US History Fall Semester Exam Review

What did French colonists trade with Native Americans?

• gold

• tea

• tobacco

• fur

One reason Europeans took the trouble to explore North America in the 1500s-1600s was to...

• take new territory

• spread democracy.

• cure diseases

• find more people to tax.

Colonists developed self-government partly because English government left them alone. This is called...

• containment

• salutary neglect

• parliamentary ignorance

• mercantilism

The Anti-Federalists wanted...

• to strengthen the central government.

• a strong alliance with Great Britain.

• a bill of rights guaranteeing individual freedom.

• to keep the new Constitution with no bill of rights.

Which region of the English colonies had a mild, moderate climate?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

• Northern

What effect did cash crops have on the 13 colonies?

• It took away the need for subsistence crops.

• It took away the need for owning livestock.

• It increased the demand for factories.

• It increased the demand for slaves.

Great Britain did not allow their American colonies to trade with another nation. This is an example of

• industrialization.

• mercantilism.

• slavery.

• colonization.

This officially ended the American Revolutionary War, giving us recognition as an independent nation.

• Battle of Bunker Hill.

• Battle of Saratoga.

• Battle of Yorktown.

• Treaty of Paris of 1783.

Unalienable Rights:

• not all men are created equal.

• rights that can be given or taken away without wrong doing.

• human rights that cannot be taken away or denied.

• rights only applied to space aliens.

Define Popular Sovereignty

• The President holds the power over government through executive orders.

• The Cabinet members hold the power over government through delegation.

• The People hold the power over government through votes

• The Supreme Court holds the power over government through majority decision.