement in North America
Mayflower Compact - Correct Answer-The first agreement for self-government in
America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for
the Plymouth colony.
John Winthrop - Correct Answer-First governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams - Correct Answer-A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts
Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he
founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south
Anne Hutchinson - Correct Answer-American colonist (born in England) who was
banished from Boston for her religious views and went to settle in Rhode Island, where
she was killed by Indians
Lord Baltimore - Correct Answer-the founder of Maryland
Bacon's Rebellion - Correct Answer-A rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon with
backcountry farmers to attack Native Americans in an attemp to gain more land
William Penn - Correct Answer-founded Pennsylvania
Jonathan Edwards - Correct Answer-preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
George Whitefield - Correct Answer-the most influential preacher of the Great
Awakening
, Proclamation of 1763 - Correct Answer-A proclamation from the British government
which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and
which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east
James Otis - Correct Answer-A colonial lawyer who defended (usually for free) colonial
merchants who were accused of smuggling. Argued against the writs of assistance and
the Stamp Act. "No taxation without representation."
Sugar Act - Correct Answer-a British tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses
Stamp Act - Correct Answer-a British tariff on anything paper
Sons of Liberty - Correct Answer-A radical political organization for colonial
independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They incited
riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept. After
the repeal of the Stamp Act, many of the local chapters formed the Committees of
Correspondence which continued to promote opposition to British policies towards the
colonies. The Sons leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
Stamp Act Congress - Correct Answer-Organization of colonies that protested taxes
after the Stamp Act
Declaratory Act - Correct Answer-Stated that the British Parliament had the same power
to tax in the colonies as it did in Great Britain; Parliament emphasized its authority to
make binding laws on the American colonies
Quartering Act - Correct Answer-Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and
supplies for the British troops in the colonies.
Townshend Duties - Correct Answer-Popular name for the Revenue Act of 1767 which
taxed glass, lead, paint, paper and tea entering the colonies
Samuel Adams - Correct Answer-American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of
the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for independence; signed the
Declaration of Independence
John Hancock - Correct Answer-Presided over Continental Congress; signed the
Declaration of Independence
Boston Massacre - Correct Answer-1770; The first bloodshed of the Amercan
Revolution, as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd
killing five americans
Boston Tea Party - Correct Answer-1773; a protest against British taxes in which
Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor
