Unit 5
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Random surprises 1
Random Surprises 2
100
the name given to a religious revival movement that swept through England's North American colonies in the 1730s and who were some of its most important figures
What is the Great Awakening and who are Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield?
100
The first effort to impose new taxes on colonies to help pay for war. Placed an import tax on molasses, and provided for harsh punishment for smugglers
What is the Sugar Act of 1764?
100
DAILY DOUBLE "first Born", he introduced legislation a variety of legislation related to inheritance?
What is the meaning of the term Primogeniture and how is the word related to Thomas Jefferson?
100
the principle reasons for the calling of the Constitutional Congress
What were the deficiencies in the Articles of Confederation, the crises of the 1870s, and Shay's Rebellion?
100
in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to void, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional, Hartford Convention, War of 1812
What is nullification theory, the first place the theory was raised in response to Federal action, and the primary reason it was proposed or raised?
200
DAILY DOUBLE Belief in the essential knowablity of the physical natural world. Belief that human “progress” was a law of nature Belief that human progress was essentially good (positivism) Humanity should “dare to know” Actions and institutions that could not demonstrate a rational basis should be reformed Reason was the testimony of the senses were the arbiters of truth The principles of science could be applied to the world of Human Affairs
What are some of the many ways of looking at the world that might be said to characterize Enlightenment thought?
200
Patriot who had recently arrived in the colonies from London and the author of a highly influential pamphlet in favor of breaking ties with Britain and Declaring Independence
Who was Thomas Paine?
200
the governor of Massachusetts between 1758 - 1774 and who became a figure of hate for his support of British policy and during a riot against what Act was his house attacked
Who was Thomas Hutchinson and what was the Stamp Act riot?
200
The plan that called for a bicameral legislature and representatives elected proportional to population
What is the Virginia Plan?
200
a strict interpretation of the Constitution with regard to the powers of the various branches of the government. The government cannot commit actions or assume duties that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution – Thomas Jefferson
What is the definition of Strict Constructionism and its main supporter?
300
The thing within which Enlightenment thinkers had ultimate faith
What is human reason?
300
government was viewed with skepticism and often as the principal source of corruption in the forms of patronage, faction, and the promotion of a monied interests. Republicanism asserted that state power, by its very nature was antithetical to liberty and, consequently, must be limited.
what is the way in which republicanism was understood by Britain's North American colonists?
300
Vermont and 1777?
Which was the very first state in the newly formed United States to ban slavery in its Constitution and in what year did it introduce the ban?
300
Daily double - The Bill of Rights and the 10th Amendment
What are the the document or addition to the Constitution that specifically states the rights reserved to the people and the states against the Federal Government and the specific amendment that reserves powers to the states.
300
Public virtue
What is the name given to the cultivation of habits under the idea of republicanism by which it is believed the community with thrive, they include, Independence, self-sufficiency, self-sacrifice and a lack of self-interest?
400
The name given to the world of political, economic, and social realms arising from the human social community?
What is "the world of human affairs"?
400
written by Samuel Adams and passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives in February 1768 in response to the Townshend Acts.It argued that the Townshend Acts were unconstitutional because the colony of Massachusetts was not represented in Parliament.
What was the Massachusetts Circular Letter?
400
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War and Proclamation that prohibited slaver westward past the Appalachia
What are the Treaty of Paris 1763 and the Proclamation (Line) of 1763
400
the plan that attempted to balance the power of the larger states over that of the smaller states, through a unicameral legislature with equal representation by each state.
What is the New Jersey Plan
400
• Congress consist of two houses: Senate and House of Representatives • House of Representatives be elected on the basis of population (proportional representation) • Senate would be elected on the basis of equal representation.
What are the provisions of the Great Compromise?
500
Rule by the mob
What is the way in which the people of the early republic understood the term Democracy?
500
the writing of the Declaration of independence, the forming of the continental army and the appointing of George Washington as its commander in chief
What were the 3 main reasons for the calling of the Second Continental Congress?
500
a loose interpretation of the Constitution with regard to the Constitution the necessary and proper clause permits the various branches to perform action and assume powers necessary to carry out their explicitly stated duties – Alexander Hamilton
What are loose constructionism and the name of its chief supporter?
500
the compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention which decided how how a state's slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for representational purposes.
What is the 3/5th's compromise?
500
it amended the process by which the vice president was elected in order to prevent a politically divided administration
What was the 12th amendment and the reason why it was instituted?
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