Social Studies Review #3

Commanding general of the British forces that were defeated at Yorktown in 1781, ending the American Revolution

• Charles Cornwallis

• General Greene

• George Washington

• Marquis de Lafayette

an agreement signed by British and American leaders that stated the United States of America was a free and independent country

• Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• Treaty of Paris

• Olive Branch Petition

William Dawes

• Elected member of Parliament who passed the Townshend Acts

• American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord

• British general who was put in command of the royal fleet

• Sons of Liberty member that organized the Boston Massacre

What three unalienable rights did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?

• right to marry, work, fair trial

• voting, privacy, pursuit of education

• freedom of speech, religion, assembly

• life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

a governing body in England that approved the Stamp Act and Townsend Acts

• Ministry

• Parliament

• Continental Army

• Congress

The Catholics, led by Lord Baltimore, created the colony of ____________.

• Maryland

• New England

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

Which colonial region had wheat farms?

• New England

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• Upper Colonies

Many of the settlers in New England had come to the colonies for ______

• planatations

• economic opportunities

• gold

• religious freedom

What product was shipped to America from England in the 1600 & 1700s?

• fur, ivory, and indigo

• tools, tea, clothing and manufactured goods

• indentured servant

• timber, iron, and wheat

A three-way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent weapons and other items to Africa

• Great Awakening

• Triangular Trade

• Proclamation of 1763

• Import and Export Pact