Early America -Colonization
Iroquois Confederacy
What were the colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763 and the taxes placed on them?
What was the first written plan of government after the Rev. War & identify one weakness.
Articles of Confederation
-No power to enforce laws, no court system, no power to tax (central government was too weak)
Who led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and provide one characteristic.
George Washington
(answers may vary)
What did the Missouri Compromise do and who wrote it?
It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state (to balance power) & proposed that slavery be prohibited above the 36º 30' (Louisiana Territory)
Henry Clay
Name a representative assembly that was developed in Jamestown, Virginia.
Put these events in order:
Declaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French & Indian War, Articles of Cofederation, Intolerable Acts
French & Indian War, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation
Name 3 principles under the U.S. Consitution
Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Feeralism, Popular Sovereignty, Judicial Review,
cabinet, avoid political parties, no alliances/neutrality, 2-term limit
What did the Compromise of 1850 do for the North and for the South?
North - admitted California as a free state & banned slavery in Washington D.C.
South-more stringent Fugitive Slave Law
Name the belief that colonies exist to benefit the mother country.
mercantilism
Provide 3 examples of protest during Revolutionary Times:
Tar & Feathering, Smuggling, Boycotts, Boston Tea Party, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, D of I, town committees
Name the 3 branches & a specific power of each.
Legislative-make laws
Executive-enforce laws
Judicial- interpret laws
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the Alien & Sedition Act? Who was the president at the time?
-violated the 1st Amendment
-John Adams
What is the difference between sectionalism and secede?
sectionalism- loyalty to one's region
secede -to leave
Which group of colonies are identified with:
1) shipbuilding, whaling, fishing?
2) "bread basket"?
3) plantations, cash crops, slave
1) New England colonies
2) Middle colonies
3) Southern colonies
What was the spark and turning point of the Revolutionary War?
Which country supported the colonist cause & helped the Americans win the revolution?
spark-Lexington & Concord
turning point Battle of Saratoga
France supported the colonists
The balance of power between national and state governments is called...
Who holds the:
Delegated, Concurrent, Reserved powers?
Federalism
Delegated -Central, Federal, or National Government
Concurrent-Shared power (central/states)
Reserved -State powers
Why did the "common man" support Andrew Jackson?
Why was he nicknamed "King Andrew"?
spoils system, increased suffrage, increased farm settlement w/ the Indian Removal Act
Vetoed the Second National Bank, Trail of Tears, enforced the Tariff of Abmoninations
What are 3 amendments following the Civil War?
Define each.
13th -abolished slavery
14th-granted citizenship to persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
15th-unrestricted voting to former slaves
Name the joint colonial council for defense developed by Ben Franklin
Albany Plan of Union
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence
Name 3 natural rights in the DOI.
What can the people do if a government doen't protect them?
Purpose of DoI - lsit grievances (reasons) the colonists should be free from England
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Abolish it & create a new one
What is Judicial Review?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Judicial Review -Judicial branch reviews laws (constitutional or unconstitutional)
Popular Sovereignty- government based on the consent of the people (ie. voting)
Abraham Lincoln is associated with:
Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address
What is the importance of each?
Emancipation Proclamation-freed slaves in rebelling states
Gettysburg Address- stated purpose/importance of Civil War (boosted moral)
poll taxes, literacy tests, inimdation of the KKK,
Grandfather Claus