Chapter 2
These committees of _______ helped unify the colonies and shape public opinion.
Correspondence
Where and when was Shays´ Rebellion?
Massachusetts, 1786
What was Lewis & Clark´s expedition officially named?
Corps of Discovery
The U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from who?
France
When were the chests of tea dumped overboard?
December 16, 1773
How many state delegates took part in the Constitutional Convention?
55 delegates
What Supreme Court case established the court´s power of Judicial Review?
Marbury Vs Madison
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation.
What laws were intended to punish Massachusetts and put and an end to colonial challenges to British authority?
The Coercive Acts
Who was the convention´s presiding officer?
George Washington
Why did the British navy follow and policy called impressment?
They kept losing men and they forced people into their navy.
Why did England impress Americans into the British navy?
England was low on sailors.
September 5, 1774 in Philadelphia
What Virginian was in charge of taking all the notes at the convention?
James Madison
How was the British attack on the ¨USS Chesapeake¨ an example of impressment?
The British took 4 US sailors.
What two cities did British attack in the War of 1812?
Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How many states had to ratify (approve) the new Constitution?
9 states
When did the U.S. buy the Louisiana Territory and New Orleans?
In 1803
Andrew Jackson became a hero at what battle?
New Orleans