Xavi History Ch 2

Name and explain the three elements of the Mercantile Theory

____ was to restrict commerce to and from the colonies to English vessels and ports

When the colonies resorted to printing currency the British Parliament responded with the ____ which restrained the colonies from printing paper money

When the colonies didn’t have to support a professional army, we call this…

_____ was a tax on certain items to support military protection

Explain why and when the colonists cried, “No taxation without representation,” in truth they didn’t want direct representation

What two actions did the colonists take for the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act?

______ is a tax that is allocated to certain projects

During the Boston Massacre one of the first to die was ____ a runaway mulatto slave and leader of the mob

The defense attorney for the British soldiers was _____

______ organized local committees of correspondence and was the “Father of the Revolution.”

_______ had 17 million pounds of unsold tea from all the boycotts and was facing bankruptcy

The most important action of the Second Continental Congress was to select ____ to lead military operations

The colonists captured two British garrisons in upstate New York, ______ and ______ under the command of _______ and _______

In July 1775, the Continental Congress passed the _____ which professed _____ and ______

With the colonists two prong invasion of Canada they erroneously believed ________ and _______; however, this attack contradicted the claim _________

In early 1776, the colonists still did not want independence for three reasons, what were they?

_______ made a memorable motion on June 7, 1776 that, “the United Colonies ought to be free..”

______ were loyal to the king of England

_____ were American rebels

The two parties in the English Parliament were ____ which was unfavorable to the colonies and ____ which were favorable to the colonies

Washington counter attacks Christmas night and captures 1,000 Hessian soldiers in ____ and scores another victory several days later in _____

______ rank high among decisive battels in American History

The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive military order called _____ which was denounced for aristocratic pretensions

_____ formed the first world’s antislavery society

_____ was the idea that women were special keepers of the nation’s youth

Virginia was one of the first states to divorce state and church with the passage of the …

Many state capitals were moved from seaboard locations to the interior of the state: Why?

What were the three very important issues the Land Ordinance of 1785/87 had to deal with?

In the election of 1800, Adams attacked Jefferson’s personal character which included…

John Adams support came from…

Thomas Jefferson support came from…

Thomas Jefferson came to Washington to implement the following policies…

____ defined criticism of the US government as criminal libel

What were the three reasons why Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory?

What were the three reasons that nourished the new wave of democracy from 1824 to1848?