Revolutionary War
Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
The Constitution
French and Indian War
Misc.
100
What was the primary reason given for fighting the Revolutionary War? (Try to answer with a three-word phrase.)
Taxation without Representation
100
Supported the ratification of the Constitution.
Federalists
100
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The basic principles and laws of our nation that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
100
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
This war was fought over land disputed by the French and British governments, specifically the Ohio River Valley.
100
What is a Primary Source?
Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study.
200
Who did the Revolutionary War primarily benefit?
Wealthy white men of property.
200
Favored states rights/states power over a strong central government.
Anti-Federalist
200
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first written constitution of the United States. (prototype of our current Constitution)
200
The Proclamation of 1763 was passed after the French and Indian War. It asked British Colonists not to settle any further West. Why?
England was in debt after the war, and it worried that if settlers continued to settle West, it would only cost them more in administrative costs and could lead to another war with the Native Americans.
200
What is a secondary source?
In scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. Ex. Biographies, essays, history books, etc.
300
What was the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act of 1765 was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England.
300
Wanted to include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists
300
What was the 3/5s Compromise, and why was it passed?
300
Explain the significance of this cartoon:
It was a call for the colonies to join together against the French.
300
What is the economy?
The sum of everything that is bought, sold or produced in a place.
400
What was the Boston Massacre? How did it start?
To be discussed.
400
Was in favor of consolidating all of the state banks into one National Bank.
Federalists
400
Why do we have two houses of Congress? Why does one of them have 435 members while the other has only 100?
The Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise allotted seats to the House of Representatives based on population and to the Senate based on equal representation.
400
What was the aftermath of the French and Indian War? How did it change/affect the British empire's relationship with the colonists?
England was in debt up to its ears, so they began to heavily tax the colonists... etc etc. Answer will be evaluated by Mr. Terral
400
Name the Key Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. What event made these weaknesses clear?
No central government to collect taxes or regulate trade, couldn't form a standing army. Shay's rebellion.
500
What was the main idea of the pamphlet, "Common Sense," and how might it have convinced people to join the war effort?
Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.
500
Favored manufacturing and trade over small farms.
Federalists
500
What was the Whiskey Rebellion, and how did it prove that the new Constitution was strong enough to withstand this sort of crisis?
The Whiskey Rebellion was a 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. The federal response to the Whiskey Rebellion was widely believed to be a critical test of federal authority, one that Washington’s fledgling government met with success.
500
Why did the French have a better relationship with Native American tribes than the British?
Lifestyle, farming vs. hunting, use of land, intermarriage, etc.
500
What is Federalism? Explain giving examples.
Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by multiple levels of government. ... Both the national government and the smaller political subdivisions have the power to make laws and both have a certain level of autonomy from each other.