Study Guide – History 101 – Learning Module 1

 

Study Guide – Information from the two quizzes and the most lectures

1.      Quiz One: One question.

2.      Quiz Two: One question

 

Questions from Lectures: Chapter 5: Bursting the Bonds of Empire – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

3.      What are the three essential components of a revolution?

4.      The concept of Revolutionary Republicanism was based on the ideas of ____________ and ___________ as well as the experiences of _______________ and impact of _________________.

5.      Reread the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence and be able to identify the words that express (1) natural rights; (2) the social contract; and (3) the right to rebel.

6.      What was the major event caused the British government to impose restricitoins on the colonists?

7.      What is the difference between “actual representation” and “virtual representation”?

 

Chapter 5: Bursting the Bonds of Empire - Questions from the Textbook:

Topic: The Climatic Seven Year’s War

  1. What impact did the British Proclamation of 1763 have on investors and individuals of the American colonies?
  2. What was the impact of the Seven Year’s War on American colonies?

Topic:  The Crisis with Britain:

  1. What was the “the most immediately protest” against the Stamp Act?
  2. What impact did the Boston Massacre have on those living in the American colonies?

Topic: On the Brink of Rebellion:

  1. What were the provisions of the Intolerable Acts?
  2. What action by Great Britain caused the call for a meeting of the First Continental Congress in 1774?
  3. Participants in the First Continental Congress focused on three actions.  What did they not consider?
  4. Before the Second Contintenal Congress (May 1775), most colonies created extralegal, revolutionary governments.  What were the specific actions?

Topic: Severing the Colonial Bonds:

  1. Americans borrowed ideas to structure an ideology of revolutionary republicanism.  What was the source they used?
  2.  In the republicn workdview, government power_________________?
  3. What was the political position of the colonial clergy regarding the revolutionary movement against English rule?

Topic: On the Brink of Rebellion:

  1. Who were the major social groups during the Revolution?

Chapter 6: A People of Revolution

Questions from Lectures: Chapter 6: A People in Revolution – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

20.   The Articles of Confederation had three major achievements.  What were these achievements

21.   The legal framework for settlement of the Northwest Territory included an action that has had a long term impact in the United States.  What was the framework?

22.   What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?  Which population group was impacted by this compromise?

Chapter 6: Questions from the Textbook

Topic: The War for American Independence

  1. When and where did the actual fighting in the American Revolution begin?
  2. As head of the Continental Army, George Washington had early military setbacks.  What strategy did he use to defeat the British?
  3. Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress did not have the power to______________
  4. What was the key factor that limited the ability of the Confedration Congress to function?
  5. George Washington was critical of the Continental Congress because it failed to _______________
  6. What complicated the British invasion of the southern states during the American Revolution?
  7. The Treaty of Paris (1783) ended the American Revolution.  What were the British required to do according to this treaty?
  8. What factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolution?

Topic: The Experience of War:

  1. Which deographic group would have been LEAST likely to contribute soldiers to fight against England?
  2. What was the impact of the Revolution on American civilians?
  3. Where did most of the American Loyalists live during the war?
  4. Did American black slaves fight in the American Revolution?  If so, why?  Which side did most choose?

Chapter 7 – Creating a Nation

Questions from Lectures: Chapter 7: Creating a Nation – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

35.   What were the “two founding moments” of the United States? 

36.   Because of its experiences with the British, Americans were fearful of concentration of power in the policies of the federal government.  In reality, the first three presidents (Washington, Adams and Jefferson) made decisions that increased the power of the executive branch.  What were the decisions and/ or actions of each of these presidents?

37.   What approach did the Virginia Plan take with regard to representation in the Congress?  What approach did the New Jersey Plan take?

38.   How did the Great Compromise include slaves as a factor in the number of representatives each state could have in Congress?

39.   The Bill or Rights guarantees personal liberty to American citizens.  What are some of these key rights?  Did the Bill of Rights include a provision for defining citizenship?

40.   Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, during George Washington’s presidency structured and promoted a financial play.  What were his policies and actions?  Were they successful?

41.   What impact did the Sedition Act of 1798 have on the civil liberties of American citizens?

Questions from the Textbook:

Topic: Launching the National Republic

  1. How did Americans view Native Americans in the immediate postwar years?
  2. What caused Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts?
  3. How did the Massachusetts government respond to Shay’s Rebellion?
  4. At the constitutional convention, the Federalists argued that a stronger federal government was necessary to assure to  ________________.
  5. Who shaped economic policy during George Washington’s time as president?
  6. Who did Washington select to be the first Secretary of State?

Topic: Society in the Early American Republic

  1. Which European nation closed the Mississippi River to US shipping?
  2. Where did the majority of free blacks live and work?
  3. By the early 1800’s what was one of the most important southern exports?
  4. Who invented the cotton gin?
  5. What was the typical job of a free black woman living in early American cities?

Questions from Lectures

Study Guide – Information from the two quizzes and the most lectures

·        Quiz One: One question.

·        Quiz Two: One question

Chapter 5: Bursting the Bonds of Empire – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

8.      What are the three essential components of a revolution?

9.      The concept of Revolutionary Republicanism was based on the ideas of ____________ and ___________ as well as the experiences of _______________ and impact of _________________.

10.   Reread the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence and be able to identify the words that express (1) natural rights; (2) the social contract; and (3) the right to rebel.

11.   What was the major event caused the British government to impose restricitoins on the colonists?

12.   What is the difference between “actual representation” and “virtual representation”?

Chapter 6: A People in Revolution – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

23.   The Articles of Confederation had three major achievements.  What were these achievements

24.   The legal framework for settlement of the Northwest Territory included an action that has had a long term impact in the United States.  What was the framework?

25.   What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?  Which population group was impacted by this compromise?

Chapter 7: Creating a Nation – consult your notes and/of the lecture information on “Resources” of the class website. 

42.   What were the “two founding moments” of the United States? 

43.   Because of its experiences with the British, Americans were fearful of concentration of power in the policies of the federal government.  In reality, the first three presidents (Washington, Adams and Jefferson) made decisions that increased the power of the executive branch.  What were the decisions and/ or actions of each of these presidents?

44.   What approach did the Virginia Plan take with regard to representation in the Congress?  What approach did the New Jersey Plan take?

45.   How did the Great Compromise include slaves as a factor in the number of representatives each state could have in Congress?

46.   The Bill or Rights guarantees personal liberty to American citizens.  What are some of these key rights?  Did the Bill of Rights include a provision for defining citizenship?

47.   Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, during George Washington’s presidency structured and promoted a financial play.  What were his policies and actions?  Were they successful?

48.   What impact did the Sedition Act of 1798 have on the civil liberties of American citizens?