United States History and Government
Quarterly Exam #1 Review Sheet
#1 UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY
How has geography influenced the course of US History?
Location of English settlements in North America?
How was the economy of New England impacted by its location?
Case Study: Plymouth, 1620
How was economy of the South impacted by its location?
Case Study: Jamestown 1607
Identify the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the Revolutionary War?
Role of River systems:
Case Study: the Mississippi River
#2 EVOLUTION of THE AMERICAN CHARACTER
SLAVERY:
Colonial trade routes and triangle trade; Once again... Slavery in the colonies - concentrated in areas suitable for large plantations
GOVERNMENT: An evolutionary process to self government
Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights - placed limits on the powers of the government
Steps toward Self government:
The Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Virginia House of Burgesses
Important Thinkers of the Enlightenment
John Locke’s social contract theory of government?
#3 PRE REVOLUTIONARY BRITISH POLICY
Salutary neglect
Mercantilism
Albany Plan of Union (1754) Pro/Cons
Imperial Tax Policy 1763 to 1776 - “No taxation without representation,” the consent of the governed
Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776
Declaration of Independence used the phrase “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Click Here: To Review the steps toward independence
#4 ARTICLES of CONFEDERATION
Articles of Confederation (Strengths and Weakness)
Shays Rebellion of 1786
We can't control control our own people...time to call a convention and fix the Articles!
Success of the Articles
The Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787
#5 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
The Constitutional Convention (Simon Starr)
Why was called? Where was it held? Who showed up? What id they accomplish?
Compromises at the Constitutional Convention (What were they?)
REVIEW CONFEDERATION TO CONSTITUTION
# 6 RATIFICATION of the NEW CONSTITUTION
Review the Ratification Process
Federalists vs Anti Federalist
Importance of each group and the influence of the The Federalist Papers
#6 THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
Federalism
This will be the most missed question on the exam!
Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers
Making sure the new government doesn't have concentrated power in one branch
Flexibility of the Constitution
Amendment process (Bill of Rights) Elastic Clause and Judicial Review
Loose vs Strict interpretation of the Constitution
CASE STUDIES: Bank of the US (1791) and Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Unwritten Constitution
Practices and traditions that evolved over time
PLEASE NOTE: Big Picture content on Presidential Policy makes for some great essay material!!!!
THE NEW NATION
The Presidency of George Washington Washington Precedents Exemplar.pdf
Alexander Hamilton financial plan (B.E.T)
Washington uses his cabinet to promote economic policy
George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion
Washington uses his power to make sure the laws are faithfully executed
George Washington Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) and Farewell Address, 1796
The Presidency of John Adams
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)
Potential war with France leads to a violation of the first amendment
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798)
States claim the right to declare federal law " null and void"
The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
The Purchase of Louisiana (1803)
TJ loosely interprets his treaty making powers to secure the best land deal ever!
Marbury v. Madison and Judicial Review (1803)
See notes: Flexibility of the Constitution
The Embargo Act (1807)
Jefferson promotes American neutrality, crushes the American economy
The Presidency of James Madison
James Madison and the The War of 1812
Debate over the War of 1812; The Hartford Convention
The Presidency of James Monroe
The Era of Good Feelings?
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