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Vocab Unit 2
APUSH chapters 7 and 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the Second Continental Congress? | Delegates that represent all 13 colonies that drafted the Declaration of Independence and managed war efforts |
| Describe the Battle of Bunker Hill? | Fought in outskirts of Boston on Breed hill, colonial militia retreated, but large loss to British, colonial morale boost |
| Describe the Olive Branch Petition? | Measures adopted by Continental Congress, showing American loyalty and seeking end to hostilities; King George rejected hostilities |
| Who were Hessians? | German troops hired by George III to help put down colonial rebellion; colonials resented the hires |
| What is Common Sense? | Thomas Paines pamphlet that urged the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government (smaller shouldn't control bigger) |
| Describe the Declaration of Independence? | Pronouncement drafted by Thomas Jefferson and approved by Congress allowing Americans to appeal for foreign aid and is a later inspiration |
| Describe the Declaration of the Rights of Man? | Adopted during French Revolution modeled after Declaration of Independence |
| Who were loyalists? | Colonists who opposed the Revolution and were loyal to the kind; nickname "Tories" |
| Who were Patriots? | Colonists who supported the Revolution; known as Whigs |
| Describe the Battle of Long Island? | For the control of New York and the British got overwhelmed by colonial militia maintaining control over city |
| Describe the Battle of Trenton? | George Washington on Christmas night surprised and captured many Hessians; set stage for early victory at Princeton |
| Describe the Battle of Saratoga? | Decisive colonial victory in NY that helped grasp French support |
| What is the Model Treaty? | Sample drafted by Continental Congress as a guide for American diplomats; wanted commercial partnerships |
| Describe the Treaty of Fort Stanwix? | Signed by the U.S. and Pro-Iroquois giving Ohio Country to Americans |
| What are Privateers? | Privately owned armed ships authorized by Congress to go after enemy ships; heavy damage on British shippers |
| Describe the Battle of Yorktown? | George Washington with the French army besieged Cornwallis at Yorktown, French naval prevented British reinforcement, Cornwallis surrendered |
| Describe the Treaty of Paris? | Peace between Britain and U.S., ending the Revolutionary war, Britain recognized U.S. as independent, ceded their territory, Americans gave Loyalist property back |
| Who is Ethan Allen? | Revolutionary war officer who worked beside Benedict Arnold and fought against the Natives and British at Vermont and NY |
| Who is Benedict Arnold? | Revolutionary war general who turned to a traitor who wanted to share our Continental stronghold, prior he defended NY at Lake Champlain |
| Who is Richard Montgomery? | Irish-born British army veteran who was a general in the Continental army, joined Benedict Arnold in a failed attempt to seize Quebec |
| Who is Thomas Paine? | Author of Common Sense, pamphlet that laid out independence, radical views, later supporter of French Revolution |
| Who is Abigail Adams? | Wife of John Adams, had own opinions and urged her husband about rights of women when creating government |
| Who is Richard Henry Lee? | Virginia planter and revolutionary who was a member of the Continental Congress, introduced motion of Independence and was later introduced by Thomas Paine |
| Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis? | British general during Revolution, failed to crush Greene's forces in NC, retreated to Virginia and was defeated at Yorktown (marked beginning of the end) |
| Who is William Howe? | British general that was often victorious was crushed by Washington's Continental army by attacking Philly instead of reinforcing General Burgoyne at Saratoga |
| Who is John Burgoyne? (Gentleman Johnny) | British general whose ill fated invasion of upstate NY, defeated and surrendered to general Horatio Gates at Saratoga |
| Who is Benjamin Franklin? | American printer, inventor, statesman, and revolutionary; author of Poor Richards Almmanac, led revolutionary and signatory of the Declaration of Independence, commissioner of France and helped convince France to join |
| Who is Comte de Rochambeau? | General in command of French forces during revolution, fought alongside Washington at Yorktown |
| Who is Nathanael Greene? | General in command of Continental army in Carolina campaign of 1781; cleared Georgia and SC of British |
| Who is Joseph Brant? | Mohawk chief and Anglican covert who sided with the British, believed British victory could stop westward expansion |
| Who is George Rogers Clark? | American frontiersman who captured British forts along the Ohio River |
| Who is Admiral de Grasse? | French admiral whose fleet blacked British reinforcements; allowed Washington and Rochambeau to capture Cornwallis at Yorktown |
| Describe the Articles of Confederation? | First American Constitution, established U.S. as loose confederation of states under weak congress; Congress couldn't regulate commerce of collect taxes |
| What is the Old Northwest? | Territories acquired by federal gov. from states, East of Mississippi river, south Great Lakes, well organized sale and management |
| What is the Land Ordinance of 1785? | Provided for the sale of land in Old Northwestern, helped repay our debt |
| What is the Northwestern Ordinance? | Created policies for administering the Northwestern opportunities; forbade slavery expansion into territories and path to statehood |
| Describe Shay's Rebellion? | Armed uprising of western MA debtors seeking the lowering of taxes and no property foreclosures, put down quickly but caused fear of mob rule |
| Who is Daniel Shays? | Revolutionary war veteran who led the group of debtors for the rebellion against MA gov., wanted paper money and lighter taxes, raised Spector of mob rule |
| Describe the Virginia Plan? | "Large state plan" proposal for new constitution, called for proportional representation in both houses, favored larger states and prompted smaller states to come up with own plan (population by representment) |
| Describe the New Jersey Plan? | "Small state plan" put out at Philly convention, proposed equal representation of states, regardless pop., smaller states feared large states would dominate |
| What is the Great Compromise? | Measure that coordinated the New Jersey and Virginia plans, gave states proportional representation in House and equal representation in Senate |
| What is Common Law? | Laws originating from court rulings and customs; US constitution grew out Anglo-American common law tradition |
| What is civil law? | Body of written law enacted through legislative statues or constitutional provisions |
| What is the three-fifths compromise? | Determined slaves would be counted as 3/5s of a person for purpose of apportioning taxes and representation |
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