Exam 2 Study Guide U.S. History to 1877 | HIST 2010, Study notes of World History

Download Exam 2 Study Guide U.S. History to 1877 | HIST 2010 and more Study notes World History in PDF only on Docsity! HIST 2010 Study Guide EXAM 2 1. Second Continental Congress-1. Raise an army. 2. Need to have something written, to get in contact with the King. Bunker Hill-Americans lose because they ran out of ammo. 2. Common Sense- Jan 1776. Thomas Pain, author. Most effective piece of propaganda against the monarch. Easy language for American’s to read. 3. Declaration of Independence- What was the authority for asserting that all men are equal? 4. Declaration of Independence-What were the inalienable rights? Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness. 5. Declaration of Independence-What justified the revolution? The men had been elected to write the Declaration. 6. American Strategy – Revolutionary War-Knew the homeland. Militia Warfare. 7. British Campaigns in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania-Play to the strength of the loyalists. Isolate the northern colonies. Take control of the Hudson. 8. Washington in New Jersey- Washington leads the troops to fight. Americans run, British win. Cross the Delaware, surprise attack on the British (Americans Win). 9. Saratoga-Burgoyne (British officer). Gates (American Officer). Benedict Arnold (Gates Assistant). The first day of battle the British seemed to win. But the Americans would defeat Burgoyne, he surrenders. First decisive win for Americans. 10. Allies of America in the Revolutionary War-France, Spain, Netherlands. The league of Armed Neutrality-7 nations. They protected the Americans ships if attacked at sea. 11. Cherokee-Formed a collation with the British. Were to attack the Americans at the Battle of Long Island Flats. 12. Kings’s Mountain- surround Ferguson. Makes mad dash down the mountain. Gets killed. The rest of this troop are captured and surrendered. 13. Yorktown-trapped the British. The Americans lay siege to Yorktown. 14. Treaty of Paris 1873-marks the end of the war. Meet with other nations. Americans become recongnized. Colonies will be called states. 15. Articles of Confederation- There was no Executive branch, it could not tax. 16. State Constitutions- republicanism-gov. by the authority of the people. Balance of power, bill of rights. Suffrage limited. Slavery issue-northern states, emancipation laws. Vermont-slavery illegal. Penn-abolishes slavery. 17. Northwest Ordinances 1785, 1787- 5000 men to be a territory, 60,000 inhabitance, they have a gov. but can’t vote in laws. Slavery prohibited in northwest territory. Jay-Gardoqui Treaty-better access to the river. After 25 years they will consider lowering barter. 18. Shay’s Rebellion-mass. In debt raising taxes on small farmers. Shay organizes farmers, they start burning court house, to get ride of their records. 19. The Great Compromise-2 senators per state. 20. 3/5’s clause- every slave counted at 3/5th of a person. To allow the southern states to have the same person count as the northern states. 21. International Slave Trade-After 20 years there would be a ban of international slave trade. 22. Article 1, Sect. 1,8-legislatice powers will be controlled by congress. What the legislative branch can do. 23. Article II, Sect. 2,3. President and vice president. Recess appointments. 24. Article III, Sect. 1,2-federal courts, trial by jury. 25. Federalist Papers- published to get more Americans to want the constitution. That is was going to be a good gov. they explained why the articles of confederation didn’t work. 26. The Bill of Rights-was included to have basic rights for all people. 27. Amendment I-freedom of speech, religion, and press. 28. Amendment II-right to bear arms. 29. Amendment V- right to a fair trial. Innocent until proven guilty. 30. Hamilton’s Economic Program-The Bank of the United States. Revote every 10 years to see if bank is needed. 31. Loose vs. Strict Interpretation-if it is not specified then it is not what the founding fathers wanted. 32. Whiskey Rebellion-tax on whiskey. G.W. wanted to establish authority, lead a group of men to en the rebellion. 33. French Revolution-washington tried to remain independent, jay’s treaty, mixed support. 34. Development of Political Parties- Hamilton-Federalists. Northern merchants, small business owners n the north. Loosely interoperated the constitution. Thomas Jefferson-Republican. They supported the whiskey rebellion. Supported France. Strict interpretation. Southern, Western farmers. 35. Washington’s Farewell Address-1. Keep unity of government. 2. Avoid foreign promises, and alliances. 36. 1796 Election-John Adams is elected president. 37. XYZ affair-2 federalists, 1 republican show up at the French gov. 38. Alien and Sedition Acts-Was to repress the republicans. Alien Act- gives president power to arrest and deport any illegal alien. Sedition Act- illegal to criticize government. 39. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions 40. The Issue of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions-They declare the laws unconstitutional. Nullifying the laws. 41. Election of 1800-jefferson wins because of the tie in electoral votes. The house of representatives votes Jefferson in to presidency. 42. Jefferson stood for?-A small government, A non-intrusive government, A government that honored individual freedoms. 43. “Midnight Judges”-midnight hour appointments. They did everything in their power to keep power in the republicans. 44. Marbury v Madison- gave Supreme Court judicial review. 45. Louisiana Purchase- doubled the size of the US. Peaceful equitation. Red river to Canada down the Mississippi River. 46. Lewis and Clark’s Expedition-Goal-find a way to go by sea (east to west). Had to take smaller boars by land to meet up with the snake river. Then meet up with the