Vocab
Shay's Rebellion
What document was our first form of government. It lasted from 1781-1789.
Articles of Confederation
What event from 1754-1763 increased British taxation and ended salutary neglect?
French and Indian War
Who wrote Common Sense, a Revolutionary propaganda piece?
Thomas Paine
What were three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
no judicial/executive branch, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade, no federal army, weak central government, no common currency, large state power
This compromise settled the debate on Congressional Representation in the Constitution. The House of Representatives was based on population and the Senate was based on equality.
What document outlined the process for becoming a state and also outlawed slavery in the new US territories?
Northwest Ordinance (1787)
What event was the turning point of the Revolutionary War, convincing France to sign the Treaty of Alliance in 1778 and join on the American side?
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the Enlightenment thinker who greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence with his philosophy on unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What were three effects of the American Revolution?
freedom, democracy, expansion westward, increased equality, slight changes for women/slaves, various responses
What term is for women after the American Revolution gaining access to education in the sense that they were teaching their sons to be productive citizens.
Republican Motherhood
What document banned westward settlement past the Appalachia Mountains following the French and Indian War? (Must include date)
Proclamation of 1763
What event led to the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts by the British as punishment?
Boston Tea Party
What two colonial groups banned together to encourage boycotts and sometimes violence to protest British taxes and acts prior to the American Revolution?
Daughters/Sons of Liberty
What are three causes of the American Revolution?
taxation, no representation, end of salutary neglect, increased presence of British officers, limited trade (mercantilism), development of American identity, desire to move west, various acts by Parliament
Define the Albany Plan. Who, What, Propaganda Used.
Albany Plan - Ben Franklin trying to get the colonies to work together in the French and Indian War instead of 13 separate units. He created America's first political cartoon the "Join or Die."
Which compromise granted the federal government the ability to tax and regulate trade in exchange for putting off any discussion of slavery until 1808?
Commerce Compromise
Jay's Treaty
Who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," a famous sermon of the Great Awakening?
Johnathan Edwards
Describe three major differences between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans.
various responses
Between the Commerce Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise, which one do you think had the bigger impact and why?
Commerce Compromise: Federal gov. go the ability to tax/regulate trade/impose tariffs, while slave trade got to continue until 1808.
3/5 Compromise: Slaves were counted as 3/5 person in terms of Congressional Representation until 1865.
What document from 1660 put specific trade restrictions on colonial trade for the purpose of benefiting England?
Navigation Act
What event led to the creation of the Alien and Sedition Acts by the Federalists?
The French-Quasi War - War between French Navy Vessels and American Merchant Vessels
List TWO prominent Federalists and TWO prominent Anti-Federalists. Who switches from a Federalist to a Democratic Republican? (MUST answer both)
Federalists - Hamilton, Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Jay
Anti-Federalists - Jefferson, Henry, S. Adams, Mason, Monroe, H. Lee
Switches - Madison
Define deism and explain its relation to the American Revolution.
Deism - Putting an emphasis on reason and observation instead of blind religious following.
Related to Revolution because it is a changing of tradition and combined with other enlightenment thoughts encourages fighting for democracy and freedom.