What was an event where a group of colonists dressed liked Native Americans boarded three ships docked in Boston harbor and threw their cargoes overboard?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
This was not a problem that General Washington had with keeping his army together.
What was preventing his troops from deserting during hard times
100
TheAmericans had better leadership, took no foreign aid, knowledge of land and were motivated more than the British
What were the four reasons America won the war?
100
Anti-federalists because they felt a Bill of Rights must be included
What is why this group who opposed the ratification of the Constitution?
100
This Supreme Court ruling established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.
What is true about the Supreme Court's case of Marbury v. Madison?
200
What act did the following:
closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea and banned the committees of correspondence
housed British troops in houses where necessary
allowed British officials accused of crimes to stand trial in England
What were the Intolerable Acts?
200
Congress’s inability to supply the army with even basic provisions and the contracts were initially for one year and that created a problem with trained troops leaving for their homes
What two problems did General Washington face in creating an army?
200
People felt that instead of a king, the people would rule
As a result of the war, what idea developed about how people should be governed?
200
The Virginia Plan
Which of the following provided the basic framework for writing the Constitution?
200
Resulted in accurate Maps, Growth of Fur Trade, and Mistaken View of the Great Plains
What were the effects of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory?
300
It banned all trade with Britain, called for each colony to start training of troops, and was the first step toward independence from Britain.
What is the significance of the First Continental Congress?
300
The British tried to cut off New England from the other states
Why did the British attempt to seize the Hudson River Valley?
300
These were a set of laws that established a federal government. The weakness were it lacked power to enforce laws; levy taxes; regulate trade among the states; and required all 13 states to approve changes in the Articles.
What were the Articles of Confederation and what were there weaknesses?
300
This party favored states' rights, limited federal government, no national bank and had a deep faith in the common people?
the Democratic-Republican party or also known as the Anti-federalists
300
This war encouraged the growth of U.S. manufacturing.
What is an important legacy of the War of 1812?
400
They tried to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia's supplies
What was when the British marched into the countryside in April 1775?
400
This country recognized U.S. independence and in 1778 France signed two treaties of alliance with the U.S
What was after hearing of the American victory at Saratoga, what did King Louis XVI of France do?
400
This event was caused by high taxes and resulted in the state militia easily defeating Daniel Shay and his men when they tried to take an arsenal. It made the leaders worried about another rebellion by the people.
What is Shays’ Rebellion
400
This party favored strong central government, limited state government, a national bank and feared mob rule.
What is the Federalists?
400
Factory machines replaced hand tools and large scale manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work
What is the significance of the Industrial Revolution?
500
This pamphlet tried to convince Americans that a complete break with Britain was necessary.
What is Thomas Paine's pamphlet called Common Sense?
500
A great percentage of the soldiers at Valley Forge deserted the Continental Army
What is NOT true about the conditions at Valley Forge?
500
A strong but limited federal government and strong state governments
What is the goal of creating a national government in the Constitution?
500
This resolution declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional because of the theory of nullification.