U.S. History Standards 1-5 – Flashcards

What product was instrumental in bringing about economic stability in the early years of the Virginia colony?

Quakers, Catholics, religious tolerance, and flexible social structure all have to do with what colonial North American region?

The differences in the economic development of the Mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the

A group of settlers in colonial North America... - Religious Dissenters - Belief in Hard Work - Social Conformity - New England

In 1636, Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and founded Rhode Island, because he supported

The Middle Colonies

The mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn PRIMARILY because of his

In what century was the Jamestown colony founded?

Which colony was home to the largest number of Quakers?

Colonial North America controlled by Great Britain

The "Middle Passage" referred to

Mercantilism was the principle that

The system known as "Triangular Trade" involved

Which of these BEST explains the reason for African slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century?

The Navigation Acts The first of these was passed in 1651, with the primary rule that no goods grown or manufactured in Africa, the Americas, or Asia could be brought into England except in English vessels. Additionally, goods from any European country imported into England must be brought in British ships or in the ships of the country that produced them. In 1660, a more infamous part of this act was passed. It forbade importing goods into or exporting goods out of the British colonies unless British ships were used in the process. Additionally, certain products such as cotton, sugar, & tobacco could not be shipped to any country except England or to another English colony. According to the passage, which of these choices would have been ILLEGAL in the late 1600s?

According to the map, slaves were MAINLY (Triangular Trade)

Benjamin Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon, published in 1754, encouraged

Preachers of the Great Awakening in 18th century America would have been most likely to give a sermon focusing on

Triangular Trade consisted of

Triangular Trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries succeeded in

Why did American colonists resent British taxes?

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

The significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us...." -from The Declaration of Independence This line of The Declaration of Independence refers to the Quartering Act of 1774, which was enacted by Parliament in response to

The Proclamation Line of 1763 runs roughly along the

Part of the American colonists' anger towards Britain prior to the American Revolution stemmed from the fact that

Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of salutary neglect?

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

When this was published in early 1776, many American colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of Britain's "cruel" courts.

Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

In the Declaration of Independence, whom did the Americans indict for "repeated injuries and usurpations"?

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." - The Declaration of Independence This quote from the Declaration of Independence is referring to the principle of

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. - The Declaration of Independence In this passage from the Declaration of Independence, the primary complaint of the colonists is centered around Parliament's passage of the

Historians often praise Thomas Jefferson for incorporating the Enlightenment into the Declaration of Independence. Which of these BEST explains why this can be said?

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

The concept that the people of a nation have a right to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests is known as

One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

Which of these accurately reflects a WEAKNESS in the Articles of Confederation?

Political parties appeared in the United States shortly after the Constitution was adopted because

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

Which statement BEST describes the government outlined in the United States Constitution?

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

The U.S. Constitution establishes a federal system of government. Which statement best describes a federal system of government?