US STUDIES EXAM Flashcards

1
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What was the Columbian exchange?

A

The exchange of ideas food, crops, and population between the new and old world

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2
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Name the positive things that came out of the Colombian exchange.

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Sugar tobacco chocolate and potatoes were discovered in the new world

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3
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Name a negative thing that came out of the Columbia Exchange.

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Diseases were spread

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4
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How did the Columbian Exchange help the market and economy?

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Almost all the world connected through the exchange

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5
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What did John Rolfe bring to the colonies?

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Tobacco seeds

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6
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What were two things that Jamestown had that Massachusetts didn’t?

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There is more freedom in Jamestown and people knew each other better because they were closer together.

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7
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What did Christopher Columbus want to do in 1492?

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He wanted to make more Christians and find a new route to Asia and the Spice Islands

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Name the three major crops of the southern colonies (and the other one).

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Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo (and cotton)

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Name two major ways the southern colonies differed from the New England colonies.

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The South formed for cash, while New England farmed for their family; The south planted cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo, while New England planted, corn, beans, and squash.

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10
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Who is Bacon’s Rebellion against (what colony)?

A

Virginia

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11
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What did the House of Burgesses do?

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Granted supplies and originated laws

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12
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Why did the British begin to heavily tax the colonists?

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They were broke after the war

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13
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Why did people enjoy the phrase taxation without representation?

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Since the colonies were no longer under British rule, they felt taxation was unconstitutional

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14
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What was common sense and who was it written by?

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A document that said that America should break away from Britain and it was written by Thomas Paine.

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Why were all men not created equal at the time they said that?

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Slaves had no rights.

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16
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How many total grievances were there in the Declaration of Independence?

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27

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17
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What is a grievance?

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A formal complaint.

18
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Who did many of the grievances begin with?

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King George III

19
Q

Who gives the government power?

A

The people

20
Q

Name two ways the French aided the Americans during the American Revolution.

A

Supplies and troops

21
Q

Why did the British REALLY sign the Treaty of Paris?

A

To get rid of the threat from the French in North America ( the french gave up their territory)

22
Q

Name two weaknesses of the articles of confederation.

A

Congress could not tax, and there was no executive branch as a central power.

23
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Name two strengths of the articles of Confederation.

A

They could ask to borrow money (but the states can say no), and they could make peace and sign treaties

24
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Who would have most likely supported the Articles of Confederation?

A

Those who feared and supported a strong central government.

25
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How did Bacon’s Rebellion demonstrate the weaknesses of the articles of Confederation?

A

The government cannot raise enough money because states can say no, and they could not raise an army against this threat

26
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What was the Northwest Ordinance?

A

A document that celebrated (and claimed) the newly won lands in the west, stopped slavery and encouraged education

27
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What did the Treaty of Paris state?

A

America gets full independence, and America gets all the territory up to the Mississippi River

28
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What two leaders are considered the founders of the first political parties?

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Hamilton and Jefferson

29
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What type of government did Democratic-Republicans support?

A

Strong central government

30
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What type of government did the Federalists support?

A

State-based government

31
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What was the Great compromise?

A

A document that gave all states equal representation.

32
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What was the purpose of checks and balances?

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checks and balances made sure that no branch of government overpowered another.

33
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What was the main purpose of the establishment of the 3/5 compromise?

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The south one of the 3/5 compromises to that slaves could count as people in votes (that made sure that they had a little more representation)

34
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Which group did not want to give up until the bill of rights was added to the Constitution?

A

Anti-federalists

35
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What was the purpose of the federalist papers?

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To convince New York to support the Constitution

36
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What was the Albany plan and who was its author?

A

The Albany Plan was a plan to unite the colonies and it was written by Ben Franklin

37
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What did the proclamation line of 1763 do?

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A line drawing at the Appalachian Mountains to prevent the Americans from getting passed because Britain could not protect them further than that.

38
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Which colonies were the New England colonies?

A

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

39
Q

Which colonies were the middle colonies?

A

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware

40
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Which colonies were the Southern colonies?

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Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia