united states history unit 1

The insurrection by Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies for political independence is better known as

The American Revolution

What event is called as “The Short Heard ‘round the World”

Battle of Lexington

Who did John Adams propose the Congress appoint as the commander in chief of the new Continental Army

George Washington

Who actually proposed the resolution on Independence to the Continental Congress in June of 1776

Richard Henry Lee

what offically ended the Revolutinary War

Treaty of Paris

America’s “first constitution” is more commonly known as

The Articles of Confederation

Who served as president of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787?

George Washington

What is considered the “supreme law of the land”

U.S Constitution

The convention’s decision to have a bicameral legislature with one house having equal representation per state and the other house having representation based on population is known as

The Great Compromise

The system created to prevent any one of the three branches of goverment from becoming too powerful is called

Checks and Balances

Which branch of the federal goverment is healed by a president who would implement and enforce the nation’s laws

Executive

Which president is the only one to ever have been elected unanimously?

George Washington

What was not a departement that was created by George Washington in the Executive Branch?

Defense Department

Which two founding fathers died within hours of each other on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Decalaration of Independence?

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

A person who supported ending slavery was known as an

Aboltionist

Who was involved in the early women’s rights movements in the United States?

Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which agreement by Congress was specifcally made to keep the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate?

Missouri Compromise

What does the term “popular sovereignty” mean?

People Rule

What is probably the WORST supreme court decision in U.S history?

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which famous leader during the pre-Civil War period was known for saying, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."?

Abraham Lincoln

What was Lincolin’s primary goal in fighting the Civil War?

To save the Union

Who did Lincolin call “the little woman who started this great conflict”

Harriett Beecher Stowe

In 1860, approximately what percentage of the nation’s factories were located in the North

85%

What official declaration did Lincolin issue on January 1, 1863 that started as a war measure but would change the United States forever?

Emancipation Proclamation

Which battle helped the Union turn the tide of war in the East?

Gettysburg

Who assisanted president Abraham Lincolin?

John Wilkes Booth

What grammatical change happened as a result of the Civil War?

“The United States are going to war” —> “The United States is going to war”

Who was the author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

Praise the soldiers and giving respect towards them

What are the unalienable rights of the Declaration of Independence

Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness

What was the first compromise?

The Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise of 1787)

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

What is the purpose of checks and balances

one branch can’t overpower another

Which state was admmited to the union as a free state as part of the compromise of 1850?

California

What was the most loyal advocate in the US Constitution

John Adams

What was the “Seven Years War”

The French and Indian War

who wrote the first draft of the Declaration?

Thomas Jefferson

what was the Treaty of Paris?

The United States became their own country

What did the Articles of Confederation include?

Each state had 1 vote, unicameral legalislative, and bills were passed on 9 of 13 votes

what was the purpose of The Phildelphia Convention?

To revise the Articles of Confederation

Who is known as “The Father of the Constitution”?

James Madison

What is a Constitution?

The fundmental law (written or unwritten) that establishes the character of a goverment

What was known as the “large state” plan?

Virgina Plan

What was known as the “small state” plan

New Jersey Plan

What was the Great Compromise?

defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

Slaves would count as a 3/5 of a person for the purpose of taxiation

what are three branches of goverment?

leglislative, executive, and judical branch

what is ratification?

the approval process for nationally binding agreement, such as a constitution, treaty, or constitutional amendments

who were the federalists

supported ratification, strong central goverment, and tended to be “upperclass” merchants

who were anti federalists?

oppoed ratification, stronger state goverment, and tended to be “lower class”

which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

Delaware

who was the Secretary of State?

Thomas Jefferson

who was the Secretary of Treasury?

Alexander Hamilton

who was the secretary of War?

Henry Knox

who was the attorney general?

Edmund Randolph

what was the election of 1796?

the first election between poltical opponents

who led the early women’s suffrage movement?

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

who organized the Seneca Falls Convention?

Elizatbeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

what was the Missouri Compromise?

admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

what was the Kansaas Nebreska Act?

an bill that mandated "popular sovereignty"-allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within a new state's borders.

what was Harper Ferry Raid

John Brown plotted a major slave relot

what was the civil war fought over?

states rights and expansion of slavery

what were the advantages of the North

industrial base for war materials, population, railroad system, food production, and better communicatinwo

what were the advantages of the South?

dedefending home soil, motivation, military leadership, and cotton

what was the emancipation proclamation?

the provlamation freed slaves in areas currently in rebllion against the U.S