Period 3 (1754-1800)

Question 1

Module 3.5

Who was Daniel Shay?

Auberon Schnyder

Answer 1

Daniel Jay was a veteran and famer. He led the Shay’s Rebellion, which protested unfair taxes and debt famers experienced. He gather 1,000 people in this rebellion.

Question 2

Module 3-6

What were the Virginia and New Jersey Plans? What were their differences?

Jacquelyn St.Clair

Answer 2

The Constitutional Convention met to rediscuss the Articles (effectiveness of the government) - do we draft an entirely new document or do we amend the Articles?

Virginia Plan: representation based on population (favored larger states; became House of Representatives)

New Jersey Plan: equal representation of all states no matter their size (favored smaller states; became Senate)

Question 3

Module 3-2

What was the Declaratory Act?

Jacquelyn St.Clair

Answer 3

1766; Announced Parliament’s authority to pass any law they wish to bind the colonies closer to Britain.

Question 4

Module 3.5 and 3.9

How was Shay’s Rebellion different and similar to the Whiskey Rebellion

Auberon Schnyder

Answer 4

Similar:
Both rebellions were protesting unfair taxes on farmers.
Different:
The main difference too these two rebellions was the federal governments response. The response of Shay’s Rebellion was much less severe than to that of the Whiskey Rebellion. In the Whiskey Rebellion nearly 1300 soldiers were sent to stop the protest. Shay’s Rebellion was in 1786 while the Whiskey Rebellion was in 1791.

Question 5

Module 3.9

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts

Auberon Schnyder

Answer 5

The Alien Acts were aimed at Irish and Scottish immigrants. It allowed the president to imprison or deport anyone without an American Citizenship. The Sedition Acts illegalized criticism on the Government.

Question 6

Module 3.6

What is the difference between Antifederalist and the Federalist?

Modupe Erinle

Answer 6

Federalist: supported the US Constitution exactly how it was
Antifederalist: opposed ratification of the US Constitution due to fear of a large powerful centeral govt. would result in a tyrannical rule

Question 7

What is the difference between a Federalist and an Antifederalist?

Brooklynn Dominguez

Answer 7

Federalists supported the radification of the constitution, whereas antifederalists did not

Question 8

What was the constitutional Convention?

Brooklynn Dominguez

Answer 8

The constitutional Convention was a meeting of 55 delegates to draft the US constitution.

Question 9

What was the Statute of Religious Freedom?

Brooklynn Dominguez

Answer 9

As part of the states forming their own governement, it was also decided that church involvment could be voluntary and not a necessary part of colonial life.

Question 10

Module 3-9

What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Kai G.

Answer 10

The Alien and Sedition acts were put in place to reinforce Federalist power. The Alien Act gave the president the right to imprison or deport any non-citizens. The Sedition Act outlawed all statements against the president and limited political speech.

Question 11

Module 3-4

What Battle and Treaty officially ended the American Revolution?

Kai G.

Answer 11

The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 is where the colonists were victorious over the British. The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 where it officially ended the Revolution.

Question 12

Module 3-1

What was created in result of the Seven Year’s War? (French and Indian War)

Kai G.

Answer 12

The Proclamation Line was created in 1763 which stated that British colonists could not settle past this line, which was west of the Appalachian mountains. This was created to hopefully prevent conflict between colonists and Native Americans.

Question 13

Module 3-9

What Political Group did the Antifederalists Turn into

Selena Broussard

Answer 13

The Democratic-Republicans

Question 14

Module 3-8

What departments did George Washington establish when became president?

Selena Broussard

Answer 14

Department of war, state, treasury, and justice

Question 15

Module 3-2

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Selena Broussard

Answer 15

A rally against British tax policy organized by the Sons of Liberty on December 16, 1773, consisting of about fifty men disguised as American Indians who boarded British ships and dumped about forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.

Question 16

Module 3-2

How did Pariament respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Katherine Xie

Answer 16

Parliament was very unhappy with the colonies, so they established the Coercive Acts and Quebec Acts, which was known among the colonists as the Intolerable Acts. The Coercive Acts closed Boston ports until colonists could pay for the tea, and the Quebec Acts sent more soldiers into Boston.

Question 17

Module 3-5

What was the first step in forming the U.S.’s national government?

Katherine Xie

Answer 17

The Articles of Confederation provided a foundation for government but was not the final plan because of how unstable it was.

Question 18

Module 3-7

What did slavery look like in the colonies after the American Revolution?

