B. unit 5 Q.2 Flashcards
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led a tax rebellion
Daniel Shays
commander in chief in Revolution
George Washington
financial plan established United States economic system
Alexander Hamilton
wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
landed in the Bahamas
Columbus
wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Francis Scott Key
the people’s President
Andrew Jackson
explored the Louisiana Territory
Lewis and Clark
developed a system of mass production
Eli Whitney
invented the sewing machine
Elias Howe
built the Clermont
Robert Fulton
invented the telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse
helped settle Texas
Stephen Austin
wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
shot by John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
traveling preachers
circuit riders
not a provision of the Articles of Confederation?
Each state would have two to seven votes.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was weak because:
no national executive to enforce laws
could not levy taxes
could not control trade & commerce
Which plan based the number of state representatives on population and allowed every state to have two senators?
the Connecticut Plan
Under the Constitution, the Federal government has power to:
regulate trade between nations & states
maintain an army and make treaties
coin money and raise taxes
The Federalists headed by Hamilton believed that
Constitution gave implied powers to the government
Under Hamilton’s financial plan:
national bank has power to print money
federal government would pay all war debts
tariffs protect American manufacturing
The cotton gin made cotton “king” and caused:
the cotton culture to move West
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provided that
Missouri would be admitted as a slave state