Short Answers/Essays Flashcards
Declaration of Independence (main author, date, purpose of gov, 3 reasons for leaving, and impact)
Main Author: Thomas Jefferson
Date: July 4, 1776
Purpose of Gov.: To protect your rights
3 Reasons for leaving: Brit abusing rights, wrongs done by king, “No taxation
without representation.”
Impact: The colonies become their own country, showed that the colonies could break away from a great empire.
List 3 specific ways the U.S. home front impacted WWII
Everyone helps out, so more supplies are made for the war
Ends the Great Depression
New jobs for women, so now they can help build more supplies.
What would have happened if Lincoln had lost at Antietam?
He would have not signed the E.P
France and Britain would have joined the war
It would have greatly weakened the Union Army so they would have lost the war
The Founding Fathers made sure no single person or branch could have all the power in the United States. Why were the Founding Fathers so concerned with limiting or balancing power? Provide two specific ways the Constitution limits power and ensures a balance among the 3 branches.
They didn’t want the Gov. to become like Brit.
They didn’t want the Gov to collapse, causing a Great Depression Again
The Constit. limits power by each branch only allowed to do certain things with making laws and the people get the ultimate control
Who was Frederick Douglass and how did his actions impact the Abolitionist Movement and the Civil War?
He helped women suffrage
Recruited AA men to fight in the U.S Army
Fought for rights of former slaves
Met Pres. Lincoln for Black to receive equal treatment
Why is the United States a democratic republic and not just a democracy? What is a republic and how does it differ from a pure democracy?
We have a Constit. and we vote directly on each law, and we have Reps.
