Test 2 Review

Ayers Chapter 5 Review "Wars for Independence (1764-1783)"

Terms

writs of assistance

Stamp Act

Sons of Liberty

Regulator Movement

Townshend Acts

Letters from a Farmer (1768)

Boston Massacre

Gaspee incident

Boston Tea Party

1st Continental Congress

Lexington/Concord

Olive Branch Petition (1775)

Common Sense

Declaration of Independence

Battles

    New York City

    Trenton

    Saratoga

    Yorktown

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Questions to Consider

1. Why did Parliament feel justified with actions towards the colonies? Use specific examples.

2. What were the causes of the American Revolution?

3. How did the Declaration of Independence justify the action it recommended?

4. How was the Continental Army able to defeat the larger, better-trained, and better-equipped British army?

Ayers Chapter 6 Review (pp. 134-143) "Towards a More Perfect Union (1783-1789)"

Terms

Northwest Ordinance (1787)

Land Ordinance (1785)

Shays's Rebellion (1786)

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

Three-fifths Compromise

Commerce Compromise

ratification fight

The Federalist

Antifederalists

Questions to Consider

1. How did the Northwest Ordinances affect the future development of the U.S.?

2. What role did slavery play in the discussions at the Constitutional Convention?

3. Identify some of the problmes facing the colonies during the Articles period?

4. In what ways did the Federalists and Antifederalists differ in their approach to creating a federal government?

Ayers Chapter 7 Review

"The Federalist Republic (1789-1799)"

Terms

Bill of Rights

Hamilton vs. Jefferson

Report on Public Credit (1790)

Bank of the United States

Slater, Samuel

Whitney, Eli

Evans, Oliver

Battle of Fallen Timbers

Whiskey Rebellion (1794)

Citizen Genet

Washington's Farewell Address

Jay Treaty

XYZ Affair

Alien & Sedition Acts

Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions

Questions to Consider

1. How did Hamilton plan to put the U.S. on a sound financial basis?

2. Why did Madison and Jefferson oppose the National Bank?

3. What made American neutrality difficult to maintain during the Federalist Era?

How did the Alien and Sedition Acts weaken the Federalists?