Review 150 Part 1 Flashcards
What document became the 1st piece of legislation to stop the westward expansion of slavery in America?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
What farmer uprising convinced the nation that the AoC was too weak to govern our country?
Shays Rebellion
What strict religious group was not tolerant of others beliefs?
Puritans
What battle was the final major battle of the American Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered?
Battle of Yorktown
What Amendment gives us the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What Amendment gives us the right to freedom of speech, the press, assembly, petition, and religion?
1st Amendment
What are the things Benjamin Franklin is most remembered for during this time period in history?
Poor Richards Almanack, Albany Plan of Union, and Join of Die Cartoon.
What was the name of the event where the model for Congress that we to this day was established, where half is based on population and the other half is based on state equality?
The Great Compromise.
Who was the lead commander of Patriot Forces?
George Washington.
Colony of Puritans?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Turning point of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
What Amendment prevents us from forced to give self incriminating evidence?
5th Amendment
What event was a reaction to taxes placed on citizens after the American Revolution that GW had to personally stop?
Whiskey Rebellion
Who was the first governor of TN?
John Sevier
What conflict began over the issue of taxation without representation?
Cause of the Revolutionary War
What laws were passed during John Adams’ presidency that threatened 1st Amendment rights?
Alien and Sedition Acts
What was the name of the laws that shut down Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party as a way of punishing the colonists?
The intolerable/coercive acts
What Amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures?
4th Amendment
What conflict began due to the fur trade in the Ohio River and later decided control of the Native Americans?
Cause of French and Indian War.
What battles are associated with “the shot heard ‘round the world”?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
