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These are all taken from Tindall and Shi, chapters 5, 6 and 7.  AND ALSO REMEMBER, as we emphasized last week: when you take the test online, you ARE ALLOWED to have the notes you take based on this study guide with you.  You can use them when you take the test; you definitely want to have them in front of you. So put a lot into working on this study guide; it will help you on the tests.

What important advantages did Great Britain have as the American Revolution began? -

What parts of the US did the British control consistently throughout the revolution?

What kind of relationship did the British have with American slaves during the revolution?

Why did General Washington decide to take such serious risks in engaging the British at Trenton and Princeton?

What position did most Native American tribes take during the American revolution?  Did they ally themselves with either side?

Besides the British, what other things did George Washington fear as dangers to his army--especially by the 1777-l778 period?

What were the most important effects of the Battle of Saratoga?  (note:  more than one answer here).

How much did the Tories (sometimes called Loyalists) help the British?

Why did Spain enter the revolutionary war?

What were the most important results of the American revolution, when considering things such as the growth of voting rights and what some call the “social revolution”?  For example, what rights did women gain from the revolution?

What was the main issue in Shays’ Rebellion?  In other words, why was there a rebellion?  What were people angry about?

What were the most important problems America faced under the government of the Articles of Confederation?  What for example were some of the most divisive issues in state politics in those years--and were the Articles helping to deal with them?  Why did people fear the Articles were not working?  What were its most important weaknesses?

In the 1780s, what kinds of things did the influential Robert Morris want to do to strengthen the national government?

What did the new American constitution say about the American slave trade?

What did the new constitution say about the Supreme Court and how it would be constituted?

In his “Report on the Public Credit”, what were the most important proposals made by Alexander Hamilton?

What were the most important results that came out of the debate over the Assumption Bill?

What was the first great debate that arose in the nation that really came about over how to interpret the constitution?

Why was the Pinckney Treaty of 1795 so important?  What did it do?  (note-more than one answer here)

What were the most important points President Washington made in his Farewell Address?

What were the most important accomplishments of the presidency of John Adams?

By 1800, American politics saw deep divisions.  Who were the most important politicians leading the Democratical-Republicans, and who were the most important figures leading the Federalists?

What actions did President Jefferson take concerning the Barbary Pirates?

During the Jefferson administration, what did the US do concerning the international slave trade?

What factors helped revive the Federalist Party after 1805?

How effective was Jefferson’s Embargo Act, and what happened to it?

Why did support for the war of 1812 come primarily from the south and west?

What was the Hartford Conventions, and what important effects did it have?

What were the most important results of the war of 1812?  What effect did it have on America and American politics?

Be able to identify:

Benedict Arnold

Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Battle of Charleston, SC

Newburgh Conspiracy

James Madison

The Federalist

Whiskey Rebellion

The Bill of Rights

The 10th amendment to the constitution

Jay’s Treaty

“revolution of 1800”

12th amendment

John Randolph

Essex Junto

Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark

Embargo Act

the battle of Tippecanoe and why it was important

Discussion 2.1

Describe the opposing attitudes toward Great Britain that colonists held prior to and during the Revolutionary War.

• The colonist were fine with Great Britain (GB) at first.

• When GB decided they wanted to regulate the colonies more tightly, colonist started getting angry.

• "With the Sugar Act, Parliament, for the first time, adopted a policy designed to raise revenues from the colonies and not merely to regulate trade with other nations. Colonists claimed that the Sugar Act taxed them without their consent,since they had no elected representatives in Parliament."

• As GB started showing their hand more and more, colonist started to separate into groups those who wanted equality and independence, those who still believe GB is mom, and those who don't pick a side.

• "During and after the Revolution,their property was confiscated, and many Loyalists were assaulted, brutalized,and executed by Patriots (and vice versa)."

• After the war, many Loyalist left America for other places and the Patriots got the independence they wanted.

• "Before the Revolution, Americans tolerated religious dissent; after the Revolution, Americans insisted on complete freedom of religion as embodied in the principle of separation of church and state."

How did different social groups respond?What factors influenced their decisions to support the patriots, support the British, or remain neutral?

• The Quakers, who were pacifists, remained neutral.

• The working class side with the Patriots inspired by the thoughts of equality and independence.

• Runaway slaves fought for the British because they promised freedom.

• Freed slaves fought with the Patriots, interested in spreading the ideas of liberty.

• Native Americans fought with the Loyalist because they thought the British would respect their land request.

• Intellectuals interested in liberty, freedom and reason choose to side with the Patriots.

• Rich slave owners depended on the British to buy their goods so the sided with the Loyalist.

• "Among the refugees who resettled in Canada were 3,500 former slaves who had been given their freedom in exchange for joining the British army. Some 2,000 freed blacks opted to go to Sierra Leone, where British abolitionists helped them create an experimental colony called Freetown."