UNIT 2 QUALIFIER: an Era of Conflict (1733-1781)

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UNIT 2 QUALIFIER: An Era of Conflict (1733-1781)

SHORT ANSWER/ESSAY

Please answer each question thoroughly and accurately, in complete sentences with the appropriate grammar. Attach additional paper, if extra space is needed.

1. Why was literacy so important to the Puritans?

1. In what ways did Pennsylvania differ from other colonies?

1. What were the primary causes of colonial violence and warfare in the late 17th Century?

1. Why did slaves begin to outnumber indentured servants in the late 1600s?

1. What aspects of slavery in North America differentiated it from the Caribbean?

1. What forms of resistancedid slaves practice?

1. What were the requirements to be a “freeman” in Puritan society? What privileges did it entail?

1. Why isthe Great Awakening known as “one of the first national events in American history”? What evidence do they use?

1. Identify the key components of the Treaty of Paris (1763):
2. Winner of the French & Indian War:

1. Loser of the French & Indian War:

1. Gains for Great Britain:

1. Gains for Spain:

1. What features led to the growth of American nationalism in the 1750s and 1760s?

1. What was the Declaratory Act and what powers did it give to the British government?

1. Would the American colonists have pursued independence if the British government had not imposed such harsh taxes and laws?

1. In your own words, how would you describe the intentions of the Second Continental Congress when they drafted the Olive Branch Petition?

1. What precedent did North Carolina (Mecklenburg County, actually) set in June 1776?

1. List at least three factors/reasons why France agreed to support the Patriot cause in the Franco-American Alliance.

1. Label the following leaders as either Patriot or Tory and the battles as either Patriot or Tory victories.

Marquis de Lafayette / Saratoga
Charles Cornwallis / Cowpens
John Burgoyne / Camden
Nathanael Greene / Guilford Courthouse
George R. Clark / Yorktown

1. List six parts of the Treaty of Paris 1783 that ended the Revolutionary War.

1. List three specific examples of the “Spirit of Reform” that swept the country after the American Revolution.

1. What factors led to Shay’s Rebellion?

1. How did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke view the purpose of government?

1. How did John Locke’s ideas influence the American revolutionaries?

1. What was the Battle of Yorktown and why was it significant?

1. Describe the system of government outlined in the United States Constitution.

1. What did the Bill of Rights protect?

1. What advantages did the Continental Army have over the British in the War for Independence? What disadvantages did it have?

1. What Enlightenment concepts did the Declaration of Independence express?

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