AKS 33 Review

Question # 1: What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

Answer to Question # 1: The French and British were competing to control the Ohio River Valley. The French wanted the land to connect their two colonies in Canada and Louisiana. The Virginia colony claimed the land was theirs as stated in their charter.

Question # 2: Who won the French & Indian War and how did land holdings change between the European powers?

Answer to Question # 2: The British won; they got all of Canada and the lands east of the Mississippi River (including Florida). The Spanish got all lands west of the Mississippi River. The French no longer had any colonies in North America.

Question # 3: What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American Revolution?

Answer to Question # 3: The war was very costly and it caused Great Britain to go into tremendous debt. To pay for the war, they taxed the American colonists which will cause tension.

Question # 4: What role did Georgia play in the French and Indian War and what was its impact on Georgia?

Answer to Question # 4: Georgia was far removed from the actual fighting and did not participate. The western border was changed to the Mississippi River.

Question # 5: What was the Proclamation Line of 1763? How did it impact the American colonists?

Answer to Question # 5: It was an imaginary line that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflict with Indians. Colonists were outraged since they fought in the F&I War to settle in this territory. The colonists directly defy the king and settle in the Ohio River Valley anyways.

Question # 6: Describe the viewpoint on taxation and the British king from a patriot’s (Whig’s) perspective:

Answer to Question # 6: Patriots thought taxation was unfair; claimed no taxation without representation in British Parliament.

Question # 7: Describe the viewpoint on taxation and the British king from a loyalist’s (Tories’) perspective:

Answer to Question # 7: They supported taxation and the king; they felt it was their duty to pay taxes as English citizens. Especially since the king sent redcoats over to defend the British colonies.

Question # 8: What was the Stamp Act (1765)? Did it serve its intended purpose?

Answer to Question # 8: The Stamp Act placed taxes on paper products purchased in the colonies. Colonists responded by boycotting British goods and making homemade items. The Stamp Act gets repealed a year later.

Question # 9: How did the Stamp Act impact the American Revolution?

Answer to Question # 9: The Stamp Act is going to be the first major division between the colonists, placing Patriots vs. Loyalists.

Question # 10: What were the Sons of Liberty and the Liberty Boys? What caused these groups to form?

Answer to Question # 10: Sons of Liberty were a patriotic group, led by Samuel Adams, formed in response to protest the Stamp Act. The Liberty Boys, a patriotic group from Georgia who were associated with the SOL.

Question # 11: Why did delegates from all 13 colonies meet in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress?

Answer to Question # 11: To protest the king and send the Olive Branch Petition as one last hope to make peace with King George III. He rejected the petition, so the colonists drafted the Declaration of Independence (DOI) on July 4th, 1776.

Question # 12: Describe in detail what is outlined in the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence:

Answer to Question # 12: Preamble: All citizens have natural rights and govt. is supposed to protect those rights. If not that govt. can be dissolved or overthrown.

Question # 13: Describe in detail what is outlined in the List of Grievances of the Declaration of Independence:

Answer to Question # 13: List of Grievances: 58 complaints against the king for violating colonists natural rights.

Question # 14: Describe in detail what is outlined in the “Declaration” section of the Declaration of Independence:

Answer to Question # 14: “Declaration” section: States they are a free country and have the same rights as all free countries of the world.

Question # 15: Which three delegates from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence?

Answer to Question # 15: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton

Question # 16: What was the impact of the Battle of Kettle Creek?

Answer to Question # 16: It was a Rev. War battle fought in Georgia that the Georgia militia won. It raised the morale of the troops and they gained much needed supplies.

Question # 17: What occurred at the Siege of Savannah? What was the outcome of this battle?

Answer to Question # 17: The Siege of Savannah was an attempt to take back Savannah from the British. Due to heavy fortifications, the Georgia militia and French forces were badly defeated at the hands of the British when they tried to raid the city.

Question # 18: What are the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer to Question # 18: Congress had to have a unanimous vote to make decisions - Congress could not levy taxes - Congress could not regulate interstate trade - no president (executive branch) - no national court system - no standing army

Question # 19: Which level of government held most of the power in the United States under the Articles of Confederation? Why?

Answer to Question # 19: Weak Central govt.: all the real power resided with the state governments People were fearful of a powerful central government far removed from the people who would violate their natural rights

Question # 20: Why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately abandoned in favor of a new Constitution?

Answer to Question # 20: - Central govt. was too weak to effectively govern the country

Question # 21: What was the Constitutional Convention of 1787? Where did it take place?

Answer to Question # 21: A meeting to revise the articles to strengthen the central govt. (Write a new Constitution) Philadelphia in 1787

Question # 22: How did the new Constitution strengthen our Central Government?

Answer to Question # 22: Now have 3 branches of govt. power is shared between the 3 branches Federal government is the supreme law of the land (more power than state governments)

Question # 23: Who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?

Answer to Question # 23: Federalists: Supported the Constitution and a strong central govt. Anti-Federalists: Favored a weak central govt. and wanted the power to remain with the state govt.

Question # 24: Describe the Virginia Plan. Which states supported this plan?

Answer to Question # 24: Bicameral legislature Representation based on a state’s population Favored by large states

Question # 25: Describe the New Jersey Plan. Which states supported this plan?

Answer to Question # 25: Unicameral legislature Equal representation Favored by small states

Question # 26: How did the VA and NJ Plans lead to the Great Compromise?

Answer to Question # 26: They were able to combine both plans to make small and large states happy about how they would get representatives in Congress

Question # 27: What were the major components of the Great Compromise?

Answer to Question # 27: Created a bicameral (2 house) legislature Senate: equal representation (NJ Plan) House of Representatives: Representation based on a state’s population (VA Plan)

Question # 28: What was the 3/5 Compromise?

Answer to Question # 28: - A compromise between Northern and Southern states to count every 5 slaves as 3 people in terms of representation in the House of Representatives