The Boston Tea Party

Question 1

Roman Catholic missions

Answer 1

Religious centers that were headed and worked by missionaries with the goal to spread the Catholic religion.

Question 2

Homestead Act (1862)

Answer 2

Offered free land on the Great Plains to settlers in order to start new farms. They had to pay a registration fee, then they were given land, and the only circumstance was that they had to farm the land for at least five years.

Question 3

Homesteaders

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Pioneers who claimed land during the Homestead Act.

Question 4

Sodbusters

Answer 4

Great Plains farmers who had to break up sod in order to plant their crops.

Question 5

Prospectors

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People who go out and search for valuable minerals.

Question 6

Boomtowns

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Towns that were built and established very quickly. These towns were dangerous because there was no law enforcement.

Question 7

Cowhands

Answer 7

People who work with cows and move livestock from one place to another.

Question 8

Latitude

Answer 8

How far North or South you go. Between 0 and 90 degrees.

Question 9

Parallels

Answer 9

Another word for lines of latitude.

Question 10

Longitude

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How far East or West you go. Between 0 and 180 degrees. Longitude looks like the grooves of a pumpkin.

Question 11

Prime Meridian

Answer 11

The imaginary line that runs from North to South.

Question 12

Meridians

Answer 12

Another word for lines of longitude.

Question 13

John Locke

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John Locke’s ideas are often called the “foundation of western culture.” Locke centered his thoughts on the Social Contract theory. Under this theory, one had the right to life, liberty, and property in their society. They had natural rights.

Question 14

Thomas Hobbes

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Thomas Hobbes’ ideas stemmed from a book he wrote called “Leviathan.” In this book, Hobbes underlines the rights of the individual. Hobbes believed that all political power should be in the form of a representative government - with equality among the people.

Question 15

Jean-Jacque Rousseau

Answer 15

Jean-Jacque Rousseau believed in an idea called the Social Contract. Rousseau argued that monarchs are not given power through divinity (God). Rather, everyone is free with equal rights among all. Under Rousseau’s Social Contract, if a government exceeded its boundaries it was up to the people to abolish siad government and replace it with a sovereign nation.

Question 16

The Articles of Confederation

Answer 16

The Articles of Confederation were used from 1781-1887 as the first real form of government for the United States. These were replaced with the Constitution, as they were proved to be a weak form of governing.

Question 17

The New Jersey Plan

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The New Jersey Plan called for a unicameral (one house) Congress based solely on equal representation for each state. The executive (president) would be a group of three people instead of one person. The judicial (courts) branch would have no power over the state governments - who would be free to govern themselves.

Question 18

The Virginia Plan

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Under the Virginia Plan, a bicameral (two house) Congress would form based on the population of each state. The larger the state, the more votes the state would receive in government.The executive would be elected by Congress and be only one person. The judicial branch would serve a life tenure. The legislative (Congress) branch would have the power to override the state governments.

Question 19

The Great Compromise

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Congress would consist of two houses (bicameral). The House of Representatives would be chosen based on the total population of each state (serving larger states) whereas the Senate would consist of two equal votes for each state (serving the smaller states).The president would be one person selected by Congress while the judicial branch would serve a lifetime role of “judicial review” over the Constitution itself.

Question 20

The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party was a daring act that occurred on December 16 of 1773 in what was once known as Griffin’s Wharf, the heart of Boston. The Boston Tea Party was a culmination of frustration and determination by the American colonists that started the American Revolution.

Question 21

The Tea Act

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The Tea Act was a law designed to benefit the British East India Company’s profits by taxing tea.

Question 22

The Coercive Acts (1774)

Answer 22

The British responded to the costly destruction by passing the Coercive Acts in 1774 to punish the people of Boston.

Question 23

The names of the three ships that were delivering tea in Boston Harbor.

Answer 23

The Eleanor, the Dartmouth, and the Beaver.

Question 24

How many crates of tea were destroyed during the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 24

342

Question 25

How many pounds of tea were thrown overboard?

Answer 25

Around 90,000.

Question 26

How much money was wasted?

Answer 26

Around $1.5 million in today’s money or 2 million cups of tea.

Question 27

What was the date of the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 27

December 16, 1773.

Question 28

When was the final ratification of the1789 Constitution?

Answer 28

1789

Question 29

When was the bill of rights ratified?

Answer 29

1791

Question 30

How long were the Articles of Confederation used?

Answer 30

106 years (1781 - 1887).

Question 31

When was the Enlightenment?

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Europe 18th century.