APUSH UNIT 2 Review

Revolution & the Birth of a Nation

What prompted Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts?What prompted Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts?

The Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party

The British were inconsistent in their enforcement of maritime trade laws. What was this approach known as?

The British were inconsistent in their enforcement of maritime trade laws. What was this approach known as?

Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect

This group was known for organizing mob protests and enforcing boycotts of British goods.

This group was known for organizing mob protests and enforcing boycotts of British goods.

The Sons of LibertyThe Sons of Liberty

What type of taxation was the Stamp Act?What type of taxation was the Stamp Act?

An internal or direct taxAn internal or direct tax

Which individual responded to colonial charges of taxation without representation by explaining that the colonies had “virtual representation”?

Which individual responded to colonial charges of taxation without representation by explaining that the colonies had “virtual representation”?

George GrenvilleGeorge Grenville

According to the colonists, what was most objectionable about the Townshend Act?

According to the colonists, what was most objectionable about the Townshend Act?

It raised revenue that would be It raised revenue that would be used to circumvent the colonial used to circumvent the colonial “power of the purse”.“power of the purse”.

He convinced Americans to take on the burden of fighting the French and Indian War by promising to finance the war.

He convinced Americans to take on the burden of fighting the French and Indian War by promising to finance the war.

William PittWilliam Pitt

This was the first proposed plan of unification of the colonies.

This was the first proposed plan of unification of the colonies.

The Albany Plan of UnionThe Albany Plan of Union

Leader of the troops who built Fort Necessity.Leader of the troops who built Fort Necessity.

George WashingtonGeorge Washington

In the French and Indian War, who had the population advantage?

In the French and Indian War, who had the population advantage?

The British (20:1)The British (20:1)

This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies. It was objectionable because the colonies insisted that the power to tax internally lay with them.

This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies. It was objectionable because the colonies insisted that the power to tax internally lay with them.

The Stamp ActThe Stamp Act

What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 have in common?

What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 have in common?

Both were acts that interfered Both were acts that interfered with colonial claims to western with colonial claims to western landslands

Parliament passed this face-saving measure after buckling to colonial demands for the repeal of the Stamp Act.

Parliament passed this face-saving measure after buckling to colonial demands for the repeal of the Stamp Act.

The Declaratory ActThe Declaratory Act

What method of protest was most effective against British taxation policies?

What method of protest was most effective against British taxation policies?

BoycottsBoycotts

For Americans, what was the primary result of the doubling of the British national debt?

For Americans, what was the primary result of the doubling of the British national debt?

A change in British trade policy A change in British trade policy for the purpose of raising for the purpose of raising revenuerevenue

This was issued, often without probable cause, to authorize a search for smuggled goods.

This was issued, often without probable cause, to authorize a search for smuggled goods.

A Writ of AssistanceA Writ of Assistance

What two factions were most at odds at the Constitutional

Convention?

Large and Small States

Roger Sherman put forth a proposal to solve the

representation issue at the Const. Convention. By what name was

it known?

The Connecticut or Great Compromise

There was no real resolution of this issue because the framers

believed the issue would eventually go away.

Slavery

Which legislative act created a process for the formation of new

states?

The Northwest Ordinance

In what year and in what city did the Constitutional Convention

take place?

1787

– Philadelphia

What state failed to send delegates to the Constitutional

Convention?

Rhode Island

Under the Articles of Confederation, how long was the term of office for the president?

There wasn’t a president under the A of C.

Which Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas are most

prominent in the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

What issue delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation?

Ownership of the western territories

Spain controlled this vital port city following the Peace of Paris

(Treaty of Paris) of 1783.

New Orleans

What was supposed to happen but failed with the British loss at

Saratoga?

A 3-pronged assault on New York to divide the colonies in two.

Which battle was considered the turning point of the

Revolutionary War & for what reason?

Saratoga

– It prompted the French to recognize U.S. independence and form a military alliance.

Name two peace terms that the Americans did not honor after the signing of the Treaty of Paris of

1783.

Collection of debts by British creditors Restoration of property to loyalists

He was known as the “Drillmaster of the Revolution”

Fredrick von Steuben

During the American Revolution, who was King of England and who was the Prime Minister of

Parliament?

George III Lord North

Why were Tories so opposed to British rule of the colonies?

Being Loyalists, the Tories preferred British rule and considered talk of independence to be treasonous.

Which of the following did not take place during the time of the Second Continental Congress?

Battle of Breeds Hill Olive Branch Petition Publishing of Common Sense Fighting at Lexington and Concord

Lexington & Concord

In U.S. political philosophy, from where does political

power come?

The People

This was actually a compromise between election and selection of

a President.

The Electoral College

Eight of the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights were written by

him.

James Madison

What fraction of states is necessary for ratification of

amendments to the Constitution?

3/4

What type of interpretation of the Constitution was used to justify the formation of the Bank of the

U.S.?

A broad or loose interpretation (implied powers)

What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution

better known as?

The “Elastic” or “Necessary and Proper” clause

What was Washington’s official policy toward the war between

Britain and France?

Neutrality

This foreign diplomat was expelled from the country for recruiting American privateers despite U.S. neutrality in the

Napoleonic Wars.

Citizen Genet

During whose administration did the XYZ Affair take place?

John Adams

To what were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions a

response?

The Alien and Sedition Acts

What was the unintended effect of Hamilton’s financial

proposals?

The formation of political parties

Spain’s agreement to allow Americans to use the Port of New

Orleans (right of deposit) was part of what treaty during the Washington Administration?

Pinckney’s Treaty

What prompted the first mention of nullification theory in the

U.S.?

The Alien and Sedition Acts