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1st Nine Weeks Test
Ch 3, 4, and 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In European nations, the practice of carefully controlling trade to create and maintain wealth was called... | mercantilism |
| List three staple crops that supported the middle colonies (error on printed study guide... this is correct!) | wheat oats barley |
| The South's dependence on tobacco and the New England's dependence on trade are examples of... | how environment affects economy |
| What is federalism? | a system of government in which powers of government are shared between the national and state governments |
| What were the contributions of Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution? | served in the continental army, gave money, and persuaded France to send more aid. |
| What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion? | It showed Americans the weaknesses of the Confederation government. |
| Under the Articles of Confederation which was more powerful... the states or the national government? | the states |
| Why was the phrase "taxation without representation" so important to the revolutionary cause? | Colonists did not wish to support a government in which they had no voice. |
| What promise did Congress have to make in order to gain support for ratifying the Constitution? | add a bill protecting individual rights |
| What dispute did the Great Compromise solve? How did it resolve this problem? | The Great Compromise solved the debate over how representation would be determined in Congress by creating a bicameral legislature. Population of a state would determine representation in one house while representation would be equal in the other. |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | a document added to the Constitution to protect the rights of individual citizens |
| What is economic interdependence? | when two or more countries rely on each other economically. |
| How did the Declaration of Independence raise questions about slavery? | the message of freedom in the Declaration of Independence was inconsistant with the practice of slavery |
| What group was the only group to be allowed suffrage under many state constitutions and later in the Constitution of the United States? | White men who paid taxes (property taxes) |
| Why was the winter at Valley Forge such a difficult time for the Continental Army? | The army lacked protection from the cold and supplies |
| What are some rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, liberty and the persuit of happiness |
| Where did Patrick Henry deliver his famous "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death" speech? | In a meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses after the First Continental Congress |
| What group was being harrassed by the patriots for their loyalties during the American Revolution? | The Loyalists. They were Colonists who remained Loyal to Britain. Many fled the colonies during the Revolution. |
| Why is the U.S. Constituiton survived for more than 200 years? | the flexability of the Constitution to meet the needs of a changing nation. |
| How did Britain respond to the Boston Tea Party? | By passing the Coercive Acts(Intolerable Acts) and closing Boston Harbor. |
| Who were the Federalists? | Americans who believed the nation's central government need to be stronger. They supported the new Constitution. |
| Why did colonists want to settle the Ohio River Valley? | The area was rich in fertile soil, forests, and wild animals |
| What law set the process for a territory to become a state? | the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| What effect did Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, have on colonial leaders? | it inspired them to challenge British authority |
| Who were the Antifederalists? | Colonists who disagreed with the new Constitution because they feared it gave the central government too much power. |
| borrowing money and increased printing of paper money after the American Revolution led to... | a national debt and inflation |
| What was the three-fifths compromise? | a compromise made during the constitutional convention that allowed 3/5 of a state's slave population to be counted toward representation in Congress |
| How did the Magna Carta influence American leaders when they were considering the structure of their government? | It showed that it was important to limit the powers of the government |
| What is a boycott? | to protest by refusing to purchase goods |
| Who were the sons of Liberty? | a group of patriots who protested British laws |
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