Early America
What was the first permanent British Colony in North America?
Jamestown
This placed a tax on most printed materials
Stamp Act
Give an example of a way women helped the war effort:
Took over bussinesses, volnteered to make resources, cooked for troops etc
What was the effect of Shays' Rebellion?
Argument for a stronger central government
What issue was removed from the list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Winthrop?
First Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Identify 1 strength of the Continental Army?
Inspiring cause, leadership of George Washington, knowledge of the land
This stated that enslaved people would count as a fraction for both taxation and representation.
3/5 Compromise
Give 1 element of the Alien and Seditions
Increased residency requirement, President can deport non-citizens, set fines and jail terms for anyone who speaks out against the government
What was the goal of the Massachusetts Bay colony?
Model Christian community
Why did Britain begin to impose taxes on the American colonists in the 1760s?
Debt from the French and Indian War
What are the borders of the United States?
Atlantic to Mississippi R, Spanish Florida to British Canada
Give an element of Hamilton's Economic Plan.
National Bank, Assumption of state debts, New Bonds, Print and Coin Money
Identify 1 weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
No chief executive, federal courts, power to tax, military etc
What allowed Jamestown to make money?
Tobacco
Identify 2 accomplishments of the Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition, create the Continental Army, appoint Washington to lead the Army, authorize the printing of money, authorize a committee to deal with foreign nations
What role did Friederich von Steuben play in the Revolution?
Trained Washington's Army
How did the Great Compromise address the needs of both the large and small states?
Bicameral Legislature: House based on population and an Senate based on equal representation
Give an example of a Checks and Balances.
Presidential Veto, Impeachment, Constitutionality etc
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Banned settlement west of the Appalachian Mtns
Who gave a convincing speech to the Virginia Convention and what was its message?
Patrick Henry, give me Liberty or give me death!
What is seen as the turning-point battle of the war and why?
Saratoga, French alliance and British strategy
What are 3 pieces of advice given by Washington in his farewell address?
Stay united, avoid political parties, stay out of European Affairs
French Naval Victory, American/ French troops surround British troops forcing a surrender, effect= end of the war