US History

Building a Republic What did John Adams say in his ?Thoughts on Government? ? John adams had published this to explain how he wanted to share his thoughts on how the government could change. He used the British Whig theory of mixed government. The purpose of this is for him to distribute power and to preserve liberty. He insisted on separate institutions like legislature and executive and judiciary. He also presented that there be an elected governor with veto power and an appointed judiciary. What was the impact of Shays?s Rebellion? The impact of Shays?s Rebellion was caused because of the aftermath of the war the government increasing the taxes and people not being able to pay

Colonial crisis ? What did John Dickinson?s ?Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania? urge? The letter had circulated and had caused an early call to resistance. It urged the colonists to be against parliamentary taxes and to remember their ancestors and posterity. ? What was the Quebec Act and the colonial reaction to it? This Act allowed Roman Catholic practice allowed in Quebec. 2. ?What was the French and Indian War?? ?How did it set the stage for the coming of the Revolution? Do you think that the Stamp Act and Townshend Act were justifiable? ?What, after all, was the English Parliament attempting to go through such enactments? Why did Adams rebel against them?? Why was the Boston Tea Party such a powerful symbol? The French and Indian

Colonial Slavery ? What happened to the social mobility of Africans in the 1660s? It ended in 1660?s, because of the collapse of the tobacco boom and the increase of power by the elite. ