onramps USH Fall midterm Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers

onramps USH Fall midterm Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers 1. William Penn - ANSWER He was given land to settle a debt with his father, this land became the commonwealth of pennsylvania. He was a quaker. Pennsylvania used the most indentured servants. 2. Middle Passage - ANSWER the route in between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade The crossing of the transatlantic ocean. Specifically for slaves which took two months 3. American Enlightenment - ANSWER Pursuit of reason Age of reason Locke newton voltaire Turning point Rationalism progressivism, empiricism Citizens of world 4. Seven Years War - ANSWER French and indian war Land dispute French and native worked together against british At first it was not good for the british but eventually they were successful and eradicated frances existence in the colonies/ americas 5. Proclamation of 1763 - ANSWER Beginning of pontiac uprising Proclamation line which forbade white settlement west of appalachian mountains 6. Sugar Act of 1764 - ANSWER Lowered molasses Prevented smuggling Lower class had more taxes Violators were tried in vice admiralty courts Seen as a threat to settlers rights 7. Stamp Act of 1765 - ANSWER Tax on all printed papers Caused first major colonial protest Added to quartering act 8. Sons and Daughters of Liberty - ANSWER Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott, and generally resisted the British. 9. No taxation without representation - ANSWER Colonists did not want to be taxed if they did not have a representative in Britain's Parliament. Patrick henry der these questions - ANSWER consider these questions events, movements, people, issues, and/or ideas led to the beginning of colonial groups to desire independence? - ANSWER "No taxation without representation"-5.2 116 "The glorious revolution" the implementation of harsh laws which threatened the colonists liberties 12.How did "New Light" modes of worship challenge the "Old Light" practices and form cultural shifts in colonial America? - ANSWER The evangelical message known as the new lights British ministers-old lights James davenport-burning of books, clothes, sinful traps 13.How did underlying social conditions and intellectual causes motivate some colonial groups to consider the potential of independence? - ANSWER Deism Freemasons Benjamin franklin James oglethorp petitioned George II to start a new colony(Georgia) 14.Puritans - ANSWER Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization. 15.Massachussettes Bay Colony - ANSWER in 1630 a large group of puritans left england and founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony 16."A City upon a Hill" - ANSWER Used to make the religion of the new settlement clear. Emphasized "giving" "Come over and help us 17.Jamestown - ANSWER First permanent English settlement in North America 18.Pilgrims/Separatists - ANSWER Established Plymouth, they were separatists who insisted on completely separating from the "corrupt english church" 19.Mayflower Compact - ANSWER 1620 - The first agreement for selfgovernment in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. 20.Indentured Servants - ANSWER Young men or women who signed indentures (labor contracts) where they would work for a certain amount of years on tobacco plants specifically in the chesapeake colonies. They would receive lodging food and sometimes at the end of their contract their own land. Conditions were harsh though. 21.Bacon's Rebellion (1676) - ANSWER Named after Nathaniel Bacon, this was a rebellion held by many white and black people who did not trust the government's handling of land and possible wealth. They wanted the extermination of the natives because they were seen as obstacles in the way of gaining wealth and land