Term
| What were the first battles of the American Revolution? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A person who Supported American Independence against England. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A person who supported the English against American independence |
|
|
Term
| What are unalienable rights? |
|
Definition
God given rights….. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness |
|
|
Term
| Why was the Battle of Saratoga important? |
|
Definition
After the battle, France joined the war as our ally |
|
|
Term
| What did the Treatys of Paris of 1763 and 1783 do? |
|
Definition
| 1763 – Officially ended the French and Indian War.1783 – Officially ended the American Revolution and forced England to recognize American independence. |
|
|
Term
| Where was the power of the government under the Articles of Confederation? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What year was the Constitution ratified? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was Thomas Paine famous for? |
|
Definition
Writing ‘Common Sense” and influencing colonists to join the American Revolution against Great Britain |
|
|
Term
| What was the Northwest Territory? |
|
Definition
A new territory North of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Tax on imported or exported goods |
|
|
Term
| Why was Shay’s rebellion important? |
|
Definition
| It showed that the Articles of Confederation was not going to work. |
|
|
Term
| What was written in England in the 1200’s and stressed individual rights such as life, liberty, and property? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was the 3/5’s compromise? |
|
Definition
An agreement during the writing of the constitution that stated that each slave equals 3/5’s of a person in regards to representation and taxes |
|
|
Term
| What was the Great Compromise? |
|
Definition
| An agreement during the writing of the constitution that created a two house legislature(congress), one based on population (House of Representatives) and the other where everyone get two representatives(senate) |
|
|
Term
| What were the Bill of Rights? |
|
Definition
| The 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution |
|
|
Term
| Why did England begin exploring the world? |
|
Definition
Because France and Spain were |
|
|
Term
| What caused the American Revolution? |
|
Definition
| England’s abuse of the colonist’s individual rights. Taxation without representation! |
|
|
Term
| What were the two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
|
Definition
| Weak central government and weak military |
|
|
Term
| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? |
|
Definition
| Because representative from Massachusetts and Virginia refused to sign the constitution if it wasn’t added. They wanted their individual rights guaranteed. |
|
|
Term
| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
|
Definition
| Created a dividing line along the 36th parallel so any new states added above the line would come in as free states and any new states added below the line would come in as slave states. |
|
|
Term
| What was the importance of the Whiskey Rebellion? |
|
Definition
| It demonstrated that the government under the constitution was working. |
|
|
Term
| Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner and when? |
|
Definition
| Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 |
|
|
Term
| What was George Washington’s foreign policy? |
|
Definition
|
|
