Name __________________________
Date___________________________
Period__________________________

I.True/False: Read the statements below and mark true or false.

1. ___________ Immigrants left Europe due to religious persecution, overcrowding, and disease.
2. ___________ Georgia did not send a representative to the First Continental Congress because they were not invited.
3. ___________ The initial skirmish between the British and Patriots, known as the "Shot Heard Round the World" was planned months in advance.
4. ___________ 3648 Bostonians were killed during the Boston Massacre.
5. ___________ Columbus was able to teach the Tainos to read and he converted them to Catholocism in three days.
6. ___________ When Columbus died he had made La Navidad one of the most successful settlements in the world.
7. ___________ The Pilgrims later joined with their Northern neighbors, the Puritans.
8. ___________ Because the Patriots had limited supplies, they were ordered to not fire until they see "the whites of their eyes."
9. ___________ England was the parent country to all colonists.
10. __________ In the Declaration of Independence the colonists describe a citizens right to rebel if their government is treating them unfairly.
11. __________ During the Second Continental Congress, the congressmen set up a Continental Army.
12. __________ After Columbus saw the gold statures on Guanahani, he knew there would be gold on the island.
13. __________ The Intolerable Acts were implemented to punish the Bostonians for the Tea Party incident.

I. Multiple Choice: Circle the letter of the answer that best finishes each statement or answers the question.

1. The "He" mentioned during the Declaration of Independence refers to:
a. William Penn
b. King George
c. Delaware
d. None of the above

2. Why do people settle next to a fresh water source?
a. for irrigation of agriculture
b. drinking water source
c. transportation
d. all of the above

3. What was the primary achievement of the First Continental Congress?
a. drafting a letter to King George voicing needs
b. setting up a continental army
c. picking a cute soldier uniform
d. giving each colony 6 million schillings

4. Where did George Washington acquire his military knowledge?
a. Harvard
b. Westpoint
c. Fighting during the French/Indian war
d. None of the above

5. What did Columbus promise Isabella to win her approval of his trip?
a. convert the people to Catholocism
b. name all the natives Isabella
c. build a pyramid
d. none of the above

6. What was Columbus not promised for settling new lands?
a. knighthood
b. 10% of riches
c. priest of the colony
d. viceroy

7. Which boat did Columbus not sail?
a. Mayflower
b. Nina
c. Pinta
d. Santa Maria

8. Which country had primary control of the lands we now call Canada?
a. Netherlands
b. France
c. Britain
d. Spain

9. What was the first European colony established in America?
a. Jamestown
b. Plymouth Rock
c. St. Augustine
d. Massachusetts

10. One reason Georgia was not established was:
a. buffer zone between Spanish Florida and the British colonies
b. place for debtors
c. set up farming
d. Puritan holy land

11. Settlers of Jamestown did not die because of:
a. malaria
b. weather
c. asteroid damage
d. Indian attacks

12. What group did not live in Maryland?
a. Dutch heimliches
b. Catholics
c. Convicts from Britain
d. Protestants

13. What is the accepted story as to how New York was purchased?
a. Dutch gave beads to Indians
b. British traded guns and tobacco with Indians
c. Puritans traded gold and corn
d. None of the above

III. Fill in the Blank: Use the words below to complete the following sentences.

1. A _____________________ may be given to a colony that wants to run their own form of government.

2. The law that allowed soldiers to receive food and housing from personal homes was the _______________________.
3. Parliament passed numerous acts to raise ____________________ for the British government to pay for outstanding debts from the French and Indian War.
4. A colony is put under a _______________________ form of government when management of the colony is given to one man.
5. Because of the _____________________________, additional taxes were placed on numerous printed items.
6. _______________________________ was set up as the first Swedish colony and later came under the control of the Pennsylvania proprietor.
7. A colony under the direct control of Britain was known as a _______________________________.
8. ________________________ lied about the distance traveled to keep from his sailors the reality he had far surpassed his original calculations.
9. The Indians of _________________________ promised Columbus a gold statue.
10. __________________________ wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence after being convinced by John Adams
11. Maryland was founded by ____________________________ so that the Catholics could escape religious persecution.
12. In the Declaration of Independence, American citizens are given "endowed with certain unalienable rights" which include _____________________________________________________.

Thomas Jefferson John Adams Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Lord Baltimore charter revenue
Hessians William Penn Anne Hutchinson
Stamp Act Intolerable Acts Quartering Act
Royal Colony Proprietary Delaware
Georgia Massachusetts Hispaniola
San Salvador Hawaii Townshend Act

IV. Identifications (ID's) : On a separate sheet of paper, put your correct heading. Choose five of the following ten terms and describe each in detail. Your descriptions should be one to two sentences in length and must answer the questions who, what, when, where, and why. Be sure to first write the term you are describing.

Minutemen Olive Branch Petition Hessians
Guanahani Tainos Encomienda System
William Penn Anne Hutchinson Puritans
"City on a Hill"

IV. Opinion Paragraph: Imagine you are a reporter detailing the meetings at the Second Continental Congress for a local newspaper. After hours and hours of arguing between Tories and Whigs, you have developed your own opinion regarding the question of independence. In a carefully organized paragraph including numerous facts, please answer the question, "Should America go to war with Britain to gain independence?" This should be written on the same paper as your ID's.