US HX Flashcards
(28 cards)
What are the methods of change?
Working within the system
working outside the system
creating a new system
What are the five purposes of government?
Promote rule of law
provide public services
support the economic system protect rights
prepare for a common defense
Give an example of rule of law
Police giving you a ticket for speeding
Give an example of providing public services
Paving new roads
Give an example of support the economic system
A fundraiser
Give an example of protecting rights
You have the right to speak about the Government either negatively or positively
An example of prepare for a common defense
Being ready to go war at all times
What is an example of working within the system
A petition or going on strike
Give an example of working outside the system
Using violence or vandalizing public property
Give an example of creating a new system
Starting a war between the government and people
Define mercantilism
Colonies established to support the mother colony
Define Democratic Republicans
A group of people that supported Jefferson’s beliefs and disliked Hamilton’s
Define confederation
Permanent union of political units
Define individual rights
Rights that are held by a single person instead of the whole group
How did the French aid in the Revolutionary war
They helped the small American army win the battle of Yorktown. This caused the British to surrender.
Was the battle of Yorktown?
Yorktown was the final battle in the Revolutionary war.
What were the results of the French and Indian war
The Treaty of Paris. This was a treaty that ended the French and Indian war
What were the navigation acts
The navigation acts were laws that did not allow the United States to trade with other countries than Britain
What was the sugar act?
The sugar act was a law that was passed on sugar, tax
What is the Stamp Act
A tax on all mail & newspapers
What was the Boston massacre?
The unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of people.
What was the Boston tea party?
The Boston tea party was a raid on three ships on which Boston colonists, dressed like Indians, threw tons of tea into the Boston harbor
What were the intolerable acts
Laws passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea party
What was Lexington Green
This is where the first shot was fired in the Revolutionary war
