Unit 2: Important Groups

Question 1

sons of liberty

Answer 1

essentially colonial terrorists, they where the perpetrators of the Boston tea party in reaction to the Tea act.

Question 2

the loyalists

Answer 2

also known as Tories, the loyalists where Americans who still supported the British Crown. some fought for the British in the revolution, and a large percentage fled to Canada or the Caribbean after the revolution.

Question 3

patriots

Answer 3

the group that opposed the British occupation of America, fought against the British and the loyalists in the Revolutionary war.

Question 4

federalists

Answer 4

supported the constitution, mainly located in the large cities along the eastern seaboard.

Question 5

anti-federalists

Answer 5

opposed the federalists, wanted what became the bill of rights. mainly located in the more rural areas, the south and the frontier.

Question 6

society of the cincinnati

Answer 6

organization of military officers during the revolutionary war, committed to maintaining the rights won in the revolution and service to the country. there was a fear of its resemblance to the house of lords, since admittance was hereditary.

Question 7

jeffersonian republicans

Answer 7

anti big government, believed in power to the common people with a strong emphasis on education. favored France over Britain.

Question 8

midnight judges

Answer 8

federalists appointed by Adams late in his presidency to secure federalist power after the election