History Trimester 2 Flashcards
Gouverneur Morris:
author of the Preamble
Henry Knox:
George Washington’s Secretary of war
Zebulon Pike:
explorer of the southern part of the Louisiana Territory who found the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains
Corps of Discovery:
Exploration, Diplomacy, and Science
Which battle of the American Revolution is the battle in which Horatio Gates steals all the credit for winning instead of Benedict Arnold who fought John Burgoyne?
Battle of Saratoga
Which battle did Daniel Morgan tell militiamen to fire three shots then retreat?
Battle of Cowpens
What was the final major battle of the American Revolution which gets alliance by the French Navy?
Battle of Yorktown
This was the first battle since the DOI:
Battle of Long Island
This is the largest force the Continental Army will have in this battle:
Battle of Yorktown
In the Battle of Trenton, there are no ____ _____
major battles
“When in the course of human events” is in what part of the DOI?
Preamble
Longest part of the DOI:
List of Grievances
“All men are created equal” is in what part of the DOI
Basic Rights
What do the List of Grievances complain about?
how England cut off trade with all parts of the world
Dissolving of Bonds:
states the US will govern itself and breaks away from Britain
Who are the Committee of Five members and their jobs?
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson; drafting the DOI
Calvary:
troops on horseback
When was the DOI approved?
July 4, 1776
Richard Henry Lee’s resolution is found in the…
Dissolving of Bonds
What pamphlet calls for the call of Independence?
Common Sense
What is John Paul Jones’ famous message?
“I have not yet begun to fight”
Where did the Battle of Trenton take place?
December 25, 1776
What river does GW cross before the Battle of Trenton?
Delaware River
Molly Pitcher:
one of the famous women to fight during the American Revolution
What does the Treaty of Paris do?
end the American Revolution
What is the most difficult war in the American Revolution?
Valley Forge
Who is the commander of the Continental Army in the South?
Nathaeel Green
Benedict Arnold attempted to give British plants to capture…
West Point
GW defeats ______ at Battle of Trenton
Hessians
When was the surrender of Yorktown?
Oct. 19, 1781
Why is Saratoga the turning point?
France realizes the US could win
Who wrote The Crisis?
Thomas Paine
Marquis de Lafayette:
GW’s French officer, “Treat him as if he were my only son”
Author of Common Sense:
Benjamin Franklin
Who is the Father of the American Navy?
John Paul Jones
Casmir Pulaski:
Polish officer who helps train the American cavalry
A member of the Committee of Five who says “We must now all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately “
Benjamin Franklin
Thaddeus Kosciusko:
Polish engineer who helps the Continental Army construct forts at Saratoga
Who is America’s first spy and says he has one life to give to his country?
Nathan Hale
Author of the DOI:
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Delegate who says “these United Colonies are, and right ought to be free and independent states”:
Richard Henry Lee
Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?
William Patterson
Who wrote the Virginia Plan?
James Madison
What was the NewJersey plan in favour of?
small states; each one having an equal vote and more power given to Congress
What called for a 1 house congress?
New Jersey Plan
Who favoured state representation based off population?
Virginia Plan
Name each Article of the Constitution and what they explain:
Article I - Describes legislative
Article II - Describes Executive
Article III - Describes Judicial
Article IV - State relations
Article V - ammending the Constitution Process
Article VI - establishes the Constitution
Article VII - ratifying Constitution Process
Which state was not at the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island
Who wrote the Federalist papers?
Patrick Henry
After 1808, Congress could place bans on…
slave trade
Who is the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
How many states needed to ratify the AoC?
all 13
What was the goal of the Constitution?
protect individual’s rights
Congress needed the help of the ______ to help a law be passed under the AoC
states
The 3/5 Compromise refers to…
slavery
Was Jefferson at the Constitutional Convention?
NO
What did Roger Sherman write?
The Great Compromise
How many state legislatures needed to ratify an amendment to be added to the Constitution?
3/4
How many years does the House of Representatives serve?
2
How many amendments were there in the Bill of Rights?
10
There are _ parts in the Constitution
3
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution?
9
There are __ articles in the Constitution
7
there are __ amendments
27
How many years does a Senator serve?
six
The House of Representatives is voted by ___, the Senate is voted by ___
HoR: people
Senate: state legislatures
Lower house of Congress:
House of Representatives
Upper house of Congress:
Senate
membership based on 2 seats per state:
Senate
based off of state population:
House of Representatives
Sedition:
an act to overthrow a govt
faction:
a political group
Inauguration:
a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office
tariff:
tax on imported good
bond:
money a govt pays back with interest
speculator:
people who invest in a risky venture in hope of large profit
nullify:
deprive of legal force
precedent:
an example to be followed by others
Who is the first Secretary of Treasury?
Alexander Hamilton
James Marrion:
The swamp fox
Blood Thirsty Monster:
what the Federalists refered tol directed towards the Reign of Terror
Who is the 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Jay
Election of 1796:
the first election which people from different political parties run
Where is the nation’s 1st capital after the Constitution?
NYC
__ imports from GB
90%
__ exports to GB
75%
The Judiciary Act of 1789 further established the Supreme Court to have how many judges?
6
Reign of Terror:
A time in the French Revolution that ended up 17K people dead in support of the king
Which ammendment limits to 2 terms?
22
What did GW say about political parties?
“it would destroy the best fabric of human government and happiness”
What was in 1789?
French Revolution
Who is the only president to serve 2+ terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What are the 3 Cabinets?
State, Treasury, War
What does the Secretary of State do?
organize negotiations with other countries
Patriots:
people who favoured independence
Loyalists:
people who were loyal to the king
tribute:
money for protection
laissez faire:
let alone
nationalism:
pride in a country
Which 2 presidential candidates received the same votes?
Burr and Jefferson
Haitian Revolution:
a revolution to drive the French out led by toussaint louverture
3 branches of govt:
executive (carry out)
legislative (make laws)
judicial (interpret)
Pinckey Treaty was between who and what was given?
US and French; Canada
The Spanish gave the Louisiana Territory to..
the French
Barbary States:
Tunisia, Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli
Andrew Jackson defeats the _____ at the battle of Horshoe Bend
Creeks
Battle of New Orleans was fought after,,
Treaty of Ghent
USS Constitution is named…
Old Ironsides
____ ____ surrenders Fort Detroit after he thought he was surrounded by the British and NAs
William Hull
Edmund Randolph:
Secretary of State
____ ___ leaves hours before the inauguration andis bitter
John Adams
List of war hawks:
Henry Clay and John Calhoun
William Marbury:
sued the federal govt
embargo act of 1807:
US people not allowed to trade with foreign ports
King of France:
King Louis XVI
Constitutional Convention:
a meeting to form a new government
John Adams was the __ president
2nd
Charles Cornwallis:
British war commander
impressment:
forcing people into the navy
