Revolutionary War
Foreign Relations
Articles and Constitution
Jefferson
Miscellaneous
100
What was true about women's roles after the Revolution?
They continued to do traditional women's work, The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience, They gained access to educational opportunities, State constitutions, like New Jersey's, briefly gave women the right to vote.
100
During the Revolutionary War, the British captured and occupied what cities?
New York City. Charleston. Philadelphia.
100
Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from what sources?
Excise taxes and tariffs
100
Who served as the crucial guide, aiding Lewis and Clark in their expedition through the Louisiana Territory?
the Shoshone woman Sacajawea
100
The ____ Amendment might rightly be called the states' rights amendment.
Tenth Amendment
200
What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense do?
called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic, encouraged Americans to declare independence
200
The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the United States and France was what event?
The XYZ Affair
200
One of the first jobs facing the new government, formed under the Constitution, was to create what?
A Bill of Rights
200
John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by establishing what?
Judicial Review
200
The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to do what?
enforce a tax-collection program
300
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
it professed American loyalty to the crown.
300
In Jay's Treaty, what did the British promise to do?
evacuate the chain of forts in the Old Northwest.
300
The Constitutional Convention was called to do what?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
300
When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, what did Thomas Jefferson do as president?
left practically all of them intact.
300
Which individual privately advocated equality for women?
Abigail Adams
400
Describe the Americans who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared.
well educated, from among the older generation, affiliated with the Anglican Church, not from New England, wealthy
400
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted.
400
The debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of Confederation centered on what issue?
how to reconcile states' rights with strong national government.
400
Why was Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France?
He feared it was unconstitutional
400
What did Jeffersonians believe in?
opposition to a national debt, agriculture as the ideal occupation, freedom of speech, central authority should be kept to a minimum.
500
What did colonial Loyalists do to help the British?
fight for the British, serve as spies, keep Patriot soldiers at home to protect their families, incite the Indians.
500
What did the Treaty of Paris in 1783 stipulate?
British recognition of American independence, establishment of the boundaries of the new United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida, that Americans allow British collection of prewar debts from colonists, that Americans cease persecution of Loyalists, that Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored.
500
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention shared what common beliefs?
government by the consent of the governed, checks and balances in government, the sanctity of private property, a stronger central government.
500
What did Thomas Jefferson do to deal with British and French violations of America's neutrality?
Enacted an economic embargo
500
Shays's Rebellion was provoked by what?
foreclosures on the mortgages of debt-strapped backcountry farmers.
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