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Causes of the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence and Constitution
Causes of the Civil War
Reconstruction
Miscellaneous
100
This enlightenment theory was the justification for the American Revolution.
What is the social contract theory?
100
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness; that, to secure these rights, Government are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Source: Thomas Jefferson, US Congress, July 4, 1776 This was the purpose of this document.
What is declare independence from Britain?
100
This was the primary cause of the Civil War.
What is slavery?
100
Laws put into place in Southern States that restricted the Constitutional rights of former slaves.
What are black codes?
100
Give 3 examples of why Reconstruction was a failure.
Answers will vary.
200
American colonists used this tagline to represent their grievances with the King of England; "Taxation without ______"
What is "taxation without representation"?
200
A person that did not support the ratification of the Constitution.
What is an anti-federalist?
200
All of the following were differences between the North and South that led to conflict EXCEPT: 1) The North supported free states, while the South supported slave states; 2) The North was primarily an industrial economy, while the South was primarily an agrarian economy; 3) The North favored the election of Abraham Lincoln, while the South opposed it; 4) The North supported states rights, while the South supported federal rights
What is 4) The North supported states rights, while the South supported federal rights?
200
SECTION 7. No freedman who is not in the military service shall be allowed to carry firearms, or any kind of weapons, within the limits of the town of Opelousas without the special permission of his employer, in writing, and approved by the mayor or president of the board of police. According to the excerpt, this is the action that is allowed for Negroes in Opelousas: 1) rent a house; 2) join the armed forces; 3) hold public meetings without permission; 4) carry guns or any weapons without permission.
What is 2) join the armed forces in Opelousas?
200
This crisis in 1832 brought to light differences of the North vs. the South, was a precursor to Southern secession from the Union, and was a major showing of State vs. Federal authority.
What is the Nullification Crisis of 1832?
300
Taxes levied by England on the American Colonists, such as the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Sugar Act lead to all of the following actions EXCEPT this one: 1) the formation of the Sons of Liberty; 2) boycotts of English goods; 3) a revolutionary war; 4) the execution of the King.
What is 4) the execution of the King?
300
These 2 enlightenment theories were credited to John Locke and influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence.
What are the Natural Rights theory and the Social Contract theory?
300
The system that was used between the Colonies, Europe, and West Africa that allowed the Southern Colonies to import "workers" for plantations.
What is the triangular slave trade?
300
Despite the passage of the 15th Amendment, all of the following restricted it from being fulfilled EXCEPT: 1) literacy test; 2) poll tax; 3) grandfather clause; 4) physical exam
What is 4) physical exam?
300
Former slaves fell into debt during Reconstruction because of this job.
What is sharecropping?
400
The American Colonists were upset specifically over 3 particular taxes that were levied upon them by the British Government. These were the 3 taxes that upset the Colonists.
What is the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Tea Act?
400
The biggest argument at the Constitutional Convention was over how States would be represented in Congress. This was the Great Compromise that solved the problem.
What is to create two houses of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) where one house was equal representation of States and one house was based on representation by population?
400
According to the triangular slave trade, this was traded from the America's to Europe, this was traded from Europe to Africa, and this was traded from Africa to the America's.
What is sugar, tobacco, and raw cotton; manufactured goods; and slaves?
400
This institution was established by the government in order to help former slaves acclimate into American society with a new life as free citizens, however, in the end, it created a plantation system and way of life that was similar to before the Civil War and kept former slaves in debt.
What is sharecropping?
400
The result of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
What is banned slavery in the United States?
500
Of the 4, this statement best represents why Colonists in the America's protested against the British crown in the 1770's: 1) Colonists abused the British government; 2) Colonists established a system of slavery; 3) Colonists escaped the tyranny of the British Monarchy; 4) Colonists felt they should not be taxed because they did not get to elect anyone to represent them in Parliament.
What is 4) Colonists felt they should not be taxed because they did not get to elect anyone to represent them in Parliament?
500
The argument for adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution was for fear of this.
What is the fear of a strong central government?
500
The primary purpose of the triangular slave trade was to allow Europe to expand their markets while bringing the American Colonies a major workforce for British businesses. This type of business expansion gains profit through commercialism is known by this term.
What is Mercantilism?
500
The Black Codes instituted in the South were proof that Southern States did not accept the verdict and outcome of this major event.
What is the Civil War?
500
According to the 14th Amendment, an American citizen is someone who ...
What is someone who is born or naturalized in the United States?