The New Government / Constitution
Revolutionary war
The New Republic
Lincoln Fun Facts
Vocabulary
100
Although I created a very weak national government I did creat the Great Seal of the United States, the U.S. Treasury, I established a post office and I allowed for the statehood of Western Territories; Not bad for a government that did not have the power to TAX!
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
We are the biggest boycotters of tea because we are the primary consumers
Who are colonial women?
100
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
100
I am the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the United States Constitution?
100
The Economic theory that the colonies existed to benefit the mother country
What is mercantilism?
200
My Virginia Plan called for a Bicameral Legislature and three branches of government
Who is James Madison?
200
I became the Western boundary of the United States when the Treaty of Paris of 1783 was signed
What is the Mississippi River?
200
Although passed to protect President Adams from his critics, we actually violated the First Amendment and were very controversial
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
200
"Give me liberty or give me death, but I will not attend the Constitutional Convention!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
200
The British Crown avoided strict enforcement of Parliamentary Laws before the French and Indian War
What is Salutary Neglect?
300
I created a bicameral legislature with a Senate and House of Representatives
What is the Great Comprmise?
300
I am the Turning Point of the American Revolution; After the British were defeated on New York Soil the French agreed to come to our aid
What is the battle of Saratoga?
300
John Adams was not happy! I led directly to a quasi naval war between the United States and France
What is the XYZ Affair?
300
Women need to be educated in order to teach children about Republican Values
What is Republican Motherhood?
300
The Division of Power between the National Government and the States
What is Federalism?
400
The institution of slavery became officially recognized under the Constitution with my passage
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
400
Although the Colonial Dog was a significant part in Paul Revere's Propaganda many colonists turne me into a symbol of British oppression
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
Jay's or Pinckney's - Which one would have been popular among people living in the Western United States before the War of 1812
What is Pinckney's Treaty?
400
I repeat, "Anyone who objects to the work colonial women were involved in would not be considered good citizens"
Who is Ester de Berdt Reed?
400
In the Constitution, "All Other Persons"
What are slaves / chattle slavery
500
I believed that a Bill of Rights would be a threat to Individual Liberties and I said as much in the Federalist #84
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
500
Demanding Tax Relief we both organized and rebelled against British Authority; Pennsylvania and North Carolina would be proud of us
Who are the Paxton Boys and the Regulators?
500
President Washington wants to stay neutral; I interfered with American and French relations with my unwanted visit to America
Who is Edmond-Charles Genet / Citizen Genet?
500
Received by both Deborah Sampson and Margaret Corbin
What are military pensions?
500
A society that contains no special group with greater or lesser access to economic resources, power or prestige
What is egalitarian?