1. SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT 6 REVIEW Please complete this review as many times as possible before the assessment!

2. JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA Where was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the Unites States?

3. NO Did the Europeans explore to help native people remain free to live as they please?

4. IT SERVED AS A PLACE FOR PURITANS TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION What was the main reason the Massachusetts colony began?

5. FRANCE Which nation lost nearly all of the territory in North America as a result of the French and Indian War?

6. STAMP ACT What was the name of the 1765 law that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on nearly every piece of printed paper they used?

7. BOSTON TEA PARTY The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the Parliament in response to which event?

8. EACH STATE REGARDLESS OF POPULATION GOT ONE VOTE IN CONGRESS What was frustrating for the large states in the government under the Articles of Confederation?

9. GEORGE WASHINGTON Which founding father commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?

10. THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH BRITISH RULE Why didn’t the Loyalists join the American Revolution and fight against the British?

11. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Which great American diplomat helped convince France to form a military alliance with the Unties States during the Revolution?

12. FRANCE The colonists’ victory in the Battle of Yorktown was due in large part to navel support from which of the following countries?

13. BENEDICT ARNOLD Which of the following revolutionary leaders led American forces to a victory in the Battle of Saratoga?

14. AMERICAN REVOLUTION Many of the state constitutions were written either during or after what?

15. BATTLE OF YORKTOWN Which of the following was the final major battle of the Revolutionary War?

16. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Who was the French aristocrat who fought with the American colonist against the British in the American Revolution?

17. KING GEORGE III AND HIS GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY VIOLATED NATURAL RIGHTS OF THE COLONISTS According to the Declaration of Independence, how did the Americans justify their separation from Britain?

18. THOMAS JEFFERSON Which famous American is noted for his great contribution to the American Revolutionary War effort with his literary talent?

19. CONFIDENT THE PATRIOTS COULD ACTUALLY WIN, FRANCE ENTERED INTO ALLIANCE WITH AMERICA Why was the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

20. U.S. CONSTITUTION The signing of which document ended the American Revolutionary War?

21. NEW NATIONAL CAPITAL AT WASHINGTON D.C. In 1776, which of the following was not an issue faced by the 13 new states when transitioning to economic independence after numerous decades of reliance on Great Britain and its mercantilist system?

22. MERCANTILISM Which economic theory helped determine Great Britain’s relationship with her colonies?

23. BATTLE OF LEXINGTON Which battle marked the first military clash in the American Revolution?

24. YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA Where did the British General Cornwallis surrender to American forces, leading to the end of the American Revolutionary War?

25. THEIR ECONOMY WAS BASED ON SLAVERY. Why did many southern states keep slavery legal when writing their state constitutions?

26. CONGRESS COULD IMPOSE TAXES TO RAISE MONEY. What is not true of government under the Articles of Confederation?

27. KING GEORGE III Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?