The making of America: over view.

Question 1

gaining independence: how many British colonies were there in America?

Answer 1

13.

Question 2

gaining independence: what were americans angry about in terms of british rule?

Answer 2

not equal to british citizens. colonies were seen as inferior. had to pay expensive taxes and they had no political representation and also didn’t know what the tax money was used for and couldn’t vote against its use.

Question 3

gaining independence: who wrote the declaration of independence?

Answer 3

thomas jefferson.

Question 4

gaining independence: what did the declaration of independence state?

Answer 4

1) americans have inalienable rights- life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
2) all men are created equal. ‘ we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.’
3) individuals have civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others.

Question 5

gaining independence: how long did the revolutionary war last for?

Answer 5

7 years.

Question 6

gaining independence: how many years did the founding fathers work to create the constitution and between which dates?

Answer 6

1783-1789.
6 years.

Question 7

how is America run: what does congress do and how are members of congress chosen?

Answer 7

pass laws. people elected from each state.

Question 8

how is America run: what can the president do and how long can they stay in office for and why?

Answer 8

propose and block laws.
elected every four years to stop an individual from gaining to much power.

Question 9

how is America run: what does the supreme court do?

Answer 9

interpret laws.

Question 10

how is America run: what are the areas of america called?

Answer 10

territories and states.

Question 11

what do states have for their own and what can they do?

Answer 11

governor, government, elected by the people in the state, own laws- can’t go against congress, vote in national elections, send representatives to congress.

Question 12

how is America run: why were the territories not states yet?

Answer 12

not enough people/ not stable enough.

Question 13

people in America: which group had lived in america before white people?

Answer 13

native americans.

Question 14

people in America: what did white settlers want to do with the native american population?

Answer 14

settler colonialism- replace original population and take over their land and replace with new white settlers.

Question 15

people in America: what was the third social group?

Answer 15

African americans.

Question 16

people in America: what role did most african americans have at this time?

Answer 16

slaves.

Question 17

people in America: what did jefferson say about african americans and native americans?

Answer 17

african americans: inferior- referring to their intelligence.
native americans: nobel- should still take their land away.

Question 18

who were the first three presidents of the USA?

Answer 18

george washington.
john adams.
thomas jefferson.

Question 19

why were there more slaves in the south?

Answer 19

southern states were hotter so had a better climate for growing things such as cotton and tobacco so used slaves to work on these plantations.

Question 20

what was jefferson’s relationships with slaves?

Answer 20

had 600 slaves in total overall.
impregnated his slave sally hemmings who worked on his plantation in Monticello.
enslave their kids.
didn’t free her or the children on his death bed?
some of the children escaped as they were seen as light skinned enough to be passed as white.

Question 21

how are the british distinguished in paintings?

Answer 21

red coats.

Question 22

what was the slogan for the revolution?

Answer 22

taxation without representation.

Question 23

what happened in 1778 to do with fighting the war?

Answer 23

france allied with them. (enters Lafayette.)

Question 24

what happened in 1781 to do with fighting the war?

Answer 24

battle of Yorktown.
british surrendered.

Question 25

what dates did the war last between?

Answer 25

1775 until 1783.

Question 26

when was the constitution made between?

Answer 26

1783-1789.

Question 27

how is the senate members chosen?

Answer 27

chosen by state.

Question 28

how did the constitution come about: how, when, where, who, what did it say?

Answer 28

Philadelphia. 17th. 1787.
13 main states came together.
every state can operate like independent countries.

Question 29

when was the constitution revised?

Answer 29

1788.

Question 30

what did the new constitution state?

Answer 30

greater powers to federal government.
3 branches- executive, legislative, judicial.