Revolutionary

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Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Federalists Anti-federalists
Politics from 1790 onward
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Apart from the victory itself and the British
army that was captured, what is the significance
of the Battle of Saratoga?
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This convinced France that we could win the war,
and that they should sign a treaty with us.
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What is the significance of the Battle of
Ticonderoga?
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American forces captured over 50 British canon,
which they used to force the British out of
Boston.
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What is the significance of the Battle of
Yorktown?
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• General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to the
  Americans, because he was surrounded by land and
  sea.

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Identify three advantages that the British had in
the Revolutionary War.
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• 1. stronger navy
• 2. trained army
• 3. easier access to funds to pay for the war
  effort.
• 4. ability to hire mercenaries
• 5. larger army

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Identify four provisions of the Treaty of Paris
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• 1. British forts along western frontier would be
  vacated.
• 2. Americans would place no obstacle to the
  recovery of debts owed to British merchants.
• 3. America got all land east of the Mississippi
  River.
• 4. restoration of loyalists' land seized during
  Revolutionary War

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What branch had the most power under the Articles?
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• Congress (legislative branch)?

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• How many states were required to assent to an
  amendment to the Articles?

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All 13.
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• What powers were granted to the judicial branch
  under the Articles?

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• There was no (separate) judicial branch under the
  Articles.

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What power of taxation did Congress have under
the Articles?
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• Tax proportionately according to the value of the
  real estate in each state.

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What was the significance of Shay's Rebellion, in
the eyes of many Federalists?
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• They thought that it showed how weak a government
  was, that had no standing army.

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What part of the Constitution grants freedom of
speech, and no cruel or unusual punishment?
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Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments)?
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What does bicameral mean?
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A legislative body with two houses.
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What would determine the number of electoral
votes for each state?
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The number of Senators and Representatives.
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What was the 3/5 compromise? What group of
citizens would have their voting strength limited
by this plan?
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The arrangement whereby slave states can count
only 3/5 of their slaves, for the purposes of
representation under the House of
Representatives the citizens of slave states.
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What is the Virginia Plan? What is the New Jersey
Plan? What is the Connecticut Compromise?
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Virginia Plan voting is determined by population
in both housesNew Jersey Plan voting is equal
for all states in both housesConnecticut
Compromise voting is equal in one house, based
on population in the other
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• Correct this statement Alexander Hamilton was an
  anti-federalist from the state of New York.

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• Alexander Hamilton was a federalist from the
  state of New York.

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Identify two authors of the Federalist Papers.
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
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What was the reason that the Federalist Papers
were published?
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Their authors were trying to persuade the public
to support ratification of the Constitution.
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Identify two reasons that Madison gave, as to why
it was unlikely that a faction would take over a
large republic.
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• 1.By nature, a republic would have elected
  representatives who could interfere with the
  wishes of a tyrannical majority
• 2. A large republic would have many people with a
  diversity of interests, who could oppose such a
  faction.

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State three criticisms of the proposed
Constitution by anti-federalists.
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• 1. it allowed for a standing army
• 2. it had no bill of rights
• 3. it would allow for a national court system to
  overturn state laws
• 4. it was illegal according to the Articles of
  Confederation

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What do we call an order by a judge to an
executive?
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• A writ of mandamus.

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What was the impact of the Marbury v. Madison
case?
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Marbury was not allowed to become a judge the
precedent of judicial review was established.
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Provide two reasons why the anti-federalists
opposed Hamilton's plan to pay off the national
debt at face value (instead of market value).
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1. Most of the original bondholders had already
sold their bonds at well-below market value
prices2. doing so would increase taxes
(necessary to get the money to pay them off)?
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Identify two reasons that brought us into the War
of 1812.
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Impressment of sailors and seizure of ships bound
for France.
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Identify three elements of Hamilton's plan for
the economy of the US.
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1. Assumption of state debts and payment of all
debts at face value2. protective tariffs 3.
Bank of the United States to provide for a sound
currency
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