Unit 2 Flashcards
What war was also known as the “Seven Years War?
The French and Indian War
What is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government called?
U.S. Constitution
What was the name of the war that was a conflict between England and the American colonies wanting to separate from English rule?
The American Revolutionary War
What institution did George Washington created to help pay off national debt from the Revolutionary War?
The National Bank
What gave ideas to the revolutionary colonists such as natural rights, social contract, and revolting against tyrannical government?
The Age of Enlightenment
Who taught that citizens have the right to overthrow tyrants?
John Locke
Who was the “Voice of Revolution” during the war?
Patrick Henry - “Give me liberty or give me death!”
What group were opponents of the Constitution, a strong national government, and a federal court system?
Anti-Federalists
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
Grievances against the king; reasons listed why the colonists had a right to revolt and separate from England.
Who wrote “Wealth of Nations?”
Adam Smith
What work has become a classic work of economic principles from the colonial period?
Wealth of Nations
Which one came first: The Articles of Confederation or The Declaration of Independence?
Declaration of Independence
True/False The Federalists favored a strong national government.
True
True/False Alexander Hamilton was George Washington’s Secretary of State.
False - he was the Secretary of Treasury
True/False The French and Indian War brought an end to French power in the New World.
True
True/False The Democratic-Republicans strongly supported the First National Bank.
False
Name 2 reasons the U.S. National Bank was created in 1791
1) provide a uniform currency for the U.S.
2) source of business loans for the U.S.
What document proposed the representation in the lower house be based on state population, and in the Senate, be equal for all states?
The Great Compromise
What did France have to surrender at the end of the French & Indian War?
Its land in Canada and all its claim to the Mississippi River and Ohio River Valley
How many years did the U.S. National Bank last for?
20 years
