Midterm Review

The French were not a threat to Native American way of life because they__

• did not settle in North America

• were focused on trapping and fishing with Native Americans

• Only fought the British

Answer explanation

The French were friendly and not a threat to the Native Americans. They trapped fur, fished, built forts: the 4 Fs.

Which colonies had the greatest number of people from many European countries? (diverse population)

• New England

  ( MA, CT, NH, RI)

• Middle

  ( NY, NJ, PA, DE)

• Southern

  (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA)

Answer explanation

The colonies with the most diverse population were the middle colonies. Cities like New York City and Philadelphia had ports for trade and travel. Business attracted Europeans from Sweden, Britain, Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany.

In which colonies were plantations (large farms) and enslaved labor located ?

• New England

  (MA,CT,NH,RI)

• Middle

  ( NY, NJ, PA, DE)

• Southern

  (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA)

Answer explanation

Plantations had very large farms in which crops were grown and harvested by enslaved people

The colonists who settled in MA and other New England colonies left England for _________

• better jobs

• religious freedom

• better weather

Answer explanation

The New England Puritans experienced persecution back in England. They fled to MA for religious freedom.

The French and Indian War started because___

• The Native Americans didn't obey the British

• The French fought the Native Americans

• Both the British and French wanted to claim the Ohio River Valley

Women ran their households and cared for children. Many worked in the fields with their husbands. Married women had few rights. Unmarried women might work as maids or cooks.

Widows and older women who never married might work as teachers, nurses, or seamstresses. They could run businesses and own property, but they could not vote.

Were women able to run schools ?

• Yes because they could work as teachers and run businesses

• No. They could only work in farms

• No because they could only work as maids.

The Proclamation of 1763

• Did not allow colonists to trade with other countries

• Did not allow colonists to go west of the Appalachian mountains

• Allowed colonists to settle any area they wanted

Answer explanation

The Proclamation barred colonists from settling wes of tge Appalachian mountains in order to avoid conflict wuth Native Americans who lived out West

Despite warnings of trouble, the East India Company continued shipping tea to the colonies. Colonists in New York and Philadelphia forced the tea ships to turn back. In 1773, three ships loaded with tea arrived in Boston Harbor. The royal governor ordered that they be unloaded. The Boston Sons of Liberty acted swiftly. At midnight on December 16, colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This action is kown as the __________

• The Bostonian

• The Boston Marathon

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

This person's signature is the largest in the Declaration of Independence . He was also the president of the 2nd Continental Congress. Who is he?

• John Hancock

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Thomas Paine tried to convince people that there was no advantage in remaining a colony . He encouraged independence in his pamphlet called_________.

• The Patriots Rule

• Liberty for colonies

• Common Sense

• Independence now