Period 3: 1754 - 1800

Question 1

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer 1

NA chief fought British after 7 Yrs War over colonial advancement

Question 2

Proclamation Line of 1763

Answer 2

Result of Pontiac’s rebellion; drew a line over which colonists could not settle, made a border with NA land, Appalachian mtns

Question 3

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Answer 3

Urged colonies to break with Britain

Question 4

Northwest Land Ordinance

Answer 4

1787 Provided process for admitting new states in the “northwest” - OH, MI, etc., and banned slavery in them

Question 5

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 5

Western MA people uprose against gvt over taxes, exposed the weakness of the gvt under the Articles of Confederation when they couldn’t call the military in; key factor in making new Constitution

Question 6

the Great Compromise

Answer 6

established the Legislature as both Senate and House, compromise by big and little states

Question 7

Pinckney’s Treaty

Answer 7

1795 With Spain, guaranteed trade rights on Mississippi River

Question 8

“nullification”

Answer 8

Could states nullify federal laws? NO