AHSGE History II

Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party.

The Intolerable Acts

A plan for a union of the colonies proposed by Ben Franklin.

Albany Plan of Union

The colonists’ response to the Intolerable Acts The colonists’ response to the Intolerable Acts. Colonists were urged to boycott British products.

First Continental Congress

This was a way for the patriots to communicate through chain letters

Committees of Correspondence

The location of “the shot heard around the world”.

Lexington

This is often considered as an underlying cause of the revolution.

Taxation w/o Representation

The fighting at these two locations marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

The incident in which 5 colonists were shot by British soldiers in 1770.

Boston Massacre

He is associated with freedom of the press.

John Peter Zinger

This act required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.

The Quartering Act

The closure of the trans-Appalachian region to settlers.

Proclamation of 1763

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for colonial independence.

Common Sense

A document stating the reasons for the colonies break with England.

Declaration of Independence

This act was the first direct tax placed on the colonists.

Stamp Act

He was known as “Father of the American Revolution.”

Samuel Adams

A document asking King George III for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between the colonies and Britain.

Olive Branch Petition

Why was the Stamp Act repealed?

Colonial boycotts hurt British trade.

His famous ride is associated with the Battle of Lexington.

Paul Revere

Supporters of the Declar. of Indep. were called ______.

Patriots

Battle in which Washington surprised and captured the Hessian force.

Battle of Trenton

This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Saratoga

People who remained loyal to Great Britain.

loyalists

Foreign soldiers who fight for pay

mercenaries

This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Yorktown

He became known as a traitor during the war.

Benedict Arnold

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

This treaty ended the Revolutionary War.

Treaty of Paris 1783

What person is known for this statement? “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”.

Nathan Hale

His signature is the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence.

John Hancock

He gained fame for his naval victories over the British. “I have not yet begun to fight”

John Paul Jones

American merchant ships that attacked British shipping.

privateers

First plan of government for the U.S.

Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation failed because it was unable to provide leadership at the _____________ level.

Federal level or National level

Were the authors of the Articles of Confederation more concerned with preserving the power of the states or the power of the federal government?

The States

Name the compromise that resolved the issue of representation in Congress. It established 2 houses in Congress.

The Great Compromise

Name the group who was opposed to the Constitution Name the group who was opposed to the Constitution. This group felt the President had too much power.

Anti-Federalists

This compromise decided the issue of how slaves would be counted for representation of the lower house.

The Three-fifths Compromise

These essays were written to convince people to support the proposed constitution.

The Federalist Papers

Name the plan that favored small states and thought all states should be represented equally.

The New Jersey Plan

Name the plan that favored large states and believed states should be represented by population.

The Virginia Plan

What was added to the Constitution to appease the anti-federalists.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

What is another name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

He is known as “the father of the Constitution”.

James Madison

What is the division of power between the states and the national government?

federalism

What economic system provides property, money, and equipment and price is largely determined by supply and demand.

the capitalist system or capitalism

Who helped promote the Industrial Revolution in the U. S Who helped promote the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. by introducing the concept of interchangeable parts.

Eli Whitney

Who is known as the father of the American Revolution?

Eli Whitney

Who wrote the first dictionary of American English?

Noah Webster

This movement of the 1840s supported a halt to immigration.

This movement of the 1840s supported a halt to immigration. nativist movement

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman How did these people contribute to American culture?

American Literature Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman How did these people contribute to American culture? American Literature

This movement was created to reduce the consumption of alcohol.

The Temperance Movement This movement was created to reduce the consumption of alcohol. The Temperance Movement

This convention was the high point of the women’s right movement.

Seneca Falls Convention This convention was the high point of the women’s right movement. Seneca Falls Convention

This man is associated with education reform an is known as “the Father of American Public Education.”

This man is associated with education reform an is known as “the Father of American Public Education.” Horace Mann

This movement prohibited the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol.

The Prohibition Movement This movement prohibited the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol. The Prohibition Movement

What event caused many pre-Civil War immigrants to leave Ireland?

What event caused many pre-Civil War immigrants to leave Ireland? The Potato Famine

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