quarter 1 test

Question 1

what happened at the meeting at Albany (Albany Plan of Union)? How did the King of England respond

Answer 1

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

Question 2

describe how a royal colony worked. Why did England feel it was necessary to have royal colonies?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

what did the colonists agree to at the First Continental congress? Describe how the English responded to the Colonists complaints.

Answer 3

The colonists agreed to Boycott the English tes. English doubled the taxes on tea based on their complaints

Question 4

describe the idea of “consent of the government.” Why is the idea of “consent of the governed” important to the development of America

Answer 4

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

Question 5

list three of the people who were on the committee to write the declaration of independence

Answer 5

thomas jefferson, robert livingston, rodger shermans

Question 6

list two proprietary colonies

Answer 6

maryland

new jersey

Question 7

list three branches of government

Answer 7

legislative executive judicial

Question 8

boycott

Answer 8

to reject and go against/refusal to buy or sell goods < Boston tea party

Question 9

theocracy

Answer 9

type of dictatorship where a religious leader has the power

Question 10

republic

Answer 10

type of government where people elect (vote) other people to make decisions for them

Question 11

oligarchy

Answer 11

a type of dictatorship where s group of elite people have the power

Question 12

magna carta

Answer 12

document written by barons that protects their rights from king john

Question 13

dictatorship

Answer 13

opposite of democracy. government has total power and doesnt care about the will of the people

Question 14

credited with writing the majority of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 14

Thomas Jefferson

Question 15

led the committee of correspondence

Answer 15

samuel Adams

Question 16

was appointed by the executive leader by the second continental congress

Answer 16

john hancock

Question 17

his barons wrote the magna carta to force him to listen to and respect their wishes

Answer 17

king john

Question 18

proposed the idea of independence at the second continental congress

Answer 18

richard henry lee

Question 19

was appointed the commander in chiefby the second continental congress

Answer 19

george Washington

Question 20

Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion because of high taxes

Answer 20

daniel shays

Question 21

kept rejecting the colonists complaints over high taxes

Answer 21

king george III

Question 22

all of the colonies were similar in why they were founded and how they were governed T OR F

Answer 22

false

Question 23

the colonists were angered by the fact they had no representation in parliament, yet they still had to pay taxes

Answer 23

true

Question 24

the english listened to the colonists complaints from the stamp act congress

Answer 24

true

Question 25

the difficulty in traveling did not play a role in getting all the colonies on the same page

Answer 25

false

Question 26

most of the newly written state constitutions were similar

Answer 26

true

Question 27

what was the major difference between the federalist and anti federalists? how did they fix their differences?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

virginia plan

Answer 28

a bicameral plan that focused on having different numbers of representatives based on population

Question 29

new jersey plan

Answer 29

focused on equality of all states and had the same # of reps

Question 30

Connecticut compromise

Answer 30

combined both the virginia plan and new jersey plan and stated that there is 1 senate but different amounts of representatives

Question 31

list three federalists

Answer 31

george Washington
alexander hamilton
james Madison

Question 32

list three anti federalists

Answer 32

richard henry lee
john hancock
samuel adams

Question 33

3/5 compromise

Answer 33

all free people should be counted toward the population but slaves should only be counted as 3/5 of the population

Question 34

T OR F philly ended up being the first capital city in the world

Answer 34

flase

Question 35

many of the delegates at the constitutional convention were experienced in government

Answer 35

true

Question 36

many people believed that it was important for big states, like Virginia and New York, to ratify the constitution

Answer 36

true

Question 37

Pennsylvania was the first state to ratify the constitution

Answer 37

false

Question 38

many southerners were worried that the northern states would try to control and ruin their economy

Answer 38

true