Revolution and Constitution Study Sheet
Which were the European countries with claims in the New World?
Who came to the Plymouth Colony?
Early examples of democratic government:
The House of Burgesses in Virginia
The Mayflower Compact
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?
How did King George III respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
Who wrote Common Sense? Why was it important?
Who were the Hessians?
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.
What were the Articles of Confederation? Why did we get rid of them (be specific)?
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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
-The Electoral College
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?
Know what freedoms the 1st , 2nd, 4th and 5th Amendments protect.
What is a republic?
What are delegated (enumerated), reserved and concurrent powers?
(A Venn Diagram might help.)
What is the elastic clause in the Constitution?
What is an Amendment? How is an Amendment passed?
What is the unwritten Constitution? Be able to give an example.
Why was the Whiskey Rebellion important?
How were the colonies important to the British policy of mercantilism?
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?
Plus a question from last year (about the Enlightenment).