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Revolution/Fed. Era

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In what 1777 New York battle did the British General John Burgoyne find his army surrounded and forced to surrender to the American General Horatio Gates? Battle of Saratoga
What was the significance of the winter at Vally Forge? It made the Continental Army into a unified professional military force
What best explains the American success at the Siege of Yorktown? GW's leadership skills, GW's decision to replace Charles Lee w Lafayette, A. ham's daring attack at Redoubt #10, Lord Cornwallis was mortally wounded, the French Army and Navy the French Army and Navy
What best describes the British strategy to end the Revolution after 1778? Surround American colonies w ships&prevent them from trading w countries, focus mostly on maintaining control of south, capture imp. ports and cities like New York and Philadelphia focus mostly on maintaining control of southern colonies
According to the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the US... gained independence and doubled in size
What event from 1786-1787 motivated political leaders to strengthen the federal government with an entirely new framework giving the central government more structure and power to enforce laws and settle disputes? Shay's Rebellion
What describes the government created by the Articles of Confederation? a union of independent states in which each state retained its sovereignty
The Anti-Federalists agreed to support the Constitution if Federalists agreed to support the... Compromise of 1790, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Bill of Rights, Electoral College Bill of Rights
What describes the Three-Fifths Compromise a portion of the enslaved population was counted when determining representation in the House of Representatives
As a result over the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, the solution known as the Great Compromise decided... Congress would be a bicameral legislature using ideas from both plans
The Louisiana Purchase and the end of the Quasi-War were a result of... Napoleon's rise to power in France
The Washington Administration's support for the Haitian Revolution and the Jay Treaty showed a willingness to... make amends with Great Britain
John Adam's decision to deploy the Navy against the French in what became known as the Quasi-War was a direct response to the... XYZ Affair
What was a key component of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan? He proposed creating a national bank to manage the nation's finances
Which of the following was a policy supported by Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans? incentivize industrialization in the north, increase government spending, expand ideas of A. Ham, build a better relationship w Great Britain, limited gov limited government
In response to the French Revolution, the Washington Administration... issued the Proclamation of Neutrality
What was a concession made by Great Britain in the Jay Treaty? Britian agreed to pay for seized American ships OR Britain granted the US full access to the British West Indies Britain agreed to pay for seized American ships
President Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 is seen as an example of the government's ability to enforce its laws and the power of the federal government
What explains President Jefferson commissioning Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to engage in the "Corps of Discovery" and seek a water route to the Pacific Ocean? Louisiana Purchase
Although the Supreme Court was the weakest of the 3 branches of gov in early dats of new republic, John Marshall strengthened the Court by... establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison
Order w dates: Articles of Confederation, Louisiana Purchase, GW becomes President, John Adams becomes President, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights ratified, US Constitution written, Quasi War, Thomas Jefferson becomes President, War of 1812 Declaration of Independence 1776, Articles of Confederation 1777, US Constitution written 1787, GW is President in 1789, Bill of Rights ratified in1791, J. Adams is President 1797, Quasi War 1798, T. Jefferson is President 1801, War of 1812
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