Honor history Flash cards

Question 1

Where was the last Battle of the Revolution fought, Who were fighting in it?

Answer 1

1. Yorktown
2. George Washington + Lord Cornwallis

Question 2

How many years did G. Wahington serve and Brith PLace

Answer 2

8 years
Born in Virginia

Question 3

Sam Adams:
How many years of service
Birthplace

Answer 3

4 years
Born in Massachusetts

Question 4

Thomas Jeff:
How many years of service
Birthplace

Answer 4

8 years
Born in Virginia

Question 5

James Maddison
How many years
Birthplace

Answer 5

8 years
Born in Virginia

Question 6

James Monroe
Years of Service
Birthplace

Answer 6

8 years
born in Virginia

Question 7

John Quincy Adams
Years served
Birthplace

Answer 7

4 years
Massachusettes

Question 8

Andrew Jackson
Years served
Birthplace

Answer 8

8 years
Virginia

Question 9

Who founded the Sons of Liberty?

Answer 9

Samuel Adams

Question 10

What did John Witherspoon do?

Answer 10

• Minister
• Professor in a seminary
• Was concerned with how laws coincided with Biblical Mandate

Question 11

What did Robert Morris Do?

Answer 11

• Saved America from financial ruin

Question 12

What did John Jay do?

Answer 12

• ## First chief justice of the Supreme Court

Question 13

How was America run before the Constitution?

Answer 13

It was run by the Articles of Confederation
- no president
- States made their own money
- Taxed other states’ goods

Question 14

What was GW’s greatest fear?

Answer 14

Dying young and not giving up power

Question 15

What was the start of the Massachusetts Rebellion and the outcome?

Answer 15

• Farmers couldn’t pay taxes in goods anymore. They couldn’t pay taxes cause they had no gold or silver
• So they surrounded the courthouse and didn’t let any judges in so they wouldn’t get taxed.

Question 16

Who has rule over our military and who is next in line is said person dies?

Answer 16

The President has rule
The Secretary of Defence is next in line.

Question 17

What did George Washington do before his presidency?

Answer 17

He was a land surveyor for the Ohio LAnd company

Then a commander during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War

Question 18

Who was Henery Kronks?

Answer 18

The Secretary of War

Question 19

Who was Alexander Hamilton

Answer 19

Secretary of Finance

Question 20

Who was Thomas Jefferson

Answer 20

Secretary of State

Question 21

What kind of role would make up the Supreme Court?

Answer 21

• Chief Justice
• Assistant Justices

Question 22

Who was John Adams?

Answer 22

• Vice President
• 2nd president

Question 23

Who was John Jay

Answer 23

First Supreme Justice

Question 24

Who was John Hancock

Answer 24

Wanted to be President
But became the Governor of Massachusets

Question 25

How did Hamilton help out with the American Dept.

Answer 25

He combined all the state war dept into a National Dept to pay it off slowly

Question 26

Why were the Southern states mad at Hamilton’s plan?

Answer 26

They didn’t want to have to pay off more debt than they had to because they had a lower debt. Or had none at all

Question 27

How did Hamilton compromise with the southern states about the national debt?

Answer 27

He told them he would move the State Capital to the south

Question 28

How does the U.S. capital differ from European capital?

Answer 28

The U.S. capital isn’t the most powerful state. If the U.S. capital gets destroyed the U.S. would still function, unlike our European counterparts.

Question 29

How do Jefferson’s beliefs differ from Hamilton’s?

Answer 29

Hamilton doesn’t trust people
Jefferson doesn’t trust Gov’t

Question 30

What started Shay’s rebellion?

Answer 30

• Farmers who fought in the Rev War didn’t get paid so they couldn’t pay for taxes.
• A law passed where the poor would pay as much as the rich.
• Goods weren’t accepted cause the tax collectors wanted cash.
• Farmers would be put into prison cause they didn’t pay their taxes.
  -They surrounded the court
• The court would let them pay their taxes in good but didn’t address the other concerns
• So they surrounded the court again

Question 31

Difference between Strict and Loose Construction?

Answer 31

Strict Construction: Literal interpretation
Loose Construction: non-literal interpretation

Question 32

What is a protection tariff?

Answer 32

tax on imported products in order to raise their price higher than the prices in the U.S.