Midterm 16-17

Colonial militia that boasted they would be ready to fight on a moments notice were called

• Minutemen
• Ready men
• Liberty men
• men at arms 

Which laws directed the flow of goods between England and its colonies? 

• Merchants Pledge
• Navigation Acts 
• Colonies Charter
• Trade Charter Laws

A group of Civilians trained to fight in emergencies is known as a

• Royal Guard
• Clan
• Militia 
• Deputy

The tragic encounter between the colonists and the British that resulted in the deaths of        five colonists is known as

• The Liberty Affair
• Boston Massacre
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Boston Marathon

Colonists often referred to the British soldiers as

• Redcoats
• Bluecoats
• patriots
• officers 

Colonists that were determined to fight the British for independence were called 

• Continental Army
• Liberals
• Nationalists
• Patriots 

What movement taught that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society?

• Great Awakening
• Glorious Revolution
• Great Migration
• Enlightenment 

England viewed its North American colonies as a

• Land of savages 
• economic burden
• independent nation
• economic resource 

The religious revival that swept through the colonies was called the   

• Enlightenment 
• Great Awakening 
• Great Migration
• Glorious Revolution 

Who wrote “Common Sense,” a pamphlet persuading colonists to fight for their rights? 

• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Paine
• Benjamin Franklin