Revolution and Constitution Study Sheet – History 201
This unit test will cover the information contained in pages 98-179 in your
textbook, with emphasis on the Revolution and the creation of the
Constitution. The notes we have taken in class would be important to
review. What follows is a list of vocabulary words you should know, and
questions you should be able to answer.
The test itself will be comprised of multiple choice and short-answer questions,
with emphasis on using documents.
Jamestown Colony
House of Burgesses
French & Indian War
Sons of Liberty
Boston Massacre
Lexington & Concord
Olive Branch Petition
Plymouth Colony
Mayflower Compact
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
Boston Tea Party
Bunker Hill
Second Continental Congress
Common Sense
Loyalist
Patriot
Hessian
France (as an ally)
Saratoga
Trenton
Republic
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Shays’ Rebellion
Sullivan/Clinton Campaign
Treaty of Paris
Mercantilism
Articles of Confederation
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Electoral College
Delegated (Enumerated) Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Separation of Powers
Federalists
Anti-federalists
Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
Hamiltonians/Jeffersonians 3 Branches of Government
Elastic Clause
Unwritten Constitution
Amendment Process
Whiskey Rebellion
Which were the European countries with claims in the New World?
Describe the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke
Why were African slaves more important to the southern colonies than
the northern colonies?
Why did Parliament pass the Stamp Act?
Who wrote Common Sense? Why was it important?
What advantages did the Americans have against the British in the Revolution?
What country was America’s ally during the Revolution?
What basic political ideas were established in the Declaration of Independence?
Be able to explain the point of having three branches of government.
How did Shays’ Rebellion contribute to the creation of the Constitution?
Be able to tell the story of the following compromises in the Constitution:
-The Great Compromise
-The 3/5 Compromise
Know who the federalists and the anti-federalists were.
What was the role of the Bill of Rights in getting the
Constitution ratified? What is its role today?
What kept some states from agreeing to the Articles of
Confederation?
Extra Credit Variety Pack
When (date) and where was the “shot heard ‘round the world”?
Who is given credit for writing most of the Constitution?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment?
What was the expedition called that cleared the Cayuga and Seneca Native Americans out of
the Finger Lakes?
Where was Washington going when he crossed the Delaware?
Who founded Rhode Island, and why?
How did Alexander Hamilton come to George Washington’s attention?