APUSH period 3- SAQ

Choose ONE of the choices below, and explain why it best supports this statement:

"Americas first foreign policy under presidents Washington and Adams had the Primary goal of avoiding war" Jays treaty best supports "Americans first foreign policy under presidents Washington and Adams had the primary goal of avoiding war." In this treaty Great Britain continued to seize American ships after Jon Jay tried to negotiate with Great Britain. Even after this the U.S never declared war on Great Britain

Briefly explain a criticism of ONE of the components cited above

A criticism of one of the components cited above is the system of representation. In the bicameral congress, states equal representation in the senate was offset, or unbalanced by proportional representation and by population in the House of Representation and each chamber could block measures approved by the others

briefly explain using either one of the choices above or your own historical knowledge whether you agree or disagree with the statement

As America was a new nation and seemingly weak, I would agree that foreign affairs did challenge the US through its first decade

Breifly explain why Banneker questioned Jefferson's actions on slavery

Banneker questioned Jefferson's actions on slavery because in the U.S Constitution Jefferson wrote about all being equal, but he contradicts this statement by detaining slaves under cruel oppression

Briefly explain ONE of the following people would either support or question Banneker's view

Ben Franklin would support Banneker's view, because even though Franklin owned slaves in his earlier life, he believed all men were created equal

briefly explain a challenge to the statement during this period

Foreign: European nations had little respect for a new nation that could neither pay its debts or take effective and united action in a crisis. Britain and Spain also threatened to take advantage of the US because they were so weak

Briefly explain an argument for war involving ONE of the choices provided OR another situation during this period of the first two presidents

Going to war for Jay's Treaty is arguable because America was losing its trade with European countries while attempting to remain neutral. U.S traders were losing money and imports that they would've received if the trade ships were not seized

briefly explain who the loyalist were

Loyalists were pro- British who maintained their allegiance to the king

the revolutionary war was in some respects a civil war in which anti- British patriots fought pro-British loyalists. Briefly explain who the patriots were.

Mainly from New England and Virginia who fought against the British for American independence

briefly explain one development in the period leading up to independence that led up to the point of view expressed here by Abigail Adams

Most probably the articles of confederation affected Adams view. She mentioned that she was unsure about the future of the nation

Briefly explain support for the argument that the Articles of Confederation succeeded in guiding the US through its first decade

Northwest Ordinance: The large territory that lays between the Great Lakes and the Ohio river// granted limited self government to the developing territory and prohibited slavery in the region

Provide ONE piece of evidence from the era before 1800 that is not included in the excerpt how it supports the interpretation of either excerpt

One piece of evidence before 1800 to support this is the National Gazette. The editor frantically attacked Hamilton and accused him of false plans for America

contrast the American patriots view of this cartoon with that of the American loyalists views

Since the snake represents France, the patriots were probably not affected by the cartoon but actually felt empowered. The loyalist probably felt threatened and opposed it

Briefly describe an initial reaction taken as a result of the changing views by either the British or colonists.

The British felt the need to maintain a large British military force to guard its American frontiers. They made the colonies pay for the troops guarding the frontiers.

explain the point of view reflected in the cartoon above regarding two of the following

The French government: America allied with France as they wanted to weaken Great Britain Yorktown: the last major battle of the revolutionary war which was strongly supported by French naval and military forced which also caused the surrender of a large British army

Contrast your choice against ONE of other options, demonstrating why that option is not good as your choice

The XYZ affair didn't demonstrate how America didn't wish to go to war because, after the XYZ affair occurred, Congress armed fifty-four U.S ships to protect the U.S commerce and U.S forces seized ninety-three French privateers

briefly explain one development in the period immediately after the revolutionary war that challenges or supports the point of view expressed by Adams

The articles establish a central government that consisted of just one body, a congress. It was a one house legislature with one representative from each state

briefly explain the point of view expressed by Abigail Adams about power

The articles of confederation have congress the power to wage war, make treaties, send diplomatic representative and borrow money.

Briefly explain the main point of the second excerpt

The main point in the second excerpt is that the people are supporting the misuse of the rights of freedom of the press and speech to make themselves sound better and delude other parties

Briefly explain the main point of the first excerpt

The main point of the first excerpt is that the right of freedom of the press was not to publish falsehoods and slaughter others with impunity. The people took this right to vote their opinions and destroy bonds of union

identify and briefly explain the role played by an individual at the constitutional convention in bringing about ONE of the compromises mentioned above or a compromise not mentioned

The role played by an individual at the constitutional convention in bringing about the institution of slavery. Southern states got to count 3/5 of all the slaves for population, but to appease the north, those slaves were counted for taxation.

Briefly explain how ONE of the following best supports the statement that "united states constitution is a bundle of compromises"

The system of representation supports the statement that "the U.S constitution is a bundle of compromises" because delegates from larger states had proportional representation in the House of Representation and smaller states had equal representation in the senate. It was called the Great Compromise.

briefly explain the role played in the war by American Indians

They first tried to stay out of the war but attacks by colonists prompted the Indians to support the British who promised to limit colonial settlements in the west

Briefly explain the British view of how the Seven Years' War fundamentally changed the relationship between Britain and its American colonies.

They thought the American militia was poorly trained and disorderly. They also thought the colonists were useless because they were unwilling to help the troops

Briefly explain the colonial view at the end of the war.

They were proud of their record in all 4 wars and developed confidence that they could provide their own defense

Briefly explain how Thomas Jefferson might have responded to Banneker's questions about slavery

Thomas Jefferson would disregard any questions about slavery because he believed in in white superiority despite the "all men were created equal" It's didn't matter to Jefferson since Banneker was free individual anyway