Praxis 5004 US History, Government and
Citizenship
New England colonies - answer Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New
Hampshire
-Life was centered on the towns
-Settlers arrived from England and Scotland
-All adult males met at the town meeting to make the laws
Middle Atlantic colonies - answerNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
-Considered "melting pots" (settlers from many different backgrounds)
-Main economic activity: farming
-"Breadbasket" of the New World
Southern colonies - answerVirginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia
-Virginia was the first successful English colony & Georgia was the last
-Main economic activity: farming
-Large plantations required lots of slaves (on the coast)
-Settlers had diverse backgrounds & cultures
-Charleston & Savannah were crucial seaports & trading centers
Causes of the American Revolution - answer-England wanted to assert control over the
colonies (needed $$ from control of trade to pay for the recent Seven Year's War and
defend their territory)
-England wanted to impose a tax that would pay for the military defense of American
lands
Proclamation Act - answerprohibited English settlement beyond the Appalachian
Mountains to appease the Native Americans
Sugar Act - answerimposed a tax on foreign molasses, sugar and other goods imported
into the colonies
Currency Act - answerprohibited a colonial government from issuing paper money
Stamp Act (1765) - answera tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, almanacs
and playing cards
-repealed 3 months later
, Townshend Acts (1767) - answera tax on lead, glass, paint, paper and tea
Continental Congress - answercolonists issued the Declaration of Rights and
Grievances (vowed allegiance to the king but protested the right of Parliament to tax
colonies)
George Washington - answer-commander of an army that wanted to declare
independence from Britain
-Virginian, patriot, general, and president -lived at Mount Vernon
King George - answerKing of England during the American revolutionary war
John Adams - answer-America's first Vice-President and second President
-sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts
-wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained."
Thomas Jefferson - answer-3rd President of the United States
-chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence
-made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to
explore it (1743-1826)
Benjamin Franklin - answer-he entered politics and played a major part in the American
Revolution
-Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783),
and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789)
Thomas Paine - answer-supported the American colonist's fight for independence and
supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
-Common Sense 1776; Rights of Man
Declaration of Independence - answer-written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776
-call to the colonies to unite against the king
-uses ideas from John Locke
-formal announcement of independence from Britain
-their power kept them from fully expressing their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness
The Articles of Confederation - answer-first written Constitution of the US attempting to
reach a new understanding among themselves
-representatives from each of the states would gather as a national Congress to make
decisions about war, peace, taxation
-outlined basic laws of the US
US Constitution - answer-describes and defines the system and structure of the US
government
Citizenship
New England colonies - answer Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New
Hampshire
-Life was centered on the towns
-Settlers arrived from England and Scotland
-All adult males met at the town meeting to make the laws
Middle Atlantic colonies - answerNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware
-Considered "melting pots" (settlers from many different backgrounds)
-Main economic activity: farming
-"Breadbasket" of the New World
Southern colonies - answerVirginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia
-Virginia was the first successful English colony & Georgia was the last
-Main economic activity: farming
-Large plantations required lots of slaves (on the coast)
-Settlers had diverse backgrounds & cultures
-Charleston & Savannah were crucial seaports & trading centers
Causes of the American Revolution - answer-England wanted to assert control over the
colonies (needed $$ from control of trade to pay for the recent Seven Year's War and
defend their territory)
-England wanted to impose a tax that would pay for the military defense of American
lands
Proclamation Act - answerprohibited English settlement beyond the Appalachian
Mountains to appease the Native Americans
Sugar Act - answerimposed a tax on foreign molasses, sugar and other goods imported
into the colonies
Currency Act - answerprohibited a colonial government from issuing paper money
Stamp Act (1765) - answera tax on newspapers, legal documents, licenses, almanacs
and playing cards
-repealed 3 months later
, Townshend Acts (1767) - answera tax on lead, glass, paint, paper and tea
Continental Congress - answercolonists issued the Declaration of Rights and
Grievances (vowed allegiance to the king but protested the right of Parliament to tax
colonies)
George Washington - answer-commander of an army that wanted to declare
independence from Britain
-Virginian, patriot, general, and president -lived at Mount Vernon
King George - answerKing of England during the American revolutionary war
John Adams - answer-America's first Vice-President and second President
-sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts
-wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained."
Thomas Jefferson - answer-3rd President of the United States
-chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence
-made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to
explore it (1743-1826)
Benjamin Franklin - answer-he entered politics and played a major part in the American
Revolution
-Franklin negotiated French support for the colonists, signed the Treaty of Paris (1783),
and helped draft the Constitution (1787-1789)
Thomas Paine - answer-supported the American colonist's fight for independence and
supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
-Common Sense 1776; Rights of Man
Declaration of Independence - answer-written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776
-call to the colonies to unite against the king
-uses ideas from John Locke
-formal announcement of independence from Britain
-their power kept them from fully expressing their rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness
The Articles of Confederation - answer-first written Constitution of the US attempting to
reach a new understanding among themselves
-representatives from each of the states would gather as a national Congress to make
decisions about war, peace, taxation
-outlined basic laws of the US
US Constitution - answer-describes and defines the system and structure of the US
government
