mid term study guide

This colonial region specialized in livestock, grain and fish.

• Middle

• New England

• Southern

Why were the colonists angry with the British who governed them?

• The British were making them pay unfair taxes

• The British were making them go to school

• The British would not let them write letters

The Quakers were a religious group who wanted the freedom to practice their faith without persecution. What colony did they settle?

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Georgia

This colonial region specialized in cotton, tobacco, indigo, rice, and forest products.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

England’s first permanent settlement in North America was

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Plymouth

• Massachusetts Bay

Jamestown's legislative assembly was known as

• House of Burgesses

• United States Congress

• Parliament

What was the first Battle of the American Revolution?

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

The French began to support the Americans after this battle

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington & Concord

• Trenton

When was America declared independent?

• .September 3rd, 1783

• July 4, 1776

• July 4, 1777

• July 1, 1776

Who helped secure France's help during the war?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sam Adams

• Benedict Arnold