The Magna Carta was the first document to
place limits on an English rulers power
colonial public schools
Religion
Which of the following is the main reason why colonial authorities
wrote slave codes?
They feared slave revolts
What is another name for the border established between maryland and pennsylvania?
The Mason-Dixon line
who was the respected leader if the puritans when they left england
to establish a colony in north america?
John winthrop
how were puritans and other colonial schools different from the
public schools of today?
The puritan schools taught a lot of religion and sometimes reading
and writing. Schools today cannot teach religion.
The proclamation of 1763 declared that
colonial settlers had to remain east of the appilations
at what gathering was george chosen as commander of the continental army?
The second continental congress
which side fired the first shots of the american revolution?
nobody knows
colonist resented the tea act becuase
it established a british monopoly on tea
in 1765 parliament passed the stamp act, which
required colonists to buy stamps to put on legal documents
the first step that the second continental congress took in
preparation for the war was
electing a commander
during the american revolution, most native american groups
sided with the british
the virginia resolution, proclaiming that the colonies were
"free and independent states" was introduced to congress by
Richard henry lee
the british recognized the united states as an independent nation in the
treaty of paris
the hit and run technique of fighting, which caut british off guard,
is called
guerilla warfare
due to george washington's strategy, charles cornwallis was
surrounded and defeated at the
battle of yorktown
what patriot victory convinced the british that the war was too
difficult and costly to pursue?
Battle of yorktown
which of the following was not a reason the patriots were able to win
the revolutionary war
Patriot navy was more powerful
George washington's greatest challenge at valley forge was keeping
his army together
what happened when cornwallis moved the british troops onto yorktown peninsula?
The patriots surrounded them by land and the french helped them and
surrounded them by sea.
what wa the importance of the battle of saratoga?
It marked a huge alliance between the french and america
what are the three advantages the patriots had in the revolutionary war?
leadership powers, help from abroad, home field advantage
articles of confederation
america's first constitution.
shay's rebellion
movement of angry farmers
northwest ordinance
set up a three step process for admitting new states
checks and balences
process that keeps any one branch of government from getting to much power.
George washington
president over the constitutional convention
supporter of the constitution
Federalists
to approve a document
Ratify
Met in Philadelphia in 1787
Constitutional Convention
Opposed the Constitution
antifederalists
a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases is called
a deppression
which of the following is not a branch of government under the Constitution
magistrate
and agreement where both sides agree to give something up to solve a
problem is called
comprimise
which of the compromises called for a bicameral legislature where one
house was based on a population and the other on equal representation?
The great comprimize
which plan called for a one house legislature and one vote for each
state and was supported by the small states?
New Jersey Plan
How many amendments are part of the constitution?
27
what are the first 10 amendment that were added to the constitution?
Bill of Rights
why did some people appose the ratification of the constitution?
It did not include protection of individual rights
The first amendment to the constitution guarantees freedom of
religion, speech, and assembly
Those who opposed the constitution feared the national government would
take rights way from people
What was the three fifths compromise?
A deal between the north and the south that said that every enslaved
person counted as 3/5 as a free man
Why were the bill of rights added to the constitution?
To please the anti federalists
What are the three branches of governement
Legislature, executive, judicial
where was the constitutional convention held
Phildolphia
The amount the nation owes is called
national debt
George Washington's response to the whiskey rebellion
Proved the strength of the national government