Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Praxis 89 1
Revolutionalry war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War (7 year war)1754-1760 | British captured Montreal ends war in N> Am. In Eur. 3 more year Left britian w/ debt |
| King George III 1763 PROClamation | response to Pontiac attack; prvented colonists from settling west of Appalachians. colonists had to pay the keep of British soldoiers to keep peace settlers wanted to explore beyond in 1763 borders softened to eastern Tenn. and KY |
| 1764 Sugar Act | import duties on sugar and other items into colonies |
| 1765 Stamp Act | taxed legal documents and printed matteer BOYCOTT repealed 1766 |
| 1767 Townsend Revenue Act | taxed more imports:glass, lead, paint paper, tea BOYCOTT |
| The Boston Massacre March 5 1770 | 4,000soldiers/15,000Bostonians mob attack group sold 5 citizens killed Crspus Attucks first rev war death |
| Committees of Correspondence | set up by Samuel Adams so colonies could keep intouch and act together |
| The Tea Act 1773 | Helped East India company sell tea directly to colonists, chaper than smuggled tea, even with the tax included colonist furious dec 1773 Boston Tea Party |
| The Intolorable Act | reponse to teaparty. Bosotn had to pay for tea, b only 1 town meeting/yr, British sold. sent to eng. for tial, B house troops w/in empty spaces & pay for it. |
| Quebec Act | shifted land in Ohio valley to Quebec's control |
| Continental congress 1774 Phila | drew up rights; ok w/ king but not paelaiment, defend against british troops |
| General thomas Gage | appoi8nted gov of MA by King George; ordered capture of patriot leaders and munition destroyed ( in Concord) |
| Poaul Revers, Dawes and prescott | ride to warn people that British soldiers coming April 19,1775 |
| Lexington & concord | redcoats fired on minutemen and killed 8 in Lex. hundreds of colonist turned uot @ concord and killed 73 brits |
| 2nd Continental Congress May 1775 Phila | Olive Branch Petition w/ loyalty to King but free from parl. Created contenental Army w/ Georgw Washington as commander |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | (actually breeds hill) British won, but had 1,000 casualties, minutemen had less. Wash came and got troops to join him. March 1776 British withrew from MA. |
| Blockade set by King George | Nov. 1775 rejects Olive Branch |
| Common Sense | Jan 1776 Thomas Paine attacked king Gearge. |
| Declaration of Independence | 2nd CC had Jeff write it July 2nd favored Ind ans July 4, 1776 approved D of I; United States of america |
| Gen Cornwallis surrendered | Oct. 19, 1781; ended fighting |
| Treaty of Paris | November 1783 officially ended war; US boundary Mississippi River |
| Early gov't under Contenetal Congree | States write new constitutions w/ republics ( elected reps w/ poere from the people. Weak govenors. |
| The Articles of Confederation | central gov't, loosely rel. states, no judge or presidnet. Congree power to declare war, make peace, coin and borrow money, natives, control all western lands. States alone had rights to enforce laws, regulate trade, and impose taxes |
| The Land Ordinance of 1785 | sold Northwest Territoy 640 acres for $1/acre |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | created way to accept new states 60, 000 people to be represnted |
| The Confereation Period | 1781-1789; debts, hard economic times; spn no trade on New Or; make no trade agreements; states taxed and import tax on goods in other states. |
| James Maddison and alexander hamilton | 1781 change articles of confederation to TAX RI says no |
| Shay's Rebellion | cont congress could do nothing re: internal conflict, just natives |
| Confederation Congress May 1787 | 55 reps in Philly (no RI); STRONG central gov't |
| VA plan | J. Madison 2 house legislature, exec, and judiciary, # of reps depend on pop. |
| NJ plan | Wm. Patterson kept Art. of Confed but gave congress ability to tax and regulate trade; weak exec. branch appointed by congress; each state one vote. |
| The Great Compromise | Roger sherman of Conn. 2 houses one on pop, one equal # of votes. |
| 3/5ths Compromise | Southern staes and slaves - count as pop for representation, but not taxes; count 3/5ths of slaves for both. |
| Federalists | strong central gov't.; promised Bill of rights; |
| The Federalists Papers | 17887-1788 James Madison, Alexander Hamilto, and John Jay |
| Constitution approved by all states | RI last; by 1790 |
| federal govt | established by Constitution national and states share power. |
| Article 1 | legislative ; tax, wage war, trade, coin/borrow$, immigrants =citizens, pass any law neccessary to its operation (implied powers) |
| Article 2 | executive/president commander-in-chief, makes treaties, ambassadors, judges and other officials |
| Article 3 | judiciary; supreme court and other federal courts. |
| State powers | 1oth ammend states alone set up municipaliites, towns, etc..., reg trade w/in state, police, schools, marraige laws |
| concurrent powers | both state and fed; |
| Article V | by a 2/3rds vote can propose an ammendment to constitution |
| Bill of Rights | enabled passage of constitution |
| 1st right | freedom of rel, speech, assmebly, press and petition govt. |
| 2nd right | states maintain militia and right to bear arms |
| 3rd right | restricts quartering troops in homes |
| 4th right | unreasonable search and seizures |
| 5th right | due process of law |
| 6th right | speedy, public trial w/ impartial jury |
| 7th right | right to jury trial based on common law |
| 8th right | against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th right | peoples rights not just in first 8 ammendments |
| 10th right | powers not granted to federal govt nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states and the people. |
Created by:
annem
Popular Standardized Tests sets