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Saaim Khan 9-13-2016 Study Guide for Chapter 6 Creating the Constitution Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. (2 pts each) Articles of Confederation- It was the nation?s first constitution and it gave the state government more power than the national government. Constitutional Convention- A convention conducted in Philadelphia 1787, to tackle the question of how a more effective government should be structured. It was run by George Washington the man who wasn?t supposed to be king. Northwest Ordinance- A land policy that established rules for the creation of states in the West. It illustrated the steps required for a territory to achieve statehood.

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69 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 5 The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763-1783 5.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) For American colonists, the postwar years following the conclusion of the Seven Years' War could be characterized best as A) hostile toward the British. B) a time of optimism about the future. C) apathetic about colonial-British relations. D) eager for independence from Great Britain. E) trying to rebuild. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 108 [Conceptual] 2) On the eve of the American Revolution, approximately ________ million people were living in the thirteen colonies. A) 2.5 B) 3.5 C) 4.5 D) 5 E) 5.2 Answer: A

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69 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 5 The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt, 1763-1783 5.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) For American colonists, the postwar years following the conclusion of the Seven Years' War could be characterized best as A) hostile toward the British. B) a time of optimism about the future. C) apathetic about colonial-British relations. D) eager for independence from Great Britain. E) trying to rebuild. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 108 [Conceptual] 2) On the eve of the American Revolution, approximately ________ million people were living in the thirteen colonies. A) 2.5 B) 3.5 C) 4.5 D) 5 E) 5.2 Answer: A

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Chapter Five The America Revolution Multiple Choice Questions 1. In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists A. made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. B. were deeply divided about what they were fighting for. C. believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army. Ans: B Page: 118 2. Published in January 1776, Common Sense was written by A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Tom Paine. C. James Madison. Ben Franklin. James Otis. Ans: B Page: 118 3. The author of Common Sense A. sought to concentrate colonial anger on unpopular parliamentary measures.

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Chapter Four The Empire in Transition Multiple Choice Questions 1. In the years after the Glorious Revolution, political power in England increasingly shifted toward A. the monarchy. B. Parliament. C. the citizens. the Anglican Church. the colonial governors. Ans: B Page: 94 2. During the first half of the eighteenth century, England?s administration of the colonies A. was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. B. began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. C. sought new means to tax American merchants. was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. was loose, decentralized, and inefficient. Ans: E Page: 94 3. During the first half of the eighteenth century, royal officials in America

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Jay?s Treaty On the sea frontier, the British were eager to starve out the French West Indies, and naturally? expected the Americans to defend them. The commanders of the Royal Navy seized about 300 American merchant? ships, and forced many seamen into service on British vessels, and threw thousands of others into foul dungeons.? Jeffersonians argued that Americans should go into war with the British, while Hamilton saw it as a great threat to? his policies. Washington decided to send Chief Justice John Jay to London in 1794, to prevent war. Jeffersonians? were enraged that such a renowned federalist had been sent, and more so when he arrived back with his treaty.? Hamilton, fearful of war with Britain, secretly supplied the British with the details of America?s bargaining?

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Alondra Guzman Pd.2/AP US History 9.28.12 The American & British Views The French and Indian War, was a prerevolutionary extension of the Seven Years War that seized Europe from 1756 until 1763. It was known as the bloodiest American war in the 18th century and took more lives than the American Revolution. The war was the consequence of an imperial struggle, wealth and the clash between the French and English over the colonial territory. This war was seen as the product of the center of rivalry between the British and the French colonists. The American and the British had very distinct views regarding the results on the French and Indian war.

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Chapter 19 A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon The American Revolution Reorganization, Resistance, and Rebellion Britain?s victory in the Seven Years? War ? allowed them to raise and enforce old taxes onto colonists which obviously angered them 50% of adult male population can vote Indirect political representation in England colonists had no say in what was done to them. Pissed them off. ?No taxation without representation? Boston Tea Party ? colonists threw tea into the harbor to symbolize their want for less taxation War for Independence Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 ? created an outcry for a revolution Declaration of Independence, 1776 July 4th and became an enlightened document that the French loved and used in their writings

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Ryan Cruse Chapter 1: New World Beginnings *Identify and state the historical significance of the following: 1.) Christopher Columbus: Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who led four expeditions ? sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain ? across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a faster route to Asia. Instead, finding the Americas (unknowingly), he established a permanent settlement on the island of Hispaniola. His endeavors sparked a European interest in the New World and began the Age of Exploration.

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