5th Grade U.S. History Fall Review

How did the geographic location of waterways influence the economy of the colonies? 

• waterways provided recreation for tourists
• Farmers relied on small plots of land
• Shipbuilding and trade were an important part of the colonial economy
• mountains provided protection from the Spanish

Economic reasons for exploration include

• searching for gold
• settling the California territory
• creating a new land
• conquering all who stood in their way

The Southern Colonies had a mild climate, rivers, and rich and fertile soil, which made it good for

• farming
• shipbuilding
• industry
• parties

The colonists addressed their complaints against the king in which document?

• Mayflower Compact
• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence

Reasons for colonization include

• desire for religious freedom
• escape punishment for crimes
• find good land and opportunity
• all of these

The French and Indian War caused the______________________ which eventually led to the Declaration of Independence. 

• King of England to tax the colonies
• English to attack Lexington and Concord
• Colonists fight with Indians against England
• English to settle the original 13 colonies

What do Puritans, Quakers, William Penn, and Roger Williams have in common? 

• religious freedom
• representative government
• exploration 
• geography

Factors leading to the American Revolution included

• Stamp and Sugar Act
• Boston Massacre
• Intolerable Acts 
• All of these 

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts 

• were laws made without the colonists' consent
• were voted on in the colonies
• threatened to destroy England's economy
• closed the Boston harbor

Patriots that wanted Independence included 

• Sam Adams
• Ben Franklin
• all of these 
• George Washington