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22 Cards in this Set
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Who did John Adams propose should be the commander-in-chief of the Continental army? Why? |
George Washington. He could unite the colonies well to fight Britain. |
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After the battles of Lexington and Concord and the British retreat from Boston, was there talk of independence? |
No, many people still considered themselves loyal subjects. |
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What was the Olive Branch Petition? |
A petition addressed to King George asking him to peacefully end the quarrel. |
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Did the Olive Branch Petition work? |
No, King George III already denounced them as traitors. |
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What was Common Sense? |
A pamphlet addressed to the public, persuading them to support the war. |
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Was Common Sense by Thomas Paine successful? |
Yes, thousands of people joined the war effort. |
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Who drafted the Declaration? What was his job in doing so? |
Thomas Jefferson. To tell the world why they were separating from Britain. |
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What are 3 ideas in the Declaration and why are they important? |
They didn't like the king, they mention a lot that he is unfit to be ruler. Men are equal, the king had too much power. Rights, the king took their rights. |
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Why did Northern Delegates oppose the passage in the Declaration about slavery? |
The New England merchants who benefit from slave trade may be offended. |
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Why did Southern Delegates oppose the passage in the Declaration about slavery? |
They may demand release of the slaves, and there'd be nobody to do the farming. The economy would collapse. |
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What are three strengths America had in the war? |
They wanted to win, they had help from France, and they had good leadership in George Washington. |
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What were some weaknesses the Americans had in the war? |
Not enough people, ill trained, many shortages, lack of money. |
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What were some British strengths? |
Lots of troops, well trained, well equipped, hired mercenaries. |
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What were some British weaknesses? |
Distance, nobody really cared, poor leadership. |
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s the war progressed how did Washington change his strategy? |
He became defensive to avoid an outright fight. |
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How did the French help Americans in the Battle of Yorktown? |
They blocked the waterway so Britain couldn't get supplies to the troops, and sent in troops to help. |
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What were three key provisions of the Treaty of Paris? |
~Britain agreed to recognize the states as independent ~Britain agreed to give up all claims of land ~the US agreed to return all rights and property to the loyalists |
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What issues did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address? |
The division of Western land after the Treaty of Paris. |
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What did delegates for a strong national government believe? |
Central government is too weak, it can't do its job of protecting liberty and property. |
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What did delegates for a strong state government believe? |
That a bigger government would threaten individual liberties. |
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What did people for central and state government believe? |
A government of the people. |
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What are the two differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? |
Thats there is one legislature branch with equal representatives for each state in the New Jersey Plan, and in the Virginia Plan, there are two Houses, with representatives based off of population. Small states like New Jersey and big liked Virginia. |
