Revolutionary War to Civil War Unit 1 Study Guide
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Who sided with whom in the French Indian War?- Spain sided with the British
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Coercive Acts- Intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
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Why did Colonial farmers like paper money?- Because it lost value, making it easier to repay
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New Jersey Plan- Congress would have two houses, with members of the first house elected by the people and members of the
second house elected by the first house
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Northwest Ordinance- Excluded slavery from the Northern Territory
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To whom did the original Bill of Rights apply- To state governments as well as the federal governments
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Bill of Rights and how many offered rights of individuals- First 8 amendments offered safeguards for the rights of individuals against
the federal government
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Great Compromise- Each state would have equal representation
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Alexander Hamilton v. Aaron Burr duel- Burr killed Hamilton
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Jay’s Treaty- John Jay agreed that Britain had the right to seize cargo bound for French ports
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Sugar Act- Colonists argued that Britain had no right to tax Americans to raise money
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Albany Plan- Colonists join together to form a federal government
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Gaspee Affair- Colonists burned a British ship that ran aground
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Who first formed the Continental Army?- The militia surrounding the British in Boston
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What did wearing “homespun” mean?- It showed patriotism
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King George III made a declaration after the attack on British troops in Quebec. What was the declaration he made?- That the
colonies were “open and avowed enemies”
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Where was the Americans greatest defeat?- Charles Town
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Why was Washington’s attack on New Jersey a surprise?- It was winter
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Who suggested Committees of Correspondence?- Thomas Jefferson
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Townshend Acts and Boston Massacre- Britain repealed the Townshend Acts after the Boston Massacre
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How did colonist protest the Stamp Act- Refusing to buy goods from Britain
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Intolerable Acts- Both the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act
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In the battle for New York city what major mistake did the British make?- Moving too slowly, allowing American troops to escape
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Understand how people with more $$$ viewed Shays Rebellion- The republic was at risk
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Know how taxes and restrictions imposed on imported goods affected British merchants- Take their goods to states that had lower
taxes and fewer restrictions
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Know what the news of Shays Rebellion caused Congress to do- Call a convention of the states to revise the Articles of
Confederation
Revolutionary War to Civil War Unit 1 Study Guide
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Who did the Virginia Plan Benefit?- Large Sates with many people
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Which states sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention & which didn’t?- New Jersey, Maine, and Connecticut went, but Rhode
Island did not
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Know what has to be done to amend the constitution- Proposal and ratification
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Understand that the Constitutional Convention had to do balance states rights & a strong national government
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Know why Loyalists could not recover property confiscated during the Revolutionary War- The Confederation Congress could not
compel the states to fulfill the agreement
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Know why the Constitutional Convention was closed to the public- Ensure honest and open discussion free from outside political
pressures
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What is a “federal” government system?- Divides power between national and state governments
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Why did Sam Adams oppose the Constitution?- It endangered the independence of the states
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Who made up Antifederalists?- Western farmers not near the coast
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How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?- 10
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Know what the federalists promised to Massachusetts to get support for an amendment- Reserving for the states all powers not
granted to the federal government
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What did the new government do to raise money in 1789-Imposed a tariff
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Who was Lewis and Clarks guide?- Sacagawea
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Marbury v. Madison – The Court’s right of judicial review
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Who won at the battle of Tippecanoe?- No winner
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What does the last amendment of the Bill of Rights do?- Powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
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What are Bonds?- Paper notes promising to repay money after a certain length of time
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Some people didn’t think the government had the right to establish a bank
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XYZ affair- French demands for bribes from the United States
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What did Jays Treaty do?- Prevented war with Great Britain
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Impressment- British seized American sailors
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How did the U.S. get the Louisiana Territory?- Buying it from France
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Who arranged for the construction of a fleet on Lake Erie during the War of 1812?- Oliver Perry
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When did Francis Scott Key write the Star Spangled Banner?- After the bombardment of Fort McHenry