US History - 1st Semester Review

Front

The Proclamation of 1763 __________________.

Back

prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Front

Who was the 1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Back

John Hancock

Front

Goods being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?

Back

Townshend Acts

Front

Which law prohibited slavery throughout the Northwest Territory?

Back

Northwest Ordinance

Front

A merchant warship or privately owned ship outfitted with weapons is called a _____________.

Back

privateer

Front

How did British Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Back

Closing the Boston Harbor and enforcing stricter laws on the colonists

Front

As part of this compromise, every five enslaved persons would count as three persons in the state's population total.

Back

Three-Fifths Compromise

Front

The Ordinance of 1785 ______________.

Back

laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to be surveyed and sold

Front

Who wrote the Virginia Plan which called for a strong national government?

Back

James Madison

Front

In the New England Colonies farmers practiced subsistence farming because ______________.

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long winters and rocky soil made large-scale farming conditions difficult