Causes of the Revolution
How did the Enlightenment and Great Awakening contribute to the Revolution?
What is a loyalist? What is a patriot?
Loyalist - opposed independence and stayed loyal to the British crown
Patriot - supported independence
True or False: The US had a president under the Articles of the Confederation.
False
What do the first 3 articles of the Constitution talk about?
The three branches of government
Article 1: Legislative Branch
Article 2: Executive Branch
Article 3: Judicial Branch
How did the French and Indian War lead to the Revolution?
British were in debt & started to tax the colonists. Colonists were also angry at the Proclamation of 1763
Who did Natives and African Americans side with during the Revolution?
Loyalists / British
What was one weakness of the Articles of the Confederation?
Could not tax
No executive or judicial branch
Each state had one vote
all 13 states had to agree on an amendment
What is the difference between federalists and antifederalists?
Federalists agreed with the Constitution and wanted a strong central government. Antifederalists was against ratifying the Constitution
Why were colonists angry about the taxes?
Taxation without representation
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
Which event showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and moved the colonists to call a convention to fix them?
Shays Rebellion
Why did antifederalists agree to ratify the Constitution?
They added a bill of rights
What did Thomas Paine talk about in Common Sense?
Criticized the monarchy & pushed the colonists to declare independence
What is important about the Battle of Saratoga?
Colonists received foreign aid from France
What was the Virginia Plan? What was the New Jersey Plan?
Virginia Plan: 2 house congress with representation based on population
New Jersey Plan: 1 house congress with equal representation
What is 1 freedom under the first amendment?
Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition
What are some things that the Second Continental Congress did?
Create a continental army
Authorize a committee to deal with foreign affairs
Print paper money
Issue the Articles of Confederation
What were colonial strengths and weaknesses going into the war? What were British strengths and weaknesses?
Colonies: inspiring cause, good leadership, familiarity of home ground, no central government, inferior navy and army, food and ammunition shortage
British: better army and navy, central government with a lot of money, unfamiliar territory, large distance between British and the Colonies
What was the Great Compromise?
2 house congress: 1 with representation based on population and 1 with equal representation
Besides the first amendment, what is another right we have under the Bill of Rights?
Bear arms, no quartering soldiers, public trial, no cruel and unusual punishment, trial by jury, etc.