111 Midterm Flashcards

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First Continental Congress

Answer 1

As a result the colonists will head towards the first continental congress in 1774 saying we have so many probs especially once the coercive or intolerable acts were passed, they couldn't take it anymore. The first congress will be a gathering of 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. Cept georgia. THey met in philly instead of boston because there were too many troops there. Philly was safer. Big boys like G. Washing, Ben franklin, thomas jefferson met up in the same room in the same place. They created the association, an intercolonial agreement to stop all trade with Britain until parliament repeals the intolerable act. plain and simple. this made the congress revolutionary. it's revolutionary because it changes the way of life in every amer colony and impacts global trade. Congress also estab committees that have the authority to see if the citizens follow along.

Answer 2

Who is thomas paine? Thomas paine= greatest propagandist to get colonists on board with war, common sense was written by thomas paine. he migrates over from england, is buddies with ben franklin, and will know other delegates b/c of his friendship w/ franklin. says colonists are happy b/c they see themselves as brits. they aren't ready to jump ship. he will go to work for the penns magazine. he will then write common sense. sold 150 thou copies in less than three months. it tells you that the colonists were literate if they're going to go buy polit pamplets, they're also vested in their polit world. hit half mil whithin a year when word spreads about his piece. what he did in that piece is that he wrote in plain, simple language and was bold and blunt. here's what the king did, here's what colonists did, here's how it applies to locke, and here's what you should do colonists. thomas paine will be attracted to quakers. He was anti-slavery and pro-women. He's not just speaking up for average men, but for everyone. It's reflective of a quaker who didn't' have slaves and treated women well.

Answer 3

Large number of Amer women want to speak out about it. Abigail adams, john adam's wife, was educated. At this time, she will express a commonly held female point of view about the revo and how the constit should work. She's part of a growing movement and thought called republican motherhood where women should be educated and civically minded. Many women in the north participated at daughters of liberty (homespun things, non consumption campaigns) Their husbands and sons will go off to war and women will have to take care of businesses, farms, plantations which is what abigail did while john was gone. Mistresses will have to step up and take care of things. They formulate a theory that patriarchs are tyrants. So their husbands will be tyrannical. Just as the men accused the king of being tyrannical, they will say that about their husbands. Says all men would be tyrants if they could. If care and attention is not paid to the ladies, they'll rebel. Republican Motherhood carries on for women almost until amer civil war. this concept that you have to be educated and civic minded as a mother b/c you have to teach your children to be good citizens. you are the primary person to be educating them. you have to be aware of politics and what's going on to train children in public virtue. they argued the future of the amer republic rests on the shoulders of mothers. educated civic minded women+ train children in public virtue= future of amer repub the women wanted to keep up their end of the social contract and contrib to social order of amer so they have to be as smart as the men to be able to fulfill their patriotic service to their country. they have to be educated to participate.

Answer 4

under William bradford, the pilgrims will purchase a charter from the Virginia company and they will sail on the mayflower in 1620 and end up in New England. William will get this charter. Without it they can't get land or establish a gov. so it's critical they get the charter. Pilgrims will enter Mayflower compact before they got off the boat.

Answer 5

John Smith steps in and takes over Jamestown to establish order because it's that bad. There was men fighting with men, people refusing to do work, and orders from england that were ignored. John Smith saves the colony. He's a no nonsense guy from the military so he's hardcore about it. He ruled almost like a tyrant to get things going in Jamestown. He will start to trade with the Indians which was originally not permitted. If they couldn't trade with the indians, they couldn't eat. They have 4 hour work days. Negotiated a new charter with James the 1st in 1609. Probs will continue to plague Jamestown. The joint stock company is putting in pressure for gold.

Answer 6

Treaty of gov. He has a diff perspective than Hobbes. It starts at the beginning. He believes most human beings are good and if they're left alone we will naturally rationalize and use logic to reach appropriate conclusions. He says we are a product of our environment. We come into the world in a "clean slate." Your environment can impact you in how you react and behave. The bottom line is that man is not evil. Hobbes would have said greedy grubbies. Locke says we're naturally rational, not greedy or selfish. He agrees with Hobbes that the state of nature is not a good place. A place with no government is not good. Says we should enter into a contract to form a government to form a government to protect lives, liberty, and property.

