HIST 135 American Civilization I: The Revolutionary Era and Early Republic

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards for HIST 135 American Civilization I, covering exam format, revolutionary events, early national politics, and major historiographical interpretations.

On the HIST 135 Unit II Exam, the short essay length requirement is 3 to 4 bluebook sides, while the long essay requirement is a minimum of __________ bluebook sides.

4-5

In the HIST 135 Unit II Category One essay prompt 3, students are asked to discuss Thomas Jefferson as the "__________" based on the article by Joseph Ellis.

American Sphinx

When British soldiers intercepted Paul Revere and William Dawes on their ride to Concord, young doctor __________ escaped capture and carried the alarm to Concord.

Samuel Prescott

During the confrontation just before dawn on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, British regulars killed eight locals and wounded __________ others.

another dozen

During the Boston Massacre in March 1770, five colonists were killed by British soldiers, including __________, a Black man who became the first to die in the attack.

Crispus Attucks

On December 16, 1773, men disguised as Indigenous Americans boarded three merchant ships at Griffin's Wharf and dumped __________ chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

$$342$$

Following the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act asserting its full power and authority to bind the American colonies "__________."

In all cases whatsoever

Lawyer John Adams observed that the street protests organized by the __________ were changing the political landscape by impregnating the minds of the people with sentiments of liberty.

Sons of Liberty

At the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763, King George III prohibited colonists from crossing the __________ to prevent further conflict with Indigenous Americans.

Appalachian Mountains

In the early republic's economic debates, Alexander Hamilton promoted federal commercial power and manufacturing, whereas Thomas Jefferson championed pastoralism and __________ constructionism of the Constitution.

strict

In response to the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison secretly drafted the __________, asserting that states had the right to nullify unconstitutional federal laws.

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

In a 1792 letter to George Washington calculating his plantation profits, Thomas Jefferson calculated that he made an annual profit of __________ on the birth of enslaved Black children.

$$4\%$$

In his 1953 published edition of Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, historian __________ deliberately omitted evidence showing that young enslaved boys were whipped in the Monticello nailery.

Edwin Betts

In 1819, Thomas Jefferson refused a bequest of nearly $20,000$ left by Polish nobleman and Revolutionary War hero __________, which had been designated to emancipate and establish Jefferson's enslaved people.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

In 1775, Daniel Boone was hired by Richard Henderson of the __________ to clear a road through the Cumberland Gap and establish Boonesborough.

Transylvania Company

After being taken prisoner by the Shawnees in 1778, Daniel Boone was adopted by Chief Blackfish and given the Shawnee name __________, meaning Big Turtle.

Sheltowee

In 1800, Spanish authorities in the lower Missouri Valley appointed Daniel Boone to the judicial post of __________, giving him authority over civil and criminal matters.

syndic

In 1811, Portsmouth attorney Estwick Evans attacked Federalists in the New Hampshire Gazette using the classical pseudonym __________.

Junius Brutus

In December 1824, New Hampshire lawmaker Estwick Evans temporarily abandoned his legal practice and sailed to __________ to participate in that nation's war for independence.

Greece

According to historian Linda Kerber, revolutionary-era women integrated domesticity and politics by serving as "__________," instilling civic virtue and republican ideology into the nation's children.

republican mothers

Historical analysis of women's political demonstrations traces an ideological evolution where American women shifted from the role of a "deferential citizen" into that of a "__________."

Female Advocate

During the constitutional ratification debate, Federalists argued that large electoral districts would successfully ensure that government was led by "__________" possessing superior talent and virtue.

natural aristocrats

In 1788, the state of __________ rejected a representative convention and instead held a direct popular referendum, defeating the proposed United States Constitution by a vote of 2,711 to 239.

Rhode Island

Historian Joseph Ellis highlights that the foundational creed of Thomas Jefferson's political vision in the Declaration of Independence is concentrated into a single sentence of __________ words.

$$35$$

Joseph Ellis identifies President __________ as the late-20th-century leader who most effectively adopted Jeffersonian rhetoric regarding minimal government and individual freedom.

Ronald Reagan

In his 1909 study of colonial New York, Progressive historian Carl L. Becker described the American Revolution as a dual conflict involving the question of home rule and the question of __________.

who should rule at home

In The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (1967), historian __________ asserted that the Revolution was primarily an intellectual movement driven by a deep fear of English political conspiracy and corruption.

Bernard Bailyn

In The American Tory (1961), historian William H. Nelson used negative reference group theory to argue that American Loyalists were primarily isolated "__________" seeking imperial protection.

cultural minorities

New Left historian Jesse Lemisch analyzed the American Revolution from the "bottom up," emphasizing ordinary colonial sailors' intense resistance to the British practice of __________.

impressment

In the early 1760s, Boston shoemaker George Robert Twelves Hewes exemplified traditional colonial deference during an intimidating New Year's Day visit to the sitting room of merchant __________.

John Hancock

On January 25, 1774, Boston shoemaker George Robert Twelves Hewes suffered a fractured skull when he intervened to defend a child from being struck by the cane of customs officer __________.

John Malcolm

During the Boston Tea Party of 1773, division commander Lendell Pitts appointed shoemaker George Robert Twelves Hewes to the rank of __________, ordering him to procure hatch keys and candles from the ship's captain.

boatswain