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hist 111 Test2Norton
college early American History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHO TOOK OVER COMMAND OF THE MILITARY DURING THE BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS? | MAD ANTHONY WAYNE |
| WHAT WAS A PERIOD OF POLITICAL AND SOCIALUPHEAVAL DURING THE HISTORY OF FRANCE. kING WAS OVERTHROWN. | FRENCH REVOLUTION |
| 1803 AQUISITION BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF 828,000 SQUARE MILES OF FRENCH TERRITORY COSTING 15 MILLION | LOUISIANA PURCHASE |
| an episode that worsened relations between france and the us and led to quasi war of 1794. | The XYZ affair |
| What treaty of 1794 angered france which was at war with Great Britain and interpreted the treaty as anglo american alliance? | JOHN JAY'S TREATY |
| WHICH TREATY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE EXPANSION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE US, OPENED UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO AMERICAN NAVIGATION, AND ALLOWED THE U.S. TO GAIN ACCESS TO MISS AND ALABAMA | pINKNEY'S TREATY |
| A philisophical belief in the existance of God on the basis of reason, and observation of the natural world alone. | deism |
| The articles of the confederation were replaced by the constitution on | June 21, 1788. |
| Continental Money was worth very little because | Our government was in the hole and we had very little backing |
| The constitutional convention took place from may to september in what year | 1787 |
| The constitutional convention took place in | Philadelphia Penn |
| To address problems in the U.S., which had been operating under the articals of confederation, following independance from great britain the ____________ _____________was formed | Constitutional Convention |
| Edmund Randolph presented this to the Constitutional convention | Virginia Plan |
| Said states with a large population like Virginia would have more representatives than smaller states | Virginia Plan of 1787 |
| Proposed a single chamber legislature in which each state regardless of size would have one vote as under the Articles of confederation. | NEW JERSEY PLAN |
| THIS PLAN CALLED FOR A COMBINATION OF THE VIRGINIA AND NEW JERSEY PLAN WITH A HOUSE AND SENATE | CONNETICUT COMPROMISE |
| WHO WAS THE FIRST SECRcETARY OF TREASURY | ALEXANDER HAMILTON |
| convention of delegates from 12 of 13 british colonies that met on sept 5 74 in philidelphiato fight the intolerable acts boycott british trade, and publish rights, and to petition king george | The first continental congress |
| was a merchant statesman and prominent patriot of the American revolution. He was the president of the second continental congress. Sam Adams protege and signed the declaration of independance | who was John Hancock |
| was a statesman, philosopher and one of the founding fathers of the United states. He was a politician in mass and a leader in the American revolution. | Samuel Adams |
| was responsible for the repeal of the stamp act | Ben Franklin |
| passed after the stamp act was repealed, said that parliament had supremacy over colonies | declatory act |
| townshend acts led to the rebellion as | taxes on paper, paints glass and tea were placed on colonists |
| An american silversmith and patriot in the American Revolution, part of the sons of liberty messenger in the battles of lexinton and concord alarmed the attack by the british | Paul Revere |
| during the siege of boston early in the American war, after two assults on the colonial lines were repulsed with significant british casualties, the brits took significant colonist casualties, | Battlee of bunker hill |
| was the third president of the US.1775. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Principal author of the declaration of independance | Thomas Jefferson |
| was an influential founding father for republicanism | Thomas Jefferson |
| This president was in office during the Lousiana purchase | Thomas Jefferson |
| This president was also a philosopher planter statesman and lawyer | Thomas Jefferson |
| Received the first congessional gold medal | George wASHINGTON |
| WAS THE LEADER OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR | GEORGE WASHINGTON |
| APPOINTED WASHINGTON AS COMMANDER IN CHEIF OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY FORCES IN 1775 | CONTINENTAL CONGRESS |
| FORCED BRITS OUT OF BOSTON ONLY TO LOSE NEW YORK CITY | GEORGE WASHINGTON |
| DUE WASHINGTONS STRATEGY CONTINENTAL ARMY CAPTURED MAIN BRITISH ARMIES AT ____________AND ______________ | SARATOGA AND YORKTOWN |
| CONGRESS, STATES AND ______ALLIES HELD TOGETHER TO COMPLETE THE VICTORY | FRENCH |
| PRESIDED OVER THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION | WASHINGTON |
| BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1789 | WASHINGTON |
| jOHN JAYSENT BY WASHINGTON TO NEGOTIATE PEACE TO __________ | BRITAIN |
| THIS PRESIDENT WANTED TO BUILD A STRONG CENTRAL GOVT | GEOGE WASH |
| STATEMENT ADOPTED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ON JULY 4 76. iT SAID THE 13 COLONIES WERE INDEPENDANT STATES FROM BRITAIN. | DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE |
| WHAT DID BENEDICT ARNOLD OFFER TO SURRENDER | WEST POINT |
| WHERE DID THE CONTINENTAL ARMY SPEND THEIR WINTER | VALLEY FORGE |
| BRITISH POLICY MAKERS IMPOSED THIS DUTY ON TEA CALLED THE | TEA ACT |
| A ______OF BRITTISH GOODS CONVINCED BRIT PARLIAMENT TO REPEAL THE TEA ACT | BOYCOTT |
| MAJOR EFFECT OF THIS WAR WAS THE REMOVAL OF THE FRENCH FROM NORTH AMERICA | FRENCH AND INDIAN, BRITS STILL TRIED TO MAKE LAWS REGARDING COLONIST'S LAND |
| OCCURED BY THE PARLIAMENT ISSUING TAXATION AND CONTROLLING TRADE | BRITISH GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF THE COLONIES |
| STAMP ACT | THE FIRST ACT OF TAXATION BY BRITS SAYING THAT ALL PRINT MUST BE TAXED |
| UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE MAD UP OF PEOPLE FROM COLOIES THAT PROTESTED BRITAINS ACTS AGAINST THEM | SONS/ DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY |
| A MEETING IN THE BUILDING THAT WOULD BECOME FEDERAL HALL IN NYC, PRELUDE TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO REPEAL THE STAMP ACT | STAMP ACT CONGRESS |
| BECAME DRILL MASTER FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY TAUGHT COLONIST EFFECTIVE USES OF BAYONET | PRUSSIAN BARON VON STEUBEN |
| BRITISH ARMIES LAND PATTERN MUSKET | BROWN BESS |
| EVENTUALLY TOOK OVER COMMAND FOR WASHINGTON SERVED UNDER HIM AS HE WAS APPOINTED GENERAL OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. HE ASSUMED COMMAND AT THE BATE OF SARATOGA DEFEATING THE BRITS | GENERAL GATES |
| REDCOAT | NAME FOR BRITISH SOLDIER PER THEIR UNIFORM |
| GENERAL CORNWALLISH | BRITISH OFFICER LEADER OF THE BRIT ARMY DURING THE WAR. hE SURRENDER TO THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH AT YORKTOWN. |
| 1781 | DECISIVE VICTORY BY COMBINED ASSULT OF AMERICAN FORCES LED BY WASHINGTON AND FRENCH FORCES OVER THE BRITS BY CORNWALLIS THE LAST MAJOR LAND BATTLE |
| WHERE SURRENDER MANY MEN | BATTLE OF SARATOGA SURRENDERED BY BURGOYNE |
| ARMED UPRISING IN MASSACHUSSETS BY POOR FARMERS WHO WERE TIRED OF THE CRUSHING TAXES | SHAYS REBELLION |
| FIRST ATTEMPT AT A NATL GOVT | articles of confederation |
| the first casualties of war happened at | the battle of lexington and concord |
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