8th U.S. History Fall Semester Exam Review 2021

Why did FRANCE colonize North America?

• establish a Puritan Colony

• profit from FURS and other goods

Why were Plymouth and Jamestown established?

• Plymouth- refuge from religious persecution

  Jamestown-commercial profit

• Plymouth- fur trade

  Jamestown- religious freedom

The following factors contributed to the development of WHAT in North America?

-Distance from Great Britain

-Mayflower Compact

-Town Hall Meetings

• development of socialism

• growth of representative government

• a war between France and Spain

What was a major reason for the increase in slaves being transported to the Americas?

• economic demands of the PLANTATION system

• the Industrial Revolution

• an increase in indentured servants

Why was the Virginia HOUSE OF BURGESSES important?

• it gave the King more authority over the colonies

• it was the first restaurant in Virginia

• FIRST elected legislative assembly in North America

• it was the location of the first shots of the American Revolution

What types of cities are Boston and New Orleans?

• cities established by Spain

• port cities

• island cities

What era is connected to the following list?

-Intolerable Acts

-Commons Sense

-1st Continental Congress

• Constitution Era

• Colonial Era

• Revolutionary Era

• Civil War Era

Events and British taxation policies like the Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, and the Quartering Act led to the colonies coming together and doing what in 1776?

• petitioning the royal governor of New York for peace

• Declaring INDEPENDENCE

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War eventually lead to the American Revolution?

• Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.

• Britain loosened control over the colonies

• France and the American Indians fought each other on French colonies, upsetting the British monarchy

What major battle of the American Revolution occurred in 1777 and ended with American forces defeating the British Army and led to a renewed hop for Independence in America?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of Trenton