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u.s history..
IMPORTANT 10/8/09
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| enlightenment | suggested that people could use science and logic rather than the pronouncements of church authorities- to arrive at truths |
| great awakening | the puritans became too materialistic |
| proclamation of 1763 | to avoid further costly conflicys with native americans, the british government prohibited colonists from settling west of the appalachian mountains. |
| sugar act | halved the duty on foriegn-made molasses.2) placed duties on certain imports that hadn't been taxed before.3)provided that colonists accussed of violating the act would be tried in vice admiralty court |
| stamp act | "no taxation without representation". it pu a hold on wills, newspapers, playing cards, and liquor license. |
| townshend act | it taxed goods that were imported into the colony from britain, such as lead, glass, paint, and paper. (tea) |
| tea act/( colonists reactions/ kings)( king shut down the boston harbor)* | in order to save the nearly bankrupt British east Indian company the right to sell tea to the colonies free of the taxes that colonial tea sellers had to pay./they protested dramatically as"INdians"and dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into the boston harbor./ |
| intolerable acts | shut down the boston harbor.. passed the quartering act/ had to provide homes for soliders. appointed thomas gage as governor of massachusetts. |
| minutemen | civilian soliders who pledged to be ready to fight at a minutes notice. |
| olive branch petition | a petition urging to return " the former harmony" between Britain and the colonies |
| common sense | thomas paine wrote the common sense attacking king george and the monarchy. he argued that the responsibility for british tyranny lay with" the royal brute of britain" |
| loyalist | those who opposed independence and remained loyal to the british king: included judges and governors |
| patriots | the supporters of independence |
| hessians | german mercenaries or hired soliders |
| federalists | the name of the supporters of the constitution |
| anti-federalists | the names of those who opposed the constitution |
| electoral college | the body of electors who formally elect the united states president and vice president. |
| inaguration | the official swearing in or the president |
| presidents administration | term in office |
| president cabinet | prominent americans that head the major departments of the executive branch |
| who fought in the french and indian war? | france and great britain |
| what were they fighting over? | 200,000 acres of land in the ohio country- rich ohio river valley |
| what was the main result of the war? | the british defeated the french |
| where did the first continental congress take place | philidelphia |
| what happened at lexington and concord? | british were sent out to destroy weapons in concord. once the british got to lexington they were ambushed by 70 minutemen and thats were the first shots were made.the brits found an empty arsenal in concord and were slaughtered. |
| who prepared the final draft of the declaration of independence? | thomas jefferson |
| what were the three main parts of the declaration of independence? | life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. listed wrongs that colonists believed had been committed by the british king. stated that the untied colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states. |
| who was marquis lafayette? why was he important? | a foreign french military leader from france who lobbied france for french reinforcements in 1779 and went on and lead a command in virginia. |
| trenton? | christmas night 1776 george washington led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-choked delaware river, marched to trenton, new jersey, and defeated a garrson of hessian in a surprise attack. |
| saratoga? | the french signed an alliance to fight with the colonists after their victory at saratoga. |
| valley forge | the continental army setted up camp during 1778 in valley forge where more than 2,000 soliders had died, yet the continetal army fought to stay alive. their edurance and suffering filled washingtons letters to the congress and his friends. |
| yorktown? | french and american troops surrounded the british on the yorktown peninsula and began bombarding them day and night. |
| what were the articles of confederation? | the first set of laws to govern the united states. |
| how many votes were given to each state? | 1 |
| how many votes were needed to amend something? | 13 |
| what power was congress not given? | they didnt have the power to tax |
| what was shay's rebellion? | 1986 massachusetts legistlature voted highest direct tax in the states history. |
| what did it convince prominent americans? | it convinced many americans that they had to act. |
| who is considered to be the " father of the constitution'? | james madison |
| how many states were needed to ratify the constitution? | 9 |
| what are three branches of government? | legistlative, judicial,executive |
| what do they do? | legistlative/papers.... judicial../judges/......executive/ president |
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