Unit 1 Review: CPUSH

Which colonial region was settled by Puritans and Pilgrims seeking religious freedom?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?

• New England
• Southern
• Middle
• Backcountry

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

• Werowocomoco
• Yorktown
• Richmond
• Jamestown

1st representative governing body in the American colonies.

• English Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Congress

The main reason most of the early settlers came to the colonies of Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island was to

• Obtain better jobs
• Seek religious freedom
• Search for gold
•  Help win the war against the Native Americans

Which battle was the turning point in the American Revolution?

• The Battle of Yorktown
• The Battle of Saratoga
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Battle of Trenton

Which country started supporting the United States after the Battle of Saratoga?

• Great Britain
• Germany
• France
• Russia

The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?

• The Appalachian Mountains
• The Ohio River
• The Mississippi River
• The Missouri River

What did the colonists call the acts Britain used to punish Boston after the Boston Tea Party?

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts / Coercive Acts

• The Stamp Act

• The Punishing Acts

One of the first acts that Parliament issues was in 1765 and placed a tax on paper products. What act was it?

• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Quartering Act
• Paper Act