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osborne unit 2
unit 2 for US history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what form of government did the America's not want after the Revolutionary war? | a national government |
| why did they not want a national government after the revolutionary war? | Britain's king; people citizens of their state |
| what were the articles of confederations | 1781 document that set laws for the government including: limited central government, 3 branch of government, and states governments were more powerful |
| what are the three branches of government | executive, judicial, legislative |
| how was the government set up under the articles of confederation | Limited national government, 1 branch of government, and states were more powerful than national government |
| what could the national government do under the articles of confederation | declare war, make peace treaties, ASK for army/navy borrow money, make foreign treaties, affairs with Indians, make post offices, spend money, and determine weights and measurements |
| what could the national government not do under the articles of confederation | demand money, levy taxes, regulate trade, settle disputes between states, enforce any of their power, collect debt owed to national government |
| what was Shay's rebellion | daniel shay led a rebellion against the Massachusetts tax which forced farmers to pay the tax in silver or gold |
| why was the constitutional convention called? | one of the biggest problems was trade which lead to disagreements and quarrels |
| why was the battle of new orleans important | two weeks after the Ghent treaty was signed Andrew Jackson led us to a victory making him a national hero, unifying the country, and restoring patriotism |
| what Treaty ended the War of 1812 | the treaty of ghent did not resolve any of the problems |
| what happened to the washington D.c during the war of 1812 | the white house was burned f=down after the british invaded |
| why did the Americans declare war on british | Britain were inciting the native americans, and interrupting trade, and practicing impressment on american soldiers |
| what happened to alexander hamilton and andrew burr | hamilton and burr did not like eachother and ran agianst eachother, burr challenged hamilton to a duel, burr shot and killed |
| why was the lewis and clarke expedition important | lewis and clarke were sent by thomas jefferon to explore the land west of Louisiana |
| why was the louisiana purchase important? | by buying this land the power of the national government was expanded and so was the american territory |
| how much was the louisiana purchase bought for | monroe bought louisiana purchase for 15 million |
| why was the supreme court case marbury vs madison so important | jefferson did not want marbury one of adams midnight appointments to be in power so james madison did not sign his papers |
| who was john marshall | was chief justice of the supreme court |
| how was john marshall appointment | he was appointed by john adams in a series of mid-night appointments |
| what was the xyz affair | american represtentives went to france for peace, three french men came out and demanded a 250,000 bribe and a 10 million dollar loan |
| what warnings did washington make in his farewell speech | warned against powerful political parties and staying nuetral in foreign affairs |
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