Causes of the Revolution
Which of the following set of historical events is in the correct chronological order? a.Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party b.Boston Tea Party, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act c.Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts d.Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act
C
The turning point battle of the Revolution, which made France decide to sign the Franco-American Alliance was...
The Battle of Saratoga
What was the Great Compromise?
A compromise for the legislative branch creating one house with two representatives from each state (senate) and another branch that has representatives determined on the population of the state (house of representatives)
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
An ordinance that established a framework for the northwest territories to become states while prohibiting slavery and establishing civil liberties in those territories.
This 1783 agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War and granted the United States independence from Britain.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Which man’s famous writings were most influential in inciting the Americans’ revolt against the British?
Thomas Paine
What contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution?
French military and financial assistance
What weaknesses did the Articles of Confederation have?
2/3 majority to pass legislation, no executive branch or legislative branch, no direct taxation from the federal government
What is the key term allowed Supreme Court the final authority on the constitutionality of legislation?
Judicial Review
After the war, this western boundary was established for the United States.
What is the Mississippi River?
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located where?
The People
What did the Treaty of Paris (1783) achieve? (3)
New state constitutions put the power in what sources?
Legislative branch and white male landowners
What is the new ideology surrounding the role of women in society?
Republican Motherhood
The Revolutionary War helped inspire this foreign revolution that began in 1789.
What is the French Revolution?
Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growing colonial sentiment toward independence in the 1770s? a.Anger over numerous attempts to tax the colonists and colonists’ perceived lack of political representation in Parliament b.Frustration over the British government’s refusal to send troops to protect the colonies from Indian attacks c.An emerging ideology of resistance based on English common law, Enlightenment ideals, and Whig political thought
B
What act passed by British Parliament banned trade with the colonies, removed the colonies from its protection, and was seen as a declaration of war?
American Prohibitory Act
Which of the compromises at the constitutional convention was LEAST likely the result of regional and sectional differences in the United States? (3/5 Compromise, Slave Trade Compromise, Great Compromise, Executive Elections Compromise(electoral college))
Executive Elections Compromise
The Democratic-Republicans favored what?
states' rights (weak central government), state banks, pro-French foreign policy, strict interpretation of the constitution
The war led to this ideological shift that encouraged ideas like natural rights and popular sovereignty.
What is the rise of American republicanism?
What were the main events that led to the American Revolution? (List 3)
Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party
Despite England’s superior military, industrialized economy, and larger population, the colonists were ultimately able to succeed in their war for independence because they possessed what?
greater familiarity with the land, superior political and military leadership, and a deep ideological commitment
What contributed to the ratification of the Constitution?
Federalists promise to create a Bill of Rights, frustration over the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, lowering the required number of states to 9/13
What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?
prompt Jefferson and Madison to pass the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, empower the president to deport "dangerous" foreigners, persecute anyone who criticized the president or the government, create constitutional backlash
Although the war promoted liberty, this group of people saw little change in their legal or social status, especially in the South.
Who were enslaved African Americans?