US History, Fall Semester Final

At the Battle of Lexington…

What are the two serious domestic threats to the Confederation government?

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation include

What was NoTone of the provisions of the three-fifths compromise?

The reason that the colonists lost the Battle of Bunker Hill was

America's greatest accomplishment in political and government thought was the Articles of Confederation

The Middle Colonies’ main economic resources were manufacturing and merchants

What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War

The “shot heard round the world” occurred in the opening battles at what 2 cities?

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware were all Middle Colonies

The war with France was called a “Quasi War” because war was never officially declared.

An agreement was struck that the north’s war debt would be assumed, and the nation’s _______ could be built in the South

What did the Tea Act do that colonists opposed?

What treaty brought the end to the Revoluntionary War

The First Amendment to the Constitution grants the freedom of

The colony on Roanoke became known as the “Lost Colony” because its inhabitants disappeared mysteriously

Who was offered the chance to become a dictator but refused.

31. The first document to unite the American colonies under one government.

Florida, Georgia, and Alabama were the only Southern Colonies

The principle of the Constitution that separates the government into 3 branches is called

On what two beliefs did all the Reformers stand united?

The military leader called “Sea Dog” who attacked Spanish ships in the New World was

“Starving time” refers to the death of ninety percent of the Jamestown colonists during the winter of 1609-1610

The principle of the Constitution that branches of government check the other to balance the power

America's greatest accomplishment in political thought is the

The Southern colonies’ main economic resource was agriculture

What sparked the French and Indian War

President Washington believed and supported Citizen Genet’s charm and tales.

Who was a supporter of The Federalists Papers?

The 2nd amendment to the Constitution grants what right?

75. George Washington signed the ________ of __________ when both France and Great Britain attempted to involve the U.S.

George Washington appointed 4 men as an advisory group that later became known as the

Which intolerable act required colonists to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for Redcoat soldiers.

The first two political parties were

The division of power between national and state levels of government.

The 4th amendment to the Constitution grants what individual rights?

The compromise at the Constitutional Convention for the issue of representation that created the House and Senate

Which state was the last to ratify the Constitution?

The Alien and Sedition Acts were ruled unconstitutional.

____Hays assisted soldiers on the battlefield by bringing them water and took over the cannon when her husband was hurt.

What did essay Common Sense advocate?

Ethan Allen led which group in the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga that supplied artillery for the forces around Boston

Who is called the “Father of the Constitution?”

were political enemies while they worked; after retirement became good friends until their deaths.

Indian Princess who brought peace to Jamestown

After a heated debate over the constitution James Madison agreed to do what?

On what were townships in the Northwest supposed to use the proceeds from the sale of Section 6

What was the greatest accomplishment in foreign affairs by the Confederation government?

57. Those who allowed great flexibility in interpreting the Constitution are called loose constructionist