American History 1, Bench 2 Flashcards
List three governmental terms that are associated with voiding of laws of the general government.
Nullification
Secession
Interposition
The Stamp Act resulted in many ____ and ____ to occur throughout the colonies before the Revolution.
Riots and Protests
The _____ were responsible for the destruction of property during the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
In an attempt to capture many of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty, British troops marched out of Boston towards _____ and _____ in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson wrote _____ that officially set the colonies on a path to Revolutionary war against the British Empire.
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine wrote _____ that encouraged the colonies to separate from the British Empire during the Revolutionary
War.
Common Sence
James Madison was the principal author to the _____ that established a permanent government to the United States in 1787.
Constitution.
Many American soldiers would doubt the Revolutionary War’s goals and think about abandoning the war effort during ____
Valley Forge
The Constitution of Massachusetts declared that all men were born free and that ____ should not exist in a democracy.
slavery
List the five states established by the Northwest Ordnance
Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin
List four ways Separation of Powers in the American Constitution is demonstrated.
Federalism
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
The _____ believed that the rich lawyers would be ruthless leaders in the new American republic and thus were against the new Constitution without a Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalists
_____ believed the new American Republic needed a government that encouraged manufacturing.
Alexander Hamilton
Americans were shocked during the XYZ Affair when European countries demanded ____ to negotiate treaties of peace.
bribes of money
George Washington warned the American people to avoid international treaties and arrangements in his ____.
Washington’s Farewell Address