Machniak's Choice
Mercantilism is the economic system that was used by whom?
a. The American Colonists getting gold and silver from the Native Americans
b. The British Government getting raw materials from the American Colonists
c. The British Government getting food supplies from England
B. The British Government getting raw materials from the American Colonists
What are the 3 levels of Gov't
Local, State, and Federal
This event occurred in 1770, in Massachusettes, where British soldiers fired and killed 5 Colonists when throwing stones and snowballs.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Give one example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation.
Any of the following: Central Government was too weak. All the states were printing money.
There was only a Legislative Branch of Government. There was no Executive Branch to enforce laws.
Trade between states was difficult.
Come to the front map and with your hand, show the entire Original United States of America
(what we gained from winning the American Revolution)
This should include the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. From the
Great Lakes down to the Gulf of Mexico. DOES NOT include Florida.
What is the name of the agreement that was made between Northern States and Slaves
states to count only some of the slaves in the population?
Through the 3/5th Compromise?
What is a Concurrent Power? Need to describe it. Giving an example is fine, but a description is still necessary.
Who represents you in New York's 26th Congressional District?
Who is Representative Tim Kennedy?
This was written by Thomas Paine to try to convince the American Colonists to
break away from Britain.
Who is Common Sense
This document was a first attempt at Self-Governing by the Pilgrims in 1620.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
What was the name of the agreement at the Constitutional Convention that allowed for a 2-House Legislature?
What is the Great Compromise?
At the state level, who is the Executive of the State of NY
Governor Kathy Hochul
The British Government spent a lot of money and went into debt during this war,
then expected the American colonists to pay for it with new taxes. What is the name of
this war?
What is the French and Indian War.
The idea that the colonists that liked being ignored by England.
Salutary Neglect
What is a Constitutional Government? (Hint: it is not the same thing as a Constitution)
A government that limits the power of the people in government, and where those government leaders have to follow the rules/laws.
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia in 1787 to write the rules for a new government to replace which existing document?
The Articles of Confederation
Who is the T.o.T Executive? Hint: Town Supervisor is his title
John Flynn
What was the English document that limited the power of the king?
What is the Magna Carta?