unit 3

Question 1

thomas jefferson

Answer 1

first secretary of state, leader of the democratic republicans.

Question 2

alexander hamilton

Answer 2

first secretary of treasury, led the federalists.

Question 3

whiskey rebellion

Answer 3

congress taxes whiskey so farmers get upset because they can no longer profit and rebel. they were crushed by the federal army showing that it is working.

Question 4

french revolution

Answer 4

declares war against all monarchies, including britain.

Question 5

jays treaty

Answer 5

avoids war with britain, kidnappings continue. treaty between the us and britain, negotiated by john jay. it accepted britain’s right to stop neutral ships and required the us government to pay the pre-revolutionary war debts. in return, it allowed americans to accuse illegal seizures and required the british to remove their troops and indian agents from the northwest.

Question 6

election of 1796

Answer 6

john adams as the federalist candidate, thomas jefferson as the democratic republican canidate. john adams wins meaning there is a federalist president and a democratic republican vice president.

Question 7

alien and sedation acts

Answer 7

allows the president to kick out foreign citizens if at war with their country and banned opposition to the party in power. made in order to prepare for a war they thought they would have with france.

Question 8

virginia and kentucky resolutions

Answer 8

if the federal government makes a law that is unconstitutional, the states don’t have to follow it. response the the alien and sedition acts.

Question 9

revolution of 1800

Answer 9

peaceful transfer or power in the election of 1800, remarkable for a young nation that there was no civil war.

Question 10

john marshall

Answer 10

federalist, all decisions strengthen the federal government, chief justice.

Question 11

bank of the united states

Answer 11

a central bank proposed by alexander hamilton and established in 1791 to stabilize the countries economy and unite the country.

Question 12

speculation

Answer 12

buying something cheap in hopes to sell it for more.

Question 13

specie

Answer 13

backs the dollar, makes it worth something.

Question 14

washington’s farewell address

Answer 14

washington’s speech at the end of his presidency warning american citizens of the dangers of political parties and foreign affairs.

Question 15

xyz affair

Answer 15

american negotiators refused to pay a bribe to the french, leading to an undeclared war and paused trade.

Question 16

eli whitney

Answer 16

inventor that created interchangeable parts, originally for military but later allowed the assembly line and factory system causing the industry to take off. also created the cotton gin leading to more shipping of cotton.

Question 17

nativists

Answer 17

stereotypical of new religions and culture brought by immigrants, abuse and discrimination of immigrants.

Question 18

first industrial revolution

Answer 18

transfer from mostly agricultural economy to manufacturing.

Question 19

samuel slater

Answer 19

father of the american factory system, brought ideas and secrets over from britain.

Question 20

the second great awakening

Answer 20

protestant christian religious revivals emphasizing righteousness, personal restrains, and moral behavior that will lead to salvation.

Question 21

camp meetings

Answer 21

multiple preachers a day for multiple days in the second great awakening.

Question 22

charles grandson finney

Answer 22

preacher in the second great awakening, very focused on awakening emotion and on the audience, used plain language everyone understood.

Question 23

Albany plan of union

Answer 23

Benjamin Franklin called for a central government between the colonies. Proposed as the British were losing the French and Indian War and wanted to become more united to fight more organized by allowing them to organize Western defense.

Question 24

Revolutionary/Continental Congress

Answer 24

crucial governing body during the American Revolution, coordinating colonial resistance to British rule. It played a key role in the war effort by raising the Continental Army, declaring independence, and drafting the Articles of Confederation.

Question 25

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Answer 25

established boundaries for British settlement in North America and reserved land for Indigenous peoples west of the Appalachian Mountains. It aimed to prevent conflicts with Indigenous tribes and protect the fur trade

Question 26

Navigation Acts

Answer 26

a series of British laws enacted in the mid-17th century, primarily aimed at controlling colonial trade to benefit the British economy through mercantilism

Question 27

quartering act

Answer 27

required American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers

Question 28

sugar act

Answer 28

tax passed by the British Parliament in 1764 to raise revenue from the American colonies.

Question 29

stamp act

Answer 29

a British law requiring colonists in the American colonies to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

Question 30

stamp act congress

Answer 30

a meeting of representatives from nine of the thirteen British colonies in North America held in New York City in October 1765. Its primary purpose was to coordinate a unified response to the newly imposed Stamp Act of 1765,

Question 31

Declaratory Act

Answer 31

declared Parliament's authority to make laws binding the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever"

Question 32

Townshend acts

Answer 32

a series of taxes and regulations passed by the British Parliament in 1767 to raise revenue from the American colonies

Question 33

coercive acts

Answer 33

a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party. These acts aimed to curb colonial resistance to British rule and demonstrate the authority of the Crown.

Question 34

Continental Congress of 1774 (First Continental Congress)

Answer 34

Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met to address growing tensions with Great Britain, particularly the Intolerable Acts passed by Parliament. They aimed to find a way to resolve these issues and maintain a degree of self-governance.

Question 35

lexington and concord

Answer 35

marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.

Question 36

battle of saratoga

Answer 36

The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

Question 37

battle of Yorktown

Answer 37

Britain didn’t have the resources to outlast Americans and were defeated

Question 38

articles of confederation

Answer 38

the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1777 and ratified in 1781. It established a weak central government with most power residing in the individual states, leading to significant challenges that eventually led to the Constitutional Convention and the creation of the current U.S. Constitution.

Question 39

northwest ordinance of 1787

Answer 39

established a process for territories to become states, outlined a structured government system for the Northwest Territory, and prohibited slavery in those territories.

Question 40

shay's rebellion

Answer 40

a violent uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787 that involved farmers protesting economic policies and high taxes.

Question 41

constitutional convention

Answer 41

a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that established the United States Constitution.

Question 42

Indian Trade and Intercourse Act

Answer 42

Made regulations for relationships between settlers and their trade. Settlers largely ignored this, so conflict between settlers and Indians and the British as they supported them.

Question 43

Pinckney Treaty

Answer 43

agreement between the United States and Spain that resolved several disputes, particularly over the southern boundary of the United States and access to the Mississippi River.