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Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
The test will cover a wide range of topics including Native Americans, colonial America, French and
Indian War, the taxes and punishments levied by the King, and the Revolutionary War. The
following outline contain topics that you can expect to be on the test:
I. Discovery
a. Christopher Columbus and Discovery
b. First Contact with Native Americans
c. Fate of Native Americans – disease and warfare
II. Native American Influences
a. Iroquois Confederacy – republican government
b. Farming techniques
III. Colonial America
a. Northern/New England Colonies
i. Puritans and religious foundation of government
ii. Economic freedom – farming, whaling, fishing
b. Middle Colonies
i. Religious tolerance/freedom
ii. William Penn and the Quakers
iii. Economic opportunity – land ownership, farming, manufacturing
c. Southern Colonies
i. Religious Freedom
ii. Economic opportunity – plantation farming
IV. French and Indian War
a. Causes – Ohio River Valley French Presence
b. Outcomes – Treaty of Paris and Proclamation of 1763
V. Causes of the Revolution
a. Salutary Neglect
b. Taxation Without Representation – Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Acts
c. Boston Massacre
d. Boston Tea Party
e. Intolerable Acts
VI. Revolutionary War
a. Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill
b. George Washington and the Continental Army
c. Valley Forge
d. Battle at Yorktown
e. Outcomes – Treaty of Paris 1783
I will be available before school beginning Monday October 22nd through Thursday October 25th
from 7:15am – 7:45am, and during recess from 1:10pm – 1:40pm if you have additional
questions/concerns before the test.
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
There are several resources available to help you prepare and study for the test (notes and handouts).
Notes A – G: Handouts #3 – #8:
Native American Presentation A Iroquois Confederacy (3)
Vocabulary List B New England Colonies Reader (4)
The French and Indian War C Middle Colonies Reader (5)
Causes of the American Revolution D Southern Colonies Reader (6)
Vocabulary List E Great Awakening (7)
Strengths/Weaknesses of Revolutionary Armies F Paul Revere Reading (8)
Military History of the Revolutionary War G
Use this list below to help you study. Defining terms may prove helpful as you study. All terms
can be found in your notes and handouts.
People: Places/Regions: Dates:
George Whitefield Lexington & Concord 1730s
Iroquois Indians New England Colonies 1756
General Howe Middle Colonies 1763
Christopher Columbus Southern Colonies 1765
Samuel Adams Boston 1770
Paul Revere Philadelphia 1774
Patrick Henry Yorktown 1775
George Washington Valley Forge 1776
General Cornwallis Bunker Hill 1777
King George III Ohio River Valley 1781
William Penn 1783
James Oglethorpe
Parliament
Crispus Attucks
Militia
Events:
Great Awakening Proclamation of 1763 Treaty of Paris (1763)
Stamp Act Quartering Act Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre Tea Act Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts Battle of Bunker Hill Winter at Valley Forge
Treaty of Paris 1783
Again, if you need extra help, or are unsure of why a term, place, or date is important, please come
ask. I will be available before and after school for additional help.
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
The test covering this unit will consist of 4 different parts:
A. Section 1 – Matching – This section will hold you responsible for the academic vocabulary
you have studied.
B. Section 2 – True/False – This section will ask you to determine whether or not a statement
about the colonial period is true or false.
C. Section 3 – Multiple Choice – This section will ask you questions about the historical figures
(people), important events (dates/places), and important engines for change.
D. Section 4 – Document Based Questions – This section will give you a set of three
documents, or primary sources, and will ask you to analyze them and answer two questions
for each
Section 1 Review:
The matching portion of this test will test you on all of the vocabulary words from our first three
vocabulary lists. You will be expected to know the definitions of each word AND the context in
which the word is used in a historical sense.
Use the examples below to check your understanding of the vocabulary words:
________ 1. Constitution a. colonial trade route between New England, the
West Indies, and Africa
________ 2. Currency b. written list of freedoms that a government
promises to protect
________ 3. Triangular Trade c. the unjust use of government power
________ 4. Colony d. a person who leaves one country to move
to another.
________ 5. Republic e. government by a group of elected officials
who represent the people
________ 6. Cash Crops f. a written plan for government
________ 7. Great Awakening g. a crop, such as tobacco or sugar, raised in
large quantities and sold for profit
________ 8. Tyranny h. a new settlement of territory established
and governed by a different country
________ 9. Emigrant i. the revival of religious feeling and belief in
the American colonies during the 1730s
________ 10. Immigrant j. the right to practice any religion of belief
system without fear of persecution
________ 11. bill of rights k. Money used to make purchases; a medium for
exchange
________ 12. Religious Freedom l. a person who comes to another country
________ 13. Enlightenment m. a group of people who have the right to make laws
________ 14. Legislature n. intellectual movement in Europe in the 1600s that
emphasized the use of reason
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
Section 2 Review:
The True/False section of the test will ask you to determine whether statements are true or false. For
a statement to be marked as “TRUE,” the entire statements must be true. If any part of a statement is
false, then the entire statement is false.
_______ 15. The New England Colonies were founded on the ideas of religious freedom and
economic opportunity, including farming, fishing, and manufacturing.
_______ 16. The Stamp Act, passed in 1765, placed a tax on paper products, not on stamps.
_______ 17. The Mohawk Indians influenced the U.S. Constitution and the republican ideals present
in our government.
_______ 18. The Boston Massacre was used by Patriots as propaganda to convince colonists that
British rule needed to end.
_______ 19. The Great Awakening was a religious movement in the English colonies during the
1730s.
_______ 20. The French and Indian War was fought for the French Territory in the Hudson River
Valley.
Section 3 Review:
The multiple choice section of the test will test your understanding of the people, places, dates, and
events. You need to be familiar with the major historical figures we have discussed, the major
events, and important factual information from our studies.
Complete the practices questions below.
21. During the years following the French and Indian War, the British levied several taxes on
the colonists. Which of the following lists those acts from earliest to latest?
a. Stamp Act, Boston massacre, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts
b. Tea Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party, Quartering Act
c. Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre
d. Intolerable Acts, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Stamp Act
22. Which of the following individuals was responsible for the “liberty or death” speech?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. Patrick Henry
c. George Washington
d. John Adams
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
23. The image above represents which important political event that occurred prior to the
Revolutionary War?
a. The Boston Tea Party
b. The first shots fired at Lexington and Concord
c. The Boston Massacre
d. The French and Indian War
24. The government of which Indian nation served as a model for the representative
government the United States would eventually use?
a. Pueblo Indians
b. Seminole Indians
c. Apache Indians
d. Iroquois Indians
25. The engraving shown above was completed by Paul Revere. This engraving is the best
example of which of the following forms of media?
a. Propaganda aimed at telling only one side of a story
b. Investigative journalism aimed at revealing a political secret
c. An unbiased newspaper article designed to tell an audience just the facts
d. A book written to tell a specific story
26. Which of the following were American strengths during the Revolutionary War?
a. Leadership
b. Well-trained soldiers
c. Patriotism
d. Both (a) and (c) are correct
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________
Class: _________
The Colonial Period:
A Review
Section 3 Review:
Document-based questions are designed to test BOTH your understanding of history and also your
understanding of how historians work. Read and analyze each document carefully, noting any
important details that might help you to answer the questions that follow. Then read each question
carefully, making sure you are answering the question asked. In order to receive full credit you must
write in complete sentences and address each prompt. Review the example below (it WILL be on the
test)
1. What do the different parts of the snake represent?
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2. What does the phrase “join or die” mean in context of the Revolutionary War?
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