Answer 7

for the constit

Answer 8

Vs the constit. Got bill of rights added

Answer 9

Farmers will attack their local courthouse. Picked up their guns and go to courthouse where their mortages were being foreclosed. IN massachusetts. Went to courthouse to burn it down and destroy the records of their mortages. They believed it would be the solution to their probs. They're also disgusted with the state gov and their inability to manage their debt. Rich people hired an army to take care of the revo. gov had no milit. *Shay's rebellion and newburgh conspiracy symbolized probs of the articles of confed. fear of gov that is unable to respond to crisis. they made it so weak the gov couldn't do shit. as a result more people became supportive of reform.

Answer 10

There is one major accomplishment- northwest ordinance to deal with territs west of app mounts. Divided those lands into territs. Each one had governor, judges, and an assembly of male property owners. Settlers will be allowed a bill of rights guaranteeing them the same natural rights as all the states. Ex: they will have trial of jury, freedom of relig, due process of law. THough they're not an official state they have those things. Despite the success with the northwest ordiance, the articles of confed have to deal with failure b/c the gov could not regulate trade or raise taxes. This huge debt grew w/o their ability to tax and standardize their currency

Answer 11

Big time milit leaders in the Amer Revo came up with plan b/c they weren't getting paid for their services. Washington was going to prevent a takeover. He steps forward and gives a speech. He persuades these leaders to pull out their troops, to stop their treasonist behavior against the new nations, to settle down, and work out their probs. B/c Washington was so respected, he settles down things but the Newburgh Conspiracy spreads fear of revolt. We will hear demands for reforms over the inability to tax, pay soldiers, regulate trade, stable currency.

Answer 12

They will send a congress and committee to get together to write shit up to control colonists during the revo. Leading polit minds all proposed their own unique ideas and plans. Ex: Albany plans, virginia plan, etc. All states should stay independent. Independent powers within themselves so they have power to watchdog other states so states won't gang up on other states. It would balance things out b/c there's this deep fear of polit corruption and powerful fed. gov. There will be one unicameral body where each state has one vote. Regardless of pop and geographic size there's only going to be one vote. A state could send up to seven delegates to this congress but they would vote as one. Does not allow for an indep exec. Congress is limited in what it can do. It can not tax the states but can request funds. It is also unable to control the northwest territ west of the app mounts-michigan, ohio, indiana, illiniois, wisconsin, and minnesota. This body cannot regulate trade across state borders or with other countries. Weak fed gov over a coalition of states. barely overseeing or able to control this joining of states together into one. led to failure. *Weak fed gov, inability to tax, and not able to regulate trade is what should be associated with the articles of confed and a unicameral sys. Comes from colonial concern and experiences but fails miserably.

Answer 13

Abigail's husband

Answer 14

James madison, most important polit thinker of this time will write the federalist papers. Proposed that these factions might be a good thing. It may be the ultimate way to provide a sys of checks and balances to neutralize self interest. Nobody's ever going to get what they want and can't abuse people so it would force us to all compromise. Says factions would be good. Faction ex: polit parties- repubs, demos, interest groups (people who go to Washington to lobby). As the fed papers are coming out, defending a more powerful fed sys, shay's rebellion will break out

Answer 15

George Washington oversaw philly convention. he decides they will meet in secrecy. nobody outside would know what was going on within so our constit was born in secrecy. 1787

Answer 16

the colonies will draft the olive branch petition, 1775. the purpose was to promote peace and loyalty to the king. says we did what we did is not b/c of the king but b/c of parliament. We will stop fighting if you acknowledge the authority of the colonial assemblies. give us back the control of our futures in the colonies. the king refused and is fed up with these ill behaved children. instead of calling them disobedient children he now refers to them as traitors and rebels, a clear shift in language and a clear shift in the way he's going to see them

Answer 17

``` mercantilism enlightenment great awakening political discontent among majority of colonists series of colonial wars ```

Answer 18

Gold god glory

Answer 19

Stamp sugar white pines quartering coercive tea

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