exam 2 Flashcards
virtual representation was the idea of
that each member of Britain’s House of Commons represented the entire empire, not just his own district
the “Daughters of Liberty” was the name given to:
women who spun and wove to create their own clothing rather than buy british goods
the Boston Massacre occurred when British soldiers
fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents
Britain’s responded to the Boston Tea Party with
the Intolerable Acts
John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental army because
the fact that washington’s view from virginia could help unify the colonists
most of the text of the declaration of independence
colonists of a list of grievances against King George iii
in the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson’s biggest influence with regard to natural
John Locke
the Quartering Act required Americans to
house and feed British soldiers
the 1765 Stamp Act
required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents
the Stamp Act Congress
petitioned the British to repeal the Stamp Act
which of the following was a characteristic of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
congress could not levy taxes or regulate commerce
why did congress claim that some indians had forfeited their land rights in the aftermath of independence
because they had aided the british during the war
which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?
they shared their british predecessors’ fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly w native americans
with regard to slavery, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
banned slavery in the area north of the Ohio River and west of the Mississippi River
Shays’ Rebellion was significant because it demonstrated
the need for a stronger central government
which two prominent men were not at the Constitutional Convention?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan
it proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house
The New Jersey Plan
was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states
why did the founding fathers create the Electoral College?
They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly
the relationship between the national government and the states called
federalism
the eighty-five essays written in support of ratification of the Constitution are called
the Federalist Papers
hamiltons ideas included all of the following except
promoting an agrarian-based economy for the US
the whiskey rebellion was spurred by
opposition to hamiltons excise tax
the bill of rights did all of the following except
settle all questions about federal versus state authority