Katherine Xie

Answer 18

Despite creating a consitution that promoted protection of natural rights and freedoms, it didn’t apply to most of the enslaved population, but slavery started to lessen in the North than the South because of the differences in agricultural needs.

Question 19

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

Answer 19

The purpose of the meeting was to draft the United States Constitution.

Question 20

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 20

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It reassured Americans who feared the government would infringe upon their rights

Question 21

How did the Battle of Saratoga impact the American Revolution?

Answer 21

The Battle of Saratoga boosted patriot moral and helped convince the French to join their side.

Question 22

Module 3.9

What was passed to counter the Alien and Sedition Acts? What did they say?

Modupe Erinle

Answer 22

Virgina and Kentucky Resolutions:
Declared the Alien and Sedition Acts “void and of no force”

Question 23

Module 3.8

What is the Bill of Rights?

Modupe Erinle

Answer 23

The 1st ammendments (10) that guarenteened rights of individuals + the states. It also was the document that made sure the Antifederalists ratified the US Constitution.

Question 24

Module 3-2

What was Grenville’s three-pronged program?

Sophia Serino

Answer 24

1. Stricter enforcement of laws.
2. Wartime provisions into peacetime.
3. Quartering Act

Question 25

Module 3-4

What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?

Sophia Serino

Answer 25

Continental Army is victorious in the American Revolutionary war.

Question 26

Module 3-4

What was the result of the Battle of Saratoga?

Sophia Serino

Answer 26

French ally with America

Question 27

What is the Albany Plan of Union?

Emilia Tohen

Answer 27

-A plan by Benjamin Franklin
-creating a more centralized government, and creating a better relationship between colonists and American Indians

Question 28

Who are the Anti-Federalists and what political party did they become?

Emilia Tohen

Answer 28

-opposed the ratification of the Constitution
-Democratic-Republicans

Question 29

What was Shay’s Rebellion?

Emilia Tohen

Answer 29

Western Massachusetts veteran farmers rebellion was caused by them receiving no pay after the American Revolution

Question 30

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

Olivia Michael

Answer 30

They were a political organization that fought against British taxation.
Example:
-Boston Tea Party

Question 31

How did women help the Continental Army?

Olivia Michael

Answer 31

Women raised money, sewed clothes, and gathered military supplies

Question 32

What is the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

Olivia Michael

Answer 32

The Royal Proclamation followed the Treaty of Paris after the 7 years’ war and controlled westward expansion.

Question 33

Module 3-5

What year did Shay’s rebellion take place?

Madeleine Dixon

Answer 33

1786

Question 34

3-5

What was a main reason for the formation of the Constitutional Convention?

Madeleine Dixon

Answer 34

Shay’s Rebellion showed the weaknesses’ of the Article’s of confederation, and they needed to fix it.

Question 35

3-6

What was the 3/5ths compromise?

Madeleine Dixon

Answer 35

It was for states with large populations of enslaved people that weren’t counted as whole people but they would still count twords the state’s population.

Question 36

3-5

What were the main ideas of the Northwest Ordinances?

Maya Giebitz

Answer 36

Abolished slavery in northwestern territory
Divided new lands into townships
Don’t take American Indian lands without consent

Question 37

3-3

What was the purpose of the Continental Congress?

Maya Giebitz

Answer 37

A meeting between representatives of the colonies (except Georgia) to discuss resisting further violations of liberties by British tyranny in response to the intolerable acts.

Question 38

3-9

What were the Jay and Pinckney Treaties?

Maya Giebitz

Answer 38

Jay Treaty: Addressed concerns with British trade and occupation but failed to address reimbursement for captured cargo.
Pinckney Treaty: Agreement between Spain and U.S ensuring the U.S access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

Question 39

What was Dunmore’s Proclamation? (Ed)

Answer 39

Dunmore’s Proclamation said that all enslaved people who joined the British military would be granted their freedom

Question 40

What act was passed shortly after the Stamp Act was repealed to help prove/reassert British dominance? (Ed)

Answer 40

Declatory Act

Question 41

What was the Whiskey Rebellion? (Ed)

Answer 41

The Whiskey Rebellion was a farmer uprising against whiskey tax and shared many things in common with Shay’s rebellionlike burning down buildings and the ideas of unfair taxation. The most important part of the Whiskey Rebellion was that it was stopped legally by the government (Washington’s troops) becasue the new constitutional laws allowed it

Question 42

What was the Treaty of Fort Stanswick?

