Question | Answer |
List the Reasons for Exploration (7): | Curiosity, Fame, Wealth, Religion, National Pride, Foreign Goods, Faster and Cheaper Trade Routes |
What was the importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses? | It was the first representative government in America. |
List three reasons why cash crops were grown in the Southern Colonies: | Fertile Soil, Warm Climate, Abundance of Slaves |
What year was Jamestown established? | 1607 |
What two physical features separate North America from the rest of the world? | Atlantic and Pacific Ocean |
What year was Plymouth established? | 1620 |
What was the name of the document written by the Pilgrims that provided self-government for their colony? | Mayflower Compact |
Where and Why was Jamestown founded? | Virginia, For Gold / Economic Reasons |
Where and Why was Plymouth founded? | Massachusetts, For Religious Freedom |
List three cash crops from the Southern Colonies: | Rice, Tobacco, Indigo |
What is representative government? | A government that represents the interests of its citizens. |
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? | It said that the colonists were not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. |
Which British act required colonists to provide food and shelter for British troops? | Quartering Act |
Which British act required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing that a tax had been paid? | Stamp Act |
What are unalienable rights? | They are rights that can’t be taken away from you |
List the three unalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence: | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness |
Explain the significance of the following: 1) Quartering Soldiers Among the Colonists, 2) Depriving Colonists of a Trial By Jury, 3) Dissolving Colonists Representative Assemblies, 4) Imposing Taxes on the Colonies Without Their Consent | They are all grievances against King George III. They were included in the Declaration of Independence. |
What did Patrick Henry mean when he said “Give me liberty or give me death!”? | Freedom was worth dying for. |
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution? | King George III |
What was the importance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord? | They were the battles that started the American Revolution |
Describe the conditions of the Continental Army during the Winter at Valley Forge: | Cold, Very Little Food, Disease, Very Few Supplies |
What was the importance of the Battle of Yorktown? | It was the last major battle of the American Revolution |
Which document stated that the American colonies are “hereby recognized by Britain as free, independent states”? | Treaty of Paris (1783) |
Why did the American colonists not like King George III? | They thought he was a tyrant. |
Who wrote Common Sense and what was its purpose? | Thomas Paine; It tried to convince the colonists to break away from England and declare their independence. |
Which social movement were Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo and John Locke all associated with? | The Enlightenment |
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
List three American Advantages during the Revolutionary War: | More Motivation, Knowledge of the Land, Outstanding Military Leadership |
List three British Advantages during the Revolutionary War: | More Money, More Supplies, More Experienced Soldiers, Well-Trained Army/Strong Navy |
Which battle proved to be the “Turning Point” of the American Revolution? | The Battle of Saratoga |
Which volunteer from France served as an Advisor to George Washington during the Revolutionary War? | Marquis de Lafayette |
Which document was a blueprint for a new government in the United States? | Articles of Confederation |
What was the name of the law that allowed the United States to grow in an orderly way? | Northwest Ordinance (1787) |
What important power did the national government lack (not have) under the Articles of Confederation? | To Levy (Collect) Taxes |
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and Shay’s Rebellion led to the writing of which important document? | U.S. Constitution |
Where was the Constitutional Convention held? | Philadelphia, PA |
Which compromise dealt with the important issue of slavery? | 3/5 Compromise |
List three important contributions of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention: | Read a lot of books, Came to Philadelphia with a plan for a new government (Virginia Plan), Nicknamed the “Father of the Constitution” |
Describe the important principle of Federalism: | A system of government in which power is shared between the federal government and the states. |
List three Federalists and Two Anti-Federalists that attended the Constitutional Convention: | Federalists: James Madison, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton
Anti-Federalists: George Mason, Patrick Henry |
What year was the Constitution written? | 1787 |
Which important principle describes a government that is divided into three separate parts? | Separation of Powers |
Who is generally considered to be the “Father of the Constitution”? | James Madison |
How old do you have to be in order to vote in the United States? | 18 years old and a U.S. Citizen |
List the Five Freedoms contained in the 1st Amendment: | Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, Right to Petition and Right to Assemble |
List an example of how the Legislative Branch can check the power of the Judicial Branch: | The President appoints Judges to the Supreme Court |
List two examples of how Congress can check the power of the President: | They can impeach the President and remove him from office.
They can override a Presidential Veto with a 2/3 vote in both the House and the Senate |