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100

The Chief Justice who made more changes to our legal system than anyone else. He was the only Federalist Jefferson did not remove from Supreme Court.

Who is John Marshall? 

100
These two colonies had the most Patriot activity

What are Massachusetts and Virginia?

100

This is where 55 delegates from 12 states met to revise the Articles of Confederation.

What is Philadelphia? 

100
This person was the first President under the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
100

These were the first two political parties in U.S. History.

What are the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans?

200

These two branches of government did not exist under the Articles of Confederation.

What are executive and judicial? 

200

This was the British response to the Boston Tea Party 

What were the Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts? 

200

This plan called for equal representation of all states in a unicameral legislation.

What is the New Jersey Plan? 

200
This rebellion caused fear that the U.S. Government could not govern effectively or prevent rebellion.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
200
Democratic-Republicans (Jeffersonians) favored these types of citizens. So did the Anti-federalists...
Who are farmers?
300

This act under the Articles of Confederation government prohibited slavery and earmarked funds from land sales for the support of schools. It also set the population requirement to become a state at 60,000.

What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

300

These were intellectual and philosophical foundations of the American Revolution

Enlightenment thought -- Natural Rights and the Social Contract 

300

This was promised to the Antifederalists in order to get the Constitution ratified. (Name one of them)

What are the Bill of Rights?

300
The United States government under Washington remained neutral during this other country's revolution.
What is the French Revolution?
300

This man was responsible for getting the Alien and Sedition Acts passed and was the only Federalist president

Who is John Adams, second president of the United States?

400
Marbury V. Madison created this legal term we still use today.
What is Judiciary Review?
400

These were factors that enabled the Americans to win despite being significant underdogs in the Revolution (name four) 

What are George Washington's leadership, stronger motivation, home field advantage, and French aid? 

400

This person is considered the Father of the Constitution, due to his contributions and his (secret, illegal) note taking throughout the proceedings. 

Who is James Madison? 

400
When the French Revolution developed into a war between France and Britain. Washington made this proclamation.
What is the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793?
400
They tended to support industrialization over agriculture.
Who are the Federalists?
500

Name two rebellions -- one that demonstrated weakness of the Articles of Confederation BEFORE the Constitution, and one that demonstrated the strength of the U.S. Government under the Constitution.

What are Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion.

500

This was the military approach American colonists took in the war to defeat the British 

What is guerrilla warfare, including sneak attacks? 

500

Name three fundamental principles of the Constitution. 

Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Supremacy of the Federal Government and the Constitution

500

This compromise decided how African Slaves should be counted. It ended the slave trade in 1807 and made Washington, D.C. our Capital.

What is the 3/5's compromise?

500

This saw the peaceful transfer of power between opposing parties and served as proof that the republican experiment would work.

What is the "Revolution of 1800" or "Peaceful Revolution" (election of Jefferson)?