Road to Revolution
THIS tax required the colonists to purchase special paper that was printed in Britain and then the colonists could only use that paper for their documents and letters. This tax also applied to newspapers, pamphlets, and cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
THIS is the type of fighting the colonists used to lead to victory against the much more equipped and trained British - included using the landscape to hide and fight.
What is Guerilla Warfare?
THIS was the Freedom Ordinance of the Northwest Territory.
What is forbidding slavery in the newly established territory?
FYI (not part of the answer) - 60,000 inhabitants could apply to be a state through Congress
FYI (not part of the answer) - remember that these New States would also be EQUAL (not inferior) to the original 13 colonies.
THIS is the term for American ships being seized by the French and/or the British?
What is Impressment?
In opposition to the idea of "Republican Motherhood" that called on the role of women to teach republican values within the family, Abigail Adams wrote a letter pleading with her husband with THIS theme/name that would give women more rights.
What is "Remember the Ladies?"
THIS is the amount the British debt increased due to the French & Indian War.
What is approximately 130 million from 75 million?
OR
What is approximately doubled?
THIS is the NEW western boundary, as a result of the Treaty of Paris,
vs. THIS PREVIOUS western boundary, that was set with the Proclamation of 1763.
What is the Mississippi River (New Boundary)
vs. What is the Appalachian Mountains (Previous Boundary)?
Under the 3/5ths Compromise "other persons" (slaves) would be counted as 3/5ths of a person when considering THIS.
What is BOTH representation in the House of Representatives, as well as taxation?
THIS is the term for the federal government taking over the debts of the individual states?
What is Assumption OR the Assumption Plan?
FYI - Debts totaled - $21 million & this created division between states because some states had already paid off their debt
THIS is how many states originally attended the Annapolis Convention to discuss revision of the Articles of Confederation.
AND THIS is the only state that did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
What is 5 states? (attended the Annapolis Convention)
AND - What is Rhode Island (did not attend)?
THIS is the term for the British leaving the English colonies alone in the years before the French & Indian War, smuggling was able to happen, laws were not enforced.
What is Salutary Neglect?
THIS is the term for the colonial militia who could be ready in an instant but had no formal training,
AND THIS is who the British used BESIDES their trained army.
What is "minutemen" (colonial militia)
& What are mercenaries or Hessians (German mercenaries that fought for the British)?
THIS is where the Federalists gained their support
vs. THIS is where the Anti-Federalists gained their support?
What is the urban areas, large landowners, wealthy merchants (Federalists)
vs. What is the rural areas and small farmers (Anti-Federalists)?
THIS was how the Federalist viewed interpretation of the Constitution
VS. THIS was how the Democratic Republicans viewed interpretation of the Constitution.
What is Loose Interpretation - living document (Federalist)?
AND What is Strict Interpretation - binding document (Democratic Republicans)?
THIS is who elects the president (not directly elected by the people) - due to feeling it was too risky to let the uneducated & mob rule choose the President)
What is the Electoral College?
THIS is the significance of Andrew Oliver to the "Road to Revolution."
What is a stamp collector who had a fake body (effigy) hung from a tree and beheaded as an act of resistance to the Stamp Act?
(May not have all of this - but need stamp collector and harassed in resistance - for an actual SAQ would need details.)
News of the surprising American victory persuaded after THIS battle France agreed to join in the war against Britain. France wanted to get back at their foe, Great Britain - not aid a revolutionary movement. France openly allied itself with the Americans and Britain was now forced to divert military to fight France.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
THIS is the difference between the New Jersey Plan (include amount of houses and what is representation in the legislature based on)
vs. the Virginia Plan (include amount of houses and what is representation in the legislature based on)
What is 1 house with EQUAL representation regardless of population size (New Jersey Plan - supported by small states)
vs. 2 houses with representation based on population size of state (Virginia Plan - supported by large states)?
Resolutions by THESE 2 states claimed states have the right to nullify federal laws they believe are unconstitutional. This came originally after the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed under John Adams' Presidency targeting foreigners and Freedom of the Press.
What are the states of Kentucky and Virginia?
THIS is the term for a government based on the will of the people (people vote directly to make decisions or through representatives).
Hint - Answer is 2 words - not Republicanism
What is Popular Sovereignty?
THIS is approximately how many patriots participated in the Boston Tea Party,
AND THIS is how much tea (approximately) was dumped.
What is a few hundred patriots (out of 2 million colonists total)
& What is 342 chests (can be in the range of less than 500, more than 250)?
THIS is the amount of British Naval warships vs. THIS is the amount of Colonial Naval warships.
What is 270 British Naval warships vs. 27 Colonial Naval warships? (Can be close in number)
OR
What is Colonial Naval warships were 10% the amount of the British Naval warships? (Can be close in number)
THESE are 3 major problems with the Articles of Confederation:
1. THIS branch did not exist at the federal level.
2. THIS amount of states were needed to pass laws.
3. THIS amount of states were needed to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Executive Branch (No President or ability to enforce federal laws)?
What is 9/13 states (to pass laws vs. simple majority)?
What is ALL 13 (unanimous) states to amend the Articles of Confederation (vs. 3/4ths of states)
THIS is what Pickney's Treaty allowed the U.S. to do
AND THIS is who the Treaty was with.
What is usage of the Mississippi River and the ports of New Orleans?
AND What is Spain?
(FYI - Remember Spain got worried after John Jay's Treaty with Britain even though it was a really weak treaty.)
THIS is how many amendments are part of the Bill of Rights
AND THIS is which group fought for inclusion of the Bill of Rights with the Constitution.
AND What are the Anti-Federalists?