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PERIOD 3 REVIEW
Brilliant American general who invaded Canada, foiled
Burgoyne’s invasion, then betrayed his country in 1780
Benedict Arnold
Shrewd and calculated American diplomat who forged the
alliance with France and later secured a generous peace
treaty
Benjamin Franklin
The decisive early battle of the Revolution that led to an
alliance with France
Saratoga
A wealthy Virginian of great character and leadership
abilities who served his country without pay
George Washington
The British defeat that led to the end of the war
Yorktown
A radical British immigrant who put an end to American
support of King George
Thomas Paine
Inspired universal awareness of the American Revolution
as a fight for the belief that “all men are created equal”
Declaration of Independence
• Stirred growing colonial support for declaring
independence from Britain
Common Sense
TRUE OR FALSE
• The American Revolution created a substantial, though
not radical, push in the direction of social and political
equality.
True
The movement toward the separation of church and state
in America was greatly accelerated by the disestablishment
of the Anglican church in Virginia.
True
• The Revolutionary ideal of republican motherhood
emphasized the central role of women in raising selfless,
virtuous citizens necessary to sustain self-government
True
Speculation, profiteering, and inflation weakened the
economy and spurred social discontent during the years of
rule under the Articles of Confederation.
True
The greatest failure of the national government, under the
Articles of Confederation, was its inability to deal with the
issue of western lands.
False. Handling the western lands was the greatest and
almost only success of the national government under the
Articles of Confederation
The US Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, was
extremely weak because it had no power to regulate
commerce or impose taxes on the states.
True
The Northwest Ordinance established the western
territories as permanent colonies of the federal
government.
False. The ordinance set up an orderly process by which
territories could become states, with a status equal to the
original thirteen
Shays’s Rebellion significantly strengthened the movement
for a stronger central government by raising fears that the
United States was falling into anarchy and mob rule.
True
• The states sent delegates to Philadelphia in 1787 for the
purpose of discarding the Articles of Confederation and
writing a new Constitution with a strong central
government.
False. The original intent was to simply amend the Articles
of Confederation
The Great Compromise between large and small states
resulted in an House of Representatives based on
population and a Senate with equal representation
True
Group that failed to block the idea of a central government
but did force the promise of a bill of rights
Anti-federalists
Original American governmental charter of 1781 that was
put out of business by the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Young New Yorker who argued for the Constitution even
though he favored an even stronger central government
Alexander Hamilton
True or False
The primary forces threatening American national security
and unity in the 1790’s were the international wars set off
by the French Revolution
True
Hamilton’s basic purpose in all his financial measures was
to strengthen the federal government by building up a
larger national debt.
True
Hamilton financed his large national debt by revenues from
tariffs and excise taxes on products such as whiskey.
True
The first political rebellion against the new United States
government was by frontier whiskey distillers who hated
Hamilton’s excise tax on alcohol.
True
Jefferson and his followers turned against the French
Revolution when it turned radically violent in the Reign of
Terror.
False. Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans still
defended the French Revolution as regrettable but
necessary.
President Washington believed that America was so
powerful that it could afford to remain neutral in the wars
between Britain and France.
False. Washington believed that the United States was so
weak that it had to remain neutral in order to remain
independent.
The Alien laws were a reasonable Federalist attempt to
limit uncontrolled immigration into the United States and
prevent French revolutionaries from weakening American
national security.
False. The Alien Acts were extreme measures that reflected
public fears of foreigners and Federalist political interests.
A protest by poor western farmers that was firmly
suppressed by Washington and Hamilton
Whiskey Rebellion
Body organized by the Judiciary Act of 1789 and first
headed by John Jay
Supreme Court
The second president of the United States, whose
Federalist enemies and political weaknesses undermined
his administration
John Adams
Institution established by Hamilton to create a stable
currency and bitterly opposed by states’ rights advocates
Bank of the United States
General Anthony Wayne’s victory over the Miami Indians
that brought the Ohio territory under American control
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Message telling Americans to avoid unnecessary foreign
entanglements—a reflection of the foreign policy of its
author
Washington’s farewell address
Secret code name for three French agents who attempted
to extract bribes from American diplomats in 1797
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