McEwen Midterm Flashcards
An example of political propaganda.
Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre
Why did the 13 colonies reject the Albany Plan?
Each colony feared losing local control.
What is a reason for the European powers to fight over the wilderness of America?
Raw materials
What event was fought in western Pennsylvania and determined by Bushy Run?
Pontiac’s Rebellion
Define republic.
Free people elect others to manage the government for them.
Define boycott.
Refuse to buy, use, or participate
Who was responsible for the circular letter, the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party?
Sam Adams
What term refers to an individual who remained loyal to the King of England?
Tory
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Turning point of the Revolutionary War
Saratoga
What foreign nation helped the U.S. To gain its independence?
France
What American General dragged the captured cannons across the mountains to be used on the heights surrounding Boston?
Henry Knox
Who was the overall commander of the American forces?
George Washington
What British General did Washington force out of Boston without a single shot being fired?
Thomas Gage
What geographical barrier did George Washington overcome to achieve victories at Trenton and Princeton?
Delaware River
What general’s name is synonymous with the word “traitor?”
Benedict Arnold
Paid mercenaries during the American Revolution
Hessian X
Where did Washington set up camp during the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
Early African American poet
Phyllis Wheatley
Early plan that favored large, populated states
Virginia Plan
America’s first constitution
Articles of Confederation
Refers to the number of people needed to conduct legal business
Quorum
Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio were carved out of what?
Northwest Territory
What European nation first settled and colonized Florida?
Spain
Describes the right of a nation/people to control their own destiny.
Sovereignty
What co promise created our present day system of representatives based on population and a senate based upon equality?
Great Compromise
Who are people who specialize in the management of relations between nations?
Diplomats
The first amendment guarantees the rights of what?
Speech Religion Assembly Press Petition
What process distributes power among the 3 branches of government to make sure that no one branch becomes too powerful?
Checks and balances
What age does the 26th amendment allow people to vote?
18
Slavery was a major issue in the creation of what compromise?
3/5’s Compromise
What battle were the “Minutemen” associated with?
Lexington
Who did the Democratic and Republican parties get their philosophies from?
Jefferson and Madison
Refers to bringing charges against a high government official.
Impeach
Washington, D.C. sits on land donated by Virginia and what other state?
Maryland
Describes the sharing of power between the federal and state governments.
Federalism
Refers to a presence trial rejection of a bill.
Veto
Who elects the President and Vice-President every 4 years?
Electoral College
How can the Constitution be changed?
Amendments
What established our current form of government?
Connecticut Plan
