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56 Cards in this Set
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What are the Reasons to study History?
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*History is Interesting
*History is Never Finished *You develop empathy *To be a better thinker *To Learn from past mistakes |
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What are the 5 Founding American Ideals?
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*Democracy
*Liberty *Equality *Opportunity *Rights |
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What are some reasons Early Explorers came to The New World?
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*find riches
*claim land/gain territory *adventure *faster route to Asia |
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What are some of the problems faced between the Native Americans and Explorers?
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*explorers brought diseases
*language barriers *different cultures *different religions *explorers were greedy and wanted land *allies with some tribes lead to conflict with others |
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What are some positive interactions between Natives and Explorers?
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*explorers brought new technology to natives
*natives taught explorers how to grow crops off of land *some native and explorer groups created an alliance where they worked together |
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Why was the colony Jamestown considered to be a successful British colony?
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Because the colony of Roanoke disappeared without a trace
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What crop saved Jamestown?
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Tobacco
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Who was the leader of Jamestown?
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John Smith
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How did the relationship with the natives change?
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John Rofle married Pocahontas and the tribes became friends
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What were the colonial regions?
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*New England
*Middle *Southern |
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What did all three regions have in common?
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*All founded on or near water
*Relied on trade to survive *Grew some type of crop |
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Know the four parts of the Intolerable Acts
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*Boston Port Act
*Administration of Justice Act *Quartering Act *Massachusetts Act |
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What were the four different viewpoints of the American Revolution?
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*British Government
*Loyalists *Moderates *Patriots |
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How did the colonists reaction to Britain lead to more trouble between them?
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They caused uproars and riots, which didn't lead to anything good. Because the British thought it was too late to make a peaceful agreement
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Explain the importance of the Olive Branch Treaty
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*The treaty showed their loyalty to the kind, and asked for help with their sorriness and showed wanting for peace. The King said that it was too late and the damage hand already been done
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What was Common Sense?
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*A 47 page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that said nobody should be ruled by a king, British brought America harm, colonies were dragged into British problems, and that the colonists were able to survive without Britain.
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Besides Thomas Paine, whose ideas inspired change?
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*John Locke
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What were John Locke's ideas?
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*Believed in natural rights: life,liberty,and property
*Governments are bound by social contracts *If a a government doesn't respect it's people, they have the right to overthrow it |
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What was the name of the group that met to decide Independence?
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2nd Continental Congress
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Who proposed the resolution for Independence?
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Richard Henry Lee
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Who was on the committee to draft the D.O.I?
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*Thomas Jefferson
*Roger Sherman *Benjamin Franklin *Robert R. Livingston *John Adams |
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Who wrote the D.O.I?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What are the parts to the D.O.I?
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*Statement of human rights?
*Grievances against King *Statement of Independence |
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When was the D.O.I. approved?
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July 4th, 1776
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What were the strengths of Britain during the war?
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*Strongest army and navy
*Strongest government *Well trained soldiers *Experienced Officers *Lots of Money |
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What were the weaknesses of the British?
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*Fighting from 3,000 miles away
*Supplies took months to reach colonies |
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What were the strengths in the Americans?
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*Fighting for a cause
*Knew the terrain *Adapted new guerilla warfare techniques *Didn't have to beat British, just had to hold them off *Received help from France and other countries |
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What were the weaknesses of the Americans?
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*Army was made of volunteers who were poorly trained
*Little experienced officers *Limited supplies and weapons *New Country *No Navy *No money |
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Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Who was known as Swamp Fox?
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Francis Marton
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Why was he called the Swamp Fox?
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He would outsmart the British generals, and hide in swamps that were in South Carolina and Georgia. Then they would attack
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When was the surrender of the British?
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October 19,1781
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed?
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September 3, 1783
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What were the main points of the Treaty of Paris?
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*For Britain to realize that America was independent
*Britain gave up all land between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River |
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What were the strengths of the Articles?
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*Coin or print money
*Declare war and make peace *Make treaties *Establish a postal system |
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What were the weaknesses of the Articles?
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*States could print their own money
*Government could not control states *No Federal court system *No army *Government couldn't enforce individual laws *They could not impose taxes *No strong central government *Could not control trade in the states |
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What were the land ordinances and what kind of impact did they have?
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*They were local regulations that established territories. The land ordinances admitted each new states as equal to the originals and set a standard for admitting states.
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What was the difference in territories and states?
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*Territories had to have 5,000 free men and they could then have their own legislature. States had to have 60,000 free men, write their own state constitutions and be approved by Congress
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What were the problems with other countries under the Articles?
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*No central government
*Britain and Spain were supplying guns to natives and encouraging them to attack *Britain closed American ship ports *Other countries did not want to trade |
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What were the problems with the states?
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States could impose import tariffs
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How did Shay's Rebellion lead to the writing of the constitution?
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*Summer of 1786 in Massachusetts, farmers who were upset over courthouses. Militias were sent in to stop the rebellion. It showed the weaknesses of the Articles, by not having a central army to stop the uprising before it got our of hand. The businessmen and landowners feared anarchy
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Where did delegates meet to discuss trade between states?
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Annapolis, Maryland
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Many delegates did not show up, so a motion was made to do what?
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Continue the conversation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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What was the original purpose of the meeting in Philadelphia?
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To revise the Articles of Confederation
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What were the main two groups at the convention?
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Federalists and Anti-Federalists
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What did each group support?
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*Federalist wanted a strong-central government, while the Anti-Federalists wanted more power to the states
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Who were the two delegates who stayed home because they "smelled a rat"?
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*Samuel Adams
*Patrick Henry |
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Who were the two delegates who were in Europe at the time?
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*John Adams
*Thomas Jefferson |
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Who is considered the "father of the constitution"?
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James Madison
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Who were the leaders of the federalists?
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*John Jay
*Alexander Hamilton *James Madison |
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What were the federalist papers?
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*85 essays written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison to gain support for the radification of the constitution
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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1st amendment to the constitution
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Why was the Bill of Rights added?
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To compromise with the Anti-Federalists, they felt the constitution did not guarantee individual rights
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How many delegates attended the convention?
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55 delegates attended, 42 stayed, 39 signed
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How long did it take to write the constitution?
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4 months
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How many states were needed to ratify the constitution?
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9 out of 13 states
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