Answer 42

The Treaty of Fort Stanswick was a treaty signed by various American Indian leaders agreeing to the surrender of western New York and the Ohio River Valley to the U.S

Question 43

How did Britain’s rule over the colonies affect the government policies passed by the states during and after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 43

The states created a weak central government with little power through the Articles of Confederation in order to prevent any form of tyranny, though this was later reformed through the Constitution.

Question 44

Why was Jay’s Treaty considered to be a topic of political dispute?

Answer 44

While it did successfully secure the US trading rights in the British West Indies, it did not get the British to agree to compensate the US for their seized cargo, instead forcing the US to repay Britain for any debts incurred during the Revolutionary War

Question 45

What was the Declaratory Act and why did it happen?

Answer 45

The Declaratory Act was passed by the British parliament in 1766 after revoking the stamp act. It happened because the British Parliament wanted to reassert authority in the colonies

Question 46

What was the New Jersey plan and what did it do?

Answer 46

The New Jersey Plan was a proposal to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It illuminated the needs of small states by creating one legislative house in the federal government and granting each state equal representation.

Question 47

What was the Jay Treaty and what did it say?

Answer 47

The Jay Treaty was a 1796 treaty that required British forces to leave U.S. soil, Americans to repay debts to British Firms, and limited U.S. trade with the British West Indies

Question 48

What aspects of American culture were unique to America?

Xavi Vranka

Answer 48

American artwork changed and started to include patriotic symbols and art, such as Generals, eagles, lady liberty, and more. Ideas about education also changed, and the idea of a public education system was brought to life.

Question 49

How did Englightenment ideas affect the Constitution?

Xavi Vranka

Answer 49

Enlightenment ideas majorly affected the constitution with ideas about Natural Rights. The Constitution had a very central focus of rights that could not be taken away or controlled by the government, like liberty, and this influenced the making of the Bill of Rights.

Question 50

How did the 7 Years War affect the future of America (long term)?

Xavi Vranka

Answer 50

The 7 years war put Great Britain into a great amount of debt, which left the British to decide how to relieve this debt. The idea of taxing their colonies in the Americas came to lights, and after the first acts were placed, the colonists gained new ideas about their connections to the British Government.

Question 51

3-6

During the drafting of the Constitution, what plan favored representation of smaller states?

Chiara Padilla

Answer 51

The New Jersey Plan was a proposal that favored a unicameral legislature and provided equal representation of all states despite population.

Question 52

3-9

What was XYZ affair?

Chiara Padilla

Answer 52

A controversial event in which french diplomats demanded a bribe from the US to help assist the US against British powers.

Question 53

3-3

What was the purpose of the Second Continental Congress?

Chiara Padilla

Answer 53

National government formed by colonies during Revolutionary War that appointed Continental Army, conducted negotiations, and appointed generals.

Question 54

What was the Peace of Paris?

3-1

Answer 54

The treaty ending the Seven Years War, Britain gained a lot of land from it and became the biggest European power in control of America.

Question 55

What was the Declaratory Act?

3-2

Answer 55

The Declaratory Act was a 1766 act, confirming Parliament’s authority over the colonies and making sure they were still British colonies.

Question 56

What is the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

3-4

Answer 56

It was the battle in 1777, NY, where Patriots won and helped convince France that they should join the Patriots.

Question 57

3-7

How did women broadcast their beliefs politically despite the fact they were unable to vote?

Finn Brandt

Answer 57

A concept known as Republican Motherhood supported education of women to teach their sons about republican government since they would eventually be able to vote.

Question 58

3-5

How did the US begin ensuring the payment of overdue wages to soldiers after the Revolution?

Finn Brandt

Answer 58

Soldiers were often paid half their wages, and then left with commutation certificates which guaranteed that they would be paid at some point.

Question 59

3-6

How were enslaved persons represented or proportionized in the House of Representatives?

Finn Brandt

Answer 59

The Three-Fifths compromise is what Northern and Southern delegates agreed on when trying to figure out how slaves would be represented in the House since they were citizens, each slave representing 3/5 of a person.

Question 60

Module 3-1

What ended the 7 years war?

Addison Cates

Answer 60

The peace of Paris which was signed in 1763

Question 61

Module 3-1

What was the Proclamation line?

Addison Cates

Answer 61

The proclamation line was imposed by the British government that denied the colonists the right to settle west of the Appalachian mountains. It was created to try to eliminate conflicts between colonists and American Indians.

Question 62

Module 3-2

What were the Declaratory Acts?

Addison Cates

Answer 62

Parliament wanted to show Britain’s political supremacy so they passed the Declaratory act that gave them the authority to pass any law. The Declaratory act was passed after the Stamp Act was revoked.

Question 63

Module 3-1

What was the Seven Years’ War and who was it between?

Sowmya Sankaran

Answer 63

The Seven Years’ War was a war between Britain and France that was fought in North America and Europe, ending in France ceding a lot of its territory to England.

Question 64

Module 3-2

What were committees of correspondence?

Sowmya Sankaran

Answer 64

Committes of correspondence were commitees in Massachussets to circulate any reports of concerns and rebellions to other colonies’ leaders after the Sugar Act

Question 65

Module 3-9

What was the Neutrality Proclamation?

Sowmya Sankaran

Answer 65

The Neutrality Proclamation was a proclamation made in 1793 that declared that the US was neutral regarding any conflicts between other nations such as France and Great Britain. This was made by George Washington during the French Revolution, when France declared war on Great Britain and other countries, but Great Britain ignored this proclamation and seized US ships anyway.

Question 66

Mod. 3-7

What was Republican Motherhood?

Grace Morneau

Answer 66

Republican motherhood was the idea that in order to raise politically competent sons, women should be educated in basic subjects to prepare them.

Question 67

Mod. 3-9

What was the Jay Treaty?

Grace Morneau

Answer 67

The Jay Treaty was a treaty signed by John Jay in 1796 that negotiated the withdrawal of British forces from the colonies in exchange for colonial payment of all American debt to British firms.

Question 68

Mod. 3-6

What is the electoral college?

Grace Morneau

Answer 68

The electoral college is a group of electors who vote for the president after the general election (a compromise between popular vote and congressional vote)

Question 69

Module 3-1

What are some results of the Seven Years’ War?

Anne Xuan

Answer 69

British won. British gained France’s land west of Appalachian Mountains. Britain became in debt. George Washington. There was increased conflict with Native Americans.

Question 70

Dividing into two sides of Antifederalists and Federalist, how did these people in the Constitution Convention ended up in a new Constitution?

Anne Xuan

Answer 70

Federalists support strong central government, but Antifederalists oppose. They fear too much power of the central government so the Federalists convinced them by adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

Question 71

What are some ways that the Federalists and Democratic-Repuclicans different in?

Anne X

Answer 71

Federalists represents wealthier people, favored a central bank, and wanted stronger central government. Democratic-Republicans represents common people and wanted more balance between states and national government.

Question 72

Module 3-4

What were some ways women helped in the American Revolution?

Chloe Gentry

Answer 72

They helped by supplying the armies/militias with food, clothes, overall supplies, helping wounded soldiers, raising funds, and also opening their homes to soldiers.

Question 73

Module 3-2

What were the Virginia Resolves?

Chloe Gentry

Answer 73

It was five resolutions denouncing taxation without representation.

Question 74

Module 3-7

What is republican motherhood?

Chloe Gentry

Answer 74

The idea that mother’s could best shape political ideas in their sons.

Question 75

module 3-6

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise

Callia Jesurun

Answer 75

It stated that enslaved aafrican americans be counted as three-fifths of one whole person for the purpose of representation of each state.

Question 76

What was the declaratory act?

Answer 76

An act from the British stating control over the colonies.

Question 77

What happened to enslaved people who fought in the war?

Answer 77

They were granted freedom.

Question 78

module 3-5

What were the effects of Shays’ Rebellion?

Callia Jesurun

Answer 78

Shays’ rebellion displayed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, prompting their revision into the Constitution.

Question 79

module 3.8

What was the Whiskey Rebellion and what effects did it have?

Callia Jesurun

Answer 79

Farmers protesting the whiskey tax, imposed on them by Hamilton’s policies. Unlike Shay’s Rebellion, the government was fit to respond and it was crushed by washington. It showed the strength of the federal government but also deepened the divide between growing political parties, as some thought Washington’s response too harsh.

Question 80

3.3

What were the natural rights which were granted in the Declaration of Independence?

Jude Luehring

Answer 80

All men are granted the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 81

3.8

What was a major precedent which Washington set during his presidency?

Jude Luehring

Answer 81

One precedent set by Washington was the length of how long presidents are in office for.

Question 82

3.6

How many states were required to ratify the constitution?

Jude Luehring

Answer 82

9 states had to ratify the constitution for it to be put into place. The Constitutional Convention decided that getting all states to ratify the constitution would be unnecesary.