Unit 1 Assessment
The new code of laws Abigail Adams spoke of eventually led to the adoption of?
A national Constitution
What was the Alien and Sedition Acts?
A series of laws passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice (PAPER GOODS)
What was the bank of the U.S?
Alexander Hamilton conceived of the bank to handle the colossal war debt — and to create a standard form of currency.
What were the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared our independence from Great Britain
Ideas expressed by Jefferson's are?
Enlightenment ideas
One purpose of the Declaration of independence was to?
Explain why the colonist have revolted.
African Americans during the war?
Freedom was the principal motivation for the black slave whether joining either the Patriot or British army.
What was the Citizen Genet Affair?
French Ambassador Citizen Genet attempted to negotiate an agreement with George Washington to use the U.S as a base against the British.
Why did France come to America's aid during the Revolutionary war?
French involvement in the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, when France, a rival of the British Empire, secretly shipped supplies to the Continental Army. ... France's help is considered a vital and decisive contribution to the United States' victory against the British.
Potent Central government?
Hamilton
Who believed in privileges for the upper class?
Hamilton
Who had government support for businesses?
Hamilton
Who wanted to pay of national debt?
Hamilton
What did Hamilton Federalists advocate?
Hamilton was a Federalist, supporting the approval of the Constitution.
Where did Hamilton expect to get the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt?
He proposed that the government assume the entire debt of the federal government and the states. His plan was to retire the old depreciated obligations by borrowing new money at a lower interest rate.
What was Jefferson's reaction to Hamilton's financial plan?
He thought it was unconstitutional.
Which group were a part of the anti-federalists?
Immigrants Farmers Paper money supporters Democrat-Republicans States´ rights supporters debtors
What were the cause of the French and Indian War?
In the 1750s, Britain and France had colonies in North America. The British wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived there. The French built forts to protect their trade with the Indians. In 1754, George Washington led an army against the French.
Why did the colonist dislike the mercantile system?
It made them feel used and kept them in a state of perpetual economic adolescence.
What was the XYZ affair?
It was an effort by the French to get the United States to pay a bribe before they would negotiate. This lead to a undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
Why did the French grow angry with the US after 1794?
Jay´s treaty
Who believed in universal education?
Jefferson
Who had sympathy for the common people?
Jefferson
What was Jay's Treaty?
John Jay sent to Britain to resolve the issues of attacking ships and impressing American sailors and the removal of British troops in America and to avoid war with Britain.
Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke's
What is the mercantile system?
Mercantilism is the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
What was the First Continental Congress?
Met in 1774, and they were representatives of American colonies who got together in Philadelphia. This meeting is against the law, so it is an act of Revolution.
Explain the purpose of the Committees of the Correspondence?
On the verge of the American Revolution, Committees of Correspondence were formed in cities and regions throughout the American colonies. ... The Committees of Correspondence rallied colonial opposition against British policy and established a political union among the Thirteen Colonies.
Was Hamilton Pro-British or Pro-French
Pro-British
Was Jefferson Pro-British or Pro-French?
Pro-French
What are the Quartering Acts?
Quartering Act is a name given to two or more Acts of British Parliament requiring local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food.
What was the result of the proclamation of 1763?
Some colonists refused to follow the order and moved to these lands that the British had just gained from France. The colonists also became more suspicious of the motives of the British.
Colonial protest against the Stamp Act took the form of?
Stamp act congress decided to take action and put together many petitions and written documents and send it to the king. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress and passed on October 14, 1765. It declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional.
What was the Townshend Act?
Tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea (imported goods)
What are protective tariffs?
Taxes placed on imported goods, which were so high Americans cannot afford to buy foreign goods.
What were the provision of the Treaty of Paris, 1783?
The American Revolutionary War was formally ended. The British acknowledged the independence of the United States. The colonial empire of Great Britain was destroyed in North America. U.S. boundaries were established.
Why did some Native Americans join the side of the British during the war?
The British promised trade and protection of the Indian's land.
What points did The Federalist argue?
The Federalists wanted a strong government and strong executive branch. The Federalists did not want a bill of rights —they thought the new constitution was sufficient.
In what way did the French and Indian War affect the relationship between England and the colonies?
The French and Indian War altered the ideological relations between Britain and its colonies because all the regulations and taxes caused the colonies to have feelings of resentment toward Britain.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. It was a document in which the colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens.
How did Britain make neutrality difficult for the US during their conflicts with French in the 1790's?
The actions that the French and Britain took were the French refused to remain partners with the United States, and the British threatened to stop trading with the United States.
Why did the British Parliament enact currency legislation?
The result was that the British Parliament passed the 1764 Currency Act which forbade the colonies from issuing paper currency. This made it even more difficult for colonists to pay their debts and taxes. Soon after Parliament passed the Currency Act, Prime Minister Grenville proposed a Stamp Tax.
What happened as the result of the French and Indian War?
The treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the war. The British victory in the French and Indian War had a great impact on the British Empire. Firstly, it meant a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt.
What were the Navigation Acts designed to do?
These acts were designed to tighten the government's control over trade between England, its colonies, and the rest of the world.
What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
This act placed a tax on sugar and other imported goods like coffee and cloth.
Why did Jefferson oppose the national bank?
Thomas Jefferson opposed this plan. He thought states should charter banks that could issue money. Jefferson also believed that the Constitution did not give the national government the power to establish a bank.
Why did the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 start in southwest Pennsylvania?
Throughout Western Pennsylvania counties, protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting the tax. Resistance came to a climax in July 1794, when a U.S. marshal arrived in western Pennsylvania to serve writs to distillers who had not paid the excise.
What were the motives of the Constitutional Convention?
To amend the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation.
What was the purpose of the proclamation of 1763?
To prevent colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
In what way did the revolution change the expected role of women?
Women were expected to teach children the virtues of a citizen of a republic.
What was the national bank?
a bank that was to print money and handle taxes; Hamilton convinced Congress it was necessary and proper so they passed it even though it was opposed by Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans
Jefferson's ideal economy
based on agriculture
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey
What did Hamilton believed his funding and assumptions program would do?
gain the monetary and political support of the wealthy class for the federal government
What was Hamilton's financial plan?
generate revenue by supporting the Tariff of 1789, take on all the debt of the Continental Congress, establishing a national bank, and excising tax on whiskey
Why was the tea tax retained when the Townshend Act was replaced?
it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation.
Antifederalists believed that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the government?
legislative
Hamilton's ideal economy
national bank was a must, business, shipping, manufacturing, and trade.
What is the whiskey excise?
taxes placed on whiskey or alcohol
According to new constitution, the only legitimate government was based on what?
the consent of the governed
What was the primary issue of the Democrat-Republicans in the election of 1796?
the only presidential election in which a president and vice president were elected from opposing tickets.
What was the most important contribution of the seagoing "privateers" during the Revolutionary war?
they captured hundreds of British merchant ships
What was the most important outcome of the Revolution for women?
were elevated to a newly prestigious role as special keepers of the nations' conscience
Why were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions written?
were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
