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Global Revolutions
Constitution
Federalists vs. Antifederalists
Westward and Sectionalism
Civil War and Reconstruction
100
Name three other revolutions that were inspired by the American Revolution.
The French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Venezuelan Revolution.
100
What are the three branches of government? What are their responsibilities?
Legislative, executive and judicial; the legislative branch makes the laws, the executive enforces the laws, and the judicial branch interprets the laws.
100
Name a Federalist and an Antifederalist.
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
100
What attracted people out to California?
The Gold Rush.
100
Name the four candidates of the Election of 1860.
1) Abraham Lincoln, 2) Stephen Douglas, 3) John Breckinridge, and 4) John Bell.
200
What are three natural rights?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (property).
200
What is the difference between a bicameral and unicameral legislature? Which one works better today, and why?
A bicameral legislature has two houses that write the laws, while an unicameral legislature has one house. A bicameral legislature works better today, because it can better represent the diverse population of citizens.
200
What kind of economy does a Federalist prefer? Why?
Industrial; keeps money circulating within the wealthy, and they wanted a federal bank.
200
Who was coined "the Terrorist of the South"? What did he do to earn that nickname?
John Brown; he raided Harper's Ferry and would kill other whites who refused to abolish slavery.
200
What is sharecropping? How is it unfair?
Sharecropping is being a tenant on a landowner's property, and the landowner dictates what to grow and how to grow it. They also receive the majority of your income. It is unfair because it just creates an unofficial system of indentured servitude.
300
Who came up with the notion of separation of powers?
Montesquieu.
300
What does ratification mean?
To officially approve.
300
Who would hate the Articles of Confederation more: Thomas Jefferson or Alexander Hamilton? Explain.
Alexander Hamilton because the A.O.C. gave NO power to the federal government.
300
Who built the Erie Canal?
Dewitt Clinton.
300
Who was the General of the Union? The Confederacy?
1) Ulysses S. Grant and 2) Robert E. Lee
400
Describe the differences between Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
Hobbes believes that people are inherently evil and selfish, where as Locke believes that everyone is born with a tabula rasa (clean slate) and that they are inherently good. Hobbes believes that the social contract should not be broken by any means, even if the government is abusing your natural rights. Locke believes that if government is violating your natural rights, then the individual has every right to break the social contract and rebel.
400
Who proposed the Bill of Rights? Why was it added within the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson; it was added because he believed that there should be a document that guaranteed the rights of individuals so that the government could not abuse its power.
400
Name three amendment in the Bill of Rights.
Freedom of Speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms, right to a fair and speedy trial, no cruel and unusual punishment.
400
What are the five bills in the Compromise of 1850?
1) DC abolished slave trade. 2) California is a free state. 3) Texas is a slave state. 4) Fugitive Slaw Law. 5) Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico are determined by popular sovereignty.
400
Name three inventions of technology during the Civil War.
1) Spencer repeating rifle, 2) mini ball, 3) napoleon, 4) telegraph, 5) railroad
500
Who led the French Revolution?
Robespierre.
500
Name five weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. What event proved that the A.O.C. was an unworkable structure of government?
1. Congress could not collect or levy taxes. 2) Congress was powerless to regulate interstate commerce and foreign trade. 3) Each state had only one vote in Congress, regardless of its size. 4) A two-thirds (9/13) majority was needed to pass laws. 5) Articles could only be amended with approval from all 13 states. 6) No separate executive branch to enforce acts of Congress. 7) No system of federal courts. 8) No common currency. Shays' Rebellion.
500
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts? What was their aim?
These acts increased the residency requirement for American citizenship from five to fourteen years, authorized the president to imprison or deport aliens considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States" and restricted speech critical of the government. These laws were designed to silence and weaken the Democratic-Republican Party.
500
Which group of Native Americans fought the Indian Removal Act by writing their own Constitution?
The Cherokees.
500
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis.