Standard Tests in American History (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. TBST I. 1 America was discovered in 1492 by 2. Five years later Henry VII eent out with his son to find a northwest passage to Asia. 3. In 1513 the Pacific Ocean was discovered by 4. The first attempt of the English to colonize America was made in 1584 . 5. The settlers of Jamestown were saved from starvation by 6. Bacon's rebellion followed Governor refusal to protect the colonists of Virginia from the Indiana. 7. In 1630 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by a company of 1000 people under the leadership of 8. In 1664 New Netherlands was surrendered to the Englieh by the Dutch Governor 9. In 1664 New Jersey was granted to John Berkeley and 10. Because of his religious belief was banished from Massachusetts and with his followers he made a settlement at Providence. 11. Under the Treaty Elm made a lasting treaty with the Indians IS. Governor failed to get the charter of Connecticut in 1687 because as tradition goes it was hidden in the old "Charter Oak," 13. Georgia was settled by a company under the leadership 14. A plan of union of the colonists against the French and Indians was offered at the Albany Convention by 15. At the beginning of the French and Indian War, the British, under General and 450 Virginians, under General were defeated by the Frenoh at Fort Duquesne. 16. In the battle of Quebec, General, the leader of the English, was killed, 17. The first to oppose the Stamp Aot openly was of Virginia, 18. The surrender of at Yorktown closed the Revolution. 19. Washington was defeated in May, 1776, at Brooklyn Heights by and was compelled to retreat through Hew Jersey. 30. One of the most disgraceful crimes of the Revolution was the attem...