Revolution
What was salutary neglect?
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies.
What is the Preamble?
The introduction to the Constitution.
Why did the South secede?
They did not agree with the abolition of slavery, fights of state rights, and the election of Abraham Lincoln.
What is the first thing historians look for when analyzing a document?
The origin.
What is an Orthodox Historian?
The first group of historians on the scene / first perspective widely accepted
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An early form of democracy/republic/republican ideals.
What are federalists vs. anti-federalists?
Federalists = wanted a strong central government, wanted to ratify the Constitution
Anti-federalists = opposed the Constitution, believed central government was too powerful
What was Abraham Lincoln's expressed belief on slavery before the Civil War?
He believed that every state should have the right to vote on their state status (free or slave state)
How does audience impact the purpose of a historical document?
Answers may vary.
How are Revisionists different from Orthodox Historians?
Revisionists challenge traditionally held perspectives from Orthodox schools.
Name at least one of the enlightenment authors.
John Lock, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire
Why where the Articles of Confederation a failure?
It had a weak central government, state government had competing powers, and the national government could not tax.
An act which forced Northerners to return escaped slaves.
What does OPCVL stand for?
Origin Purpose Content/Context Value and Limitations
What is the role of Post-Revisionists?
They often combine perspectives of Orthodox and Revisionists
Which Acts were implemented which taxed the colonists?
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts.
Give FIVE details about the Constitutional Convention
Answers may vary
What were the four components of the Missouri Compromise?
Outlawed slavery above the 36ยบ 30 latitude line. Allowed below.
Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Explain the Value of a specific document we've examined this year:
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What do Consensus historians often agree with?
They confirm the perspectives of the Orthodox school, just later in time
What ideas of the Enlightenment became established in the United States?
Enforced the idea of natural rights, rejection of monarchy, states' rights, consent of the governed, and inspired the US Declaration of Independence.
Why were the Bill of Rights created?
As a final compromise to ratify the Constitution between the federalists and anti-federalists to protect people and the states from the federal government
What was the Emancipation Proclamation? (be specific!)
All slaves in the states which had seceded from the Union were emancipated.
Explain how a document may have both Value and Limitation, using a specific document we've examined this year.
Answers may vary.
During which time period were American Progressive / Revisionist Historians writing?
The 1920s and 1930s