1. Revolution & the Birth of a Nation
APUSH UNIT 2 Review
Revolution & the Birth of a Nation

2. What prompted Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party

3. The British were inconsistent in their enforcement of maritime trade laws. What was this approach known as?
Salutary Neglect

4. According to the colonists, what was most objectionable about the Townshend Act?
It raised revenue that would be used to circumvent the colonial “power of the purse”.

5. He convinced Americans to take on the burden of fighting the French and Indian War by promising to finance the war.
William Pitt

6. This was the first proposed plan of unification of the colonies.
The Albany Plan of Union

7. This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies
This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies. It was objectionable because the colonies insisted that the power to tax internally lay with them.
The Stamp Act

8. What method of protest was most effective against British taxation policies?
Boycotts

9. What two factions were most at odds at the Constitutional Convention?
Large and Small States

10. Roger Sherman put forth a proposal to solve the representation issue at the Const. Convention. By what name was it known?
The Connecticut or Great Compromise

11. There was no real resolution of this issue because the framers believed the issue would eventually go away.
Slavery

12. Which legislative act created a process for the formation of new states?
The Northwest Ordinance

13. What state failed to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island

14. Which Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas are most prominent in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke

15. What issue delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Ownership of the western territories

16. Spain controlled this vital port city following the Peace of Paris (Treaty of Paris) of 1783.
New Orleans

17. Which battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War & for what reason?
Saratoga
It prompted the French to recognize U.S. independence and form a military alliance.

18. Why were Tories so opposed to British rule of the colonies?
Being Loyalists, the Tories preferred British rule and considered talk of independence to be treasonous.

19. In U.S. political philosophy, from where does political power come?
The People

20. This was actually a compromise between election and selection of a President.
The Electoral College

21. Eight of the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights were written by him.
James Madison

22. What fraction of states is necessary for ratification of amendments to the Constitution?
3/4

23. What type of interpretation of the Constitution was used to justify the formation of the Bank of the U.S.?
A broad or loose interpretation (implied powers)

24. What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U. S
What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution better known as?
The “Elastic” or “Necessary and Proper” clause

25. What was Washington’s official policy toward the war between Britain and France?
Neutrality

26. During whose administration did the XYZ Affair take place?
John Adams

27. To what were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions a response?
The Alien and Sedition Acts

28. What was the unintended effect of Hamilton’s financial proposals?
The formation of political parties

29. Spain’s agreement to allow Americans to use the Port of New Orleans (right of deposit) was part of what treaty during the Washington Administration?
Pinckney’s Treaty