Honor history Flash cards
Where was the last Battle of the Revolution fought, Who were fighting in it?
- Yorktown
- George Washington + Lord Cornwallis
How many years did G. Wahington serve and Brith PLace
8 years
Born in Virginia
Sam Adams:
How many years of service
Birthplace
4 years
Born in Massachusetts
Thomas Jeff:
How many years of service
Birthplace
8 years
Born in Virginia
James Maddison
How many years
Birthplace
8 years
Born in Virginia
James Monroe
Years of Service
Birthplace
8 years
born in Virginia
John Quincy Adams
Years served
Birthplace
4 years
Massachusettes
Andrew Jackson
Years served
Birthplace
8 years
Virginia
Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What did John Witherspoon do?
- Minister
- Professor in a seminary
- Was concerned with how laws coincided with Biblical Mandate
What did Robert Morris Do?
- Saved America from financial ruin
What did John Jay do?
- ## First chief justice of the Supreme Court
How was America run before the Constitution?
It was run by the Articles of Confederation
- no president
- States made their own money
- Taxed other states’ goods
What was GW’s greatest fear?
Dying young and not giving up power
What was the start of the Massachusetts Rebellion and the outcome?
- Farmers couldn’t pay taxes in goods anymore. They couldn’t pay taxes cause they had no gold or silver
- So they surrounded the courthouse and didn’t let any judges in so they wouldn’t get taxed.
Who has rule over our military and who is next in line is said person dies?
The President has rule
The Secretary of Defence is next in line.
What did George Washington do before his presidency?
He was a land surveyor for the Ohio LAnd company
Then a commander during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War
Who was Henery Kronks?
The Secretary of War
Who was Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of Finance
Who was Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of State
What kind of role would make up the Supreme Court?
- Chief Justice
- Assistant Justices
Who was John Adams?
- Vice President
- 2nd president
Who was John Jay
First Supreme Justice
Who was John Hancock
Wanted to be President
But became the Governor of Massachusets
How did Hamilton help out with the American Dept.
He combined all the state war dept into a National Dept to pay it off slowly
Why were the Southern states mad at Hamilton’s plan?
They didn’t want to have to pay off more debt than they had to because they had a lower debt. Or had none at all
How did Hamilton compromise with the southern states about the national debt?
He told them he would move the State Capital to the south
How does the U.S. capital differ from European capital?
The U.S. capital isn’t the most powerful state. If the U.S. capital gets destroyed the U.S. would still function, unlike our European counterparts.
How do Jefferson’s beliefs differ from Hamilton’s?
Hamilton doesn’t trust people
Jefferson doesn’t trust Gov’t
What started Shay’s rebellion?
- Farmers who fought in the Rev War didn’t get paid so they couldn’t pay for taxes.
- A law passed where the poor would pay as much as the rich.
- Goods weren’t accepted cause the tax collectors wanted cash.
- Farmers would be put into prison cause they didn’t pay their taxes.
-They surrounded the court - The court would let them pay their taxes in good but didn’t address the other concerns
- So they surrounded the court again
Difference between Strict and Loose Construction?
Strict Construction: Literal interpretation
Loose Construction: non-literal interpretation
What is a protection tariff?
tax on imported products in order to raise their price higher than the prices in the U.S.
