Colonial America
Religious revivial from the 1720s through the 1740s.
What was the Great Awakening?
Bruh, imagine getting dragged into court because of your boat stuff, but there wasn't even a jury. Some random judge just decided if you were guilty or not. That's actually wild.
What are vice - admiralty courts?
directs foreign policy, appoints ambassadors, receives foreign dignitaries.
What are the roles of the President?
Creator of the Albany Plan of Union.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Take the number of current Supreme Court justices, add the age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives, and subtract the number of electoral votes Massachusetts has.
9 + 25 - 11 = 23
In 1735, this is the crime Peter Zenger of the New York Weekly Journal was charged with. He was found not guilty.
What is libel?
Bruh, Britain hit Massachusetts with the ultimate punishment package after the Tea Party. It was basically an 18th-century group chat ban
What were the Coercive Acts? (Intolerable Acts)
"A firm league of friendship"
What were the Articles of Confederation?
Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia sent his surveryoe out west to tell French settlers they were trespassing on land claimed by Great Britain.
Who is George Washington?
Add the number of amendments in the Bill of Rights to the number of years a U.S. Senator serves in one term, then multiply by the number of branches of government.
(10 + 6) × 3 = 48
The main cash crop of South Carolina & Georgia
What is rice?
Bruh kept saying this law was about molasses, but everybody knew the real argument was about who got to tax the colonies. And if British officials thought your cargo looked suspicious, they could take your stuff and drag you into one of those no-jury courts. That's crazy work.
What was the Sugar Act?
Handle all civil and criminal cases that come under federal authority, with at least one in every state.
What are district courts?
This Native chief of an Ottawa village near Detroit attempted to unite Native forces and captured forts and British outposts. Native Americans killed settlers along the Virginia and Pennsylvania frontier. His name inspired the title of this war that ended in 1765.
Who is Pontiac?
Take the age required to become President, add the number of senators each state has, and subtract the year the Constitution was signed. Then add the number of chests dumped in the harbor during the Boston Tea Party
35 + 2 - 1787 + 342 = -1408
What is Pennsylvania?
Bruh lost one battle so badly that America's biggest glow-up happened right after. Suddenly, a powerful European country wanted to be friends.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
This amendment was originally proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789 but was not ratified until 1992, over 200 years later.
What is the 27th Amendment?
This famous Patriot said this during the Battle of Bunker Hill, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Who is Colonel William Prescott?
Take the number of states needed to ratify the Constitution, add the number of articles in the Constitution, and subtract the number of amendments that Madison originally proposed to the states to be ratified. Then add the number needed to win the Electoral College today.
9 + 7 - 12 + 270 = 274
What are the writs of assistance?
Bruh's favorite company was basically getting exclusive access to the colonial market, and everyone else was supposed to just be okay with it.
What was the Tea Act?
"We the People" reinforces this idea, "authority of the people"
What is popular sovereignty?
She, a Massachusetts citizen, successfully petitioned the Massachusetts government and was awarded a state pension based on her efforts and contributions during the Revolutionary War.
Who is Deborah Sampson?
Add the fraction of states needed to ratify a constitutional amendment—the fraction of senators needed to invoke cloture and end a filibuster on most legislation, and the fraction of Congress needed to override a presidential veto.
Then subtract:
3/4 + 3/5 + 2/3 - 2/3 = 27/20 OR 1 7/20