1st 9 weeks benchmark study guide

The Catholics settled the colony of _____ seeking religious freedom.

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Georgia

In the Battle of ______, America contended with Britain and captured 2 of their Generals, which ended the American Revolution in 1781.

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

________ was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for defeating the British Navy at sea.

(hint: He is known for saying "I have not yet begun to fight!"

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Mercy Otis Warren

• John Paul Jones

The Intolerable Acts and "Common Sense" both happened during what era (period of time)?

• Colonization

• American Revolution

• European Exploration

• Tools for Social Studies

The colonist threw ____ into the Boston Harbor as an act of civil disobedience (protest).

• stamps

• feathers

• tea

• textiles

Colonists believed their civil liberties (rights as citizens) had been violated with the passage of all of the following EXCEPT

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Awakening Act

The Magna Carta introduced the idea of _____ &____ which protected people accused of crimes.

• Due process & trial by jury

• Due process & limited government

• Due process & intolerable acts

• Due process & mercantilism

Great Britain recognized the United States of America as an independent country in this document.

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Articles of Confederation

• "Common Sense"

The Battle of ____ secured essential foreign (other countries) recognition and support.

• Lexington

• Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Thomas Hooker created The_____________, which extended voted rights beyond church members.

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut