This document provides a study guide for Unit 1 that covers Chapters 5-7 and includes 60 questions and essay prompts about early American history from the 18th century. It addresses topics like colonial religious changes, government structures, ethnic groups in different regions, key figures of the American Revolution, and the political and social impacts of the Revolutionary period. Students are instructed to use this guide to prepare for an upcoming test on this unit material.

1. Unit 1 Study Guide
Chapters 5,6,7
PLEASE STUDY THE BELOW CONTENT IN PREPARATION FOR YOUR UNIT 1 TEST
1) The majority of farmers of eighteenth century North America were interested in
2) After 1688, the new attitude in England toward religion resulted in which of the following changes in Massachusetts?
3) The failure of the governments of the French Crescent and the Spanish Borderlands to develop vigorous traditions of
self-government can be ascribed to
4) A significant characteristic of Spanish colonial communities was
5) In 1740 Parliament passed this law for the British colonies:
6) During the eighteenth century the middle colonies exhibited certain characteristics that distinguished them from New
England. Among these was
7) In the 1700s, the designation "middling sort" could be applied to what percentage of all white settlers in North
America? 7) _______
8) If you were stationed at a presidio at the fringes of Louisiana in the 1700s, you would be in this ethnic group guarding
against this ethnic group:
9) The French colony of Baton Rouge was located near the intersection of what two rivers
10) Ten-year old Eunice Williams represented those captives who
11) English authorities made the Church of England the official state religion
12) By the middle of the eighteenth century, the following region had the highest population
13) The Fox and the Natchez met defeat at the hands of
14) The Deerfield raid illustrates the population conflict between the
15) An Enlightenment thinker would emphasize that
16) George Whitefield first toured the colonies and sets in motion the Great Awakening in
17) Patrick Henry expressed one of the results of the First Continental Congress when adjourned: "I am not a Virginian,
18) In the eyes of the radical element in the British colonies, legislation like the Quebec Act set the precedent
for a colonial government
19) The text authors argue that this particular incident in 1773 seemed to be the "smoking gun" of conspiracy theory:
20) Resistance to British policies diminished for a time after 1770
21) The John Peter Zenger case provided a precedent

2. 22) The Proclamation Line of 1763 extended from
23) The common religious cultural traditions that were called upon by the First Continental Congress in creating a
national political community
24) The Royal Proclamation of
25) Which one of the following is NOT an event that happened in 1763?
26) The Treaties of Hard Labor and Ft. Stanwix were both signed
27) Which one of the following was NOT a military engagement that took place before the Declaration of Independence
was passed?
28) Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched to their accomplishments? 28) ______
A) Benjamin Banneker/Mathematician and almanac publisher.
B) Absalom Jones/African Episcopal church in Philadelphia.
C) Phyllis Wheatley/Writer and poet.
D) Baptist Association/Accepted the Williamsburg African Church.
E) Jupiter Hammon/Leader of a free black militia.
29) In their emphasis on the need for a "balanced government," conservatives were expressing
30) For women, the most important effect of the Revolution and reform was to
31) The township system created under the Northwest
32) If you were a member of the following groups/locations, in which one would you have been LEAST likely to remain a
Loyalist?
33) In addressing the problems of the West, Congress tended to favor
34) In the years during and after the Revolutionary War the institution of
35) Which of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three?
A) Predestination. View of the divine as a loving god. Good works. Enlightenment. Arminianism.
36) Which one of the following is LEAST true of everyday community life in North American colonial societies?
37) In the 18th Century, most land in North America was under the control of
38) If you were living in a central village ruled by a General Court but thinking about "hiving off," you were probably in
this North American region
39) The Great Awakening had its deepest effects
40) The Albany Conference of 1754 provided a clear indication
41) In the Treaty of Paris ending the French and Indian War resulted in
42) Neolin and Pontiac demonstrate this pattern of Indian resistance to colonial expansion in North America
43) The Mohawks were to the British as the ________ were to the Americans

3. 44) Which one of the following is NOT one of the provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
45) Backcountry settlers of Pennsylvania borrowed their farming methods, hunting traditions, and log cabin building
from the
46) Which one of the following would be the LEAST likely colonial assumption due to frontier heritage
47) Which one of the following lists the correct chronological order of these events?
(1) Committees of Correspondence (3) First Continental Congress
(2) Albany Congress (4) Stamp Act Congress 47) ______
48) Which one of the following would have been most likely to sympathize with the Loyalist cause during the American
Revolution
49) A red "P" on their clothing labeled persons in Boston in the eighteenth century who
50) While the Albany congress was originally called by the British Board of Trade to consider a collective response to
conflicts with New France and the Indians of the interior, Benjamin Franklin took the opportunity to
ESSAY QUESTIONS TO STUDY
51) Discuss the roles of women in the American Revolution.
52) What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
53) Describe the effects of the Revolution on African Americans. Include a discussion of free blacks including writers.
54) Describe the most important features of British politics and government in the North American colonies of the
eighteenth century. What impact, if any, did the Great Awakening have on the character of politics and government in
those colonies?
55) Compare the basic characteristics of New England, the Upper and Lower South, backcountry, and the middle
colonies by the end of the eighteenth century.
56) What were the major ideas in Thomas Paine's Common Sense? Include its effects.
57) Discuss the significance of the Boston Gazette slogan, "Save your money and save your country."
58) The First Continental Congress brought together a core of colonial leaders. Compare the ideas and tactics of John
and Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry.
59) Compare the origins and results of the Albany Congress, the Stamp Act Congress, and the First Continental Congress.
60) Discuss the broadened base of politics during and after the Revolution, including the shift toward democracy.