quarter 1 test Flashcards
what happened at the meeting at Albany (Albany Plan of Union)? How did the King of England respond
all 13 states met in Albany NY, to discuss taxes, education, welfare, etc. Ben franklin suggested that all colonies send a delegate once a year to discuss problems or needs. The King and colonies didn’t like the idea and rejected it
describe how a royal colony worked. Why did England feel it was necessary to have royal colonies?
Royal colonies were under super vision by the King because of a certain reason (Virginia> not profitable). The king would appoint a governor and council to keep an eye on them. The colonies thought that the governor was too close with the king. It was necessary because he could keep them on track
what did the colonists agree to at the First Continental congress? Describe how the English responded to the Colonists complaints.
The colonists agreed to Boycott the English tes. English doubled the taxes on tea based on their complaints
describe the idea of “consent of the government.” Why is the idea of “consent of the governed” important to the development of America
consent of the governed means that things need to be passed through the people and government to be approved. this is important because no one wants things or laws that they didnt ask for or are unnecessary. consent of the governed gave people the right to reject an idead
list three of the people who were on the committee to write the declaration of independence
thomas jefferson, robert livingston, rodger shermans
list two proprietary colonies
maryland
new jersey
list three branches of government
legislative executive judicial
boycott
to reject and go against/refusal to buy or sell goods < Boston tea party
theocracy
type of dictatorship where a religious leader has the power
republic
type of government where people elect (vote) other people to make decisions for them
oligarchy
a type of dictatorship where s group of elite people have the power
magna carta
document written by barons that protects their rights from king john
dictatorship
opposite of democracy. government has total power and doesnt care about the will of the people
credited with writing the majority of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
led the committee of correspondence
samuel Adams
was appointed by the executive leader by the second continental congress
john hancock
his barons wrote the magna carta to force him to listen to and respect their wishes
king john
proposed the idea of independence at the second continental congress
richard henry lee
was appointed the commander in chiefby the second continental congress
george Washington
Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion because of high taxes
daniel shays
kept rejecting the colonists complaints over high taxes
king george III
all of the colonies were similar in why they were founded and how they were governed T OR F
false
the colonists were angered by the fact they had no representation in parliament, yet they still had to pay taxes
true
the english listened to the colonists complaints from the stamp act congress
true
the difficulty in traveling did not play a role in getting all the colonies on the same page
false
most of the newly written state constitutions were similar
true
what was the major difference between the federalist and anti federalists? how did they fix their differences?
the federalists wanted to ratify the constitution. On the other hand, Anti-federalists didnt want to ratify the constitution. they fixed their differences by having a convention and the bill of rights
virginia plan
a bicameral plan that focused on having different numbers of representatives based on population
new jersey plan
focused on equality of all states and had the same # of reps
Connecticut compromise
combined both the virginia plan and new jersey plan and stated that there is 1 senate but different amounts of representatives
list three federalists
george Washington
alexander hamilton
james Madison
list three anti federalists
richard henry lee
john hancock
samuel adams
3/5 compromise
all free people should be counted toward the population but slaves should only be counted as 3/5 of the population
T OR F philly ended up being the first capital city in the world
flase
many of the delegates at the constitutional convention were experienced in government
true
many people believed that it was important for big states, like Virginia and New York, to ratify the constitution
true
Pennsylvania was the first state to ratify the constitution
false
many southerners were worried that the northern states would try to control and ruin their economy
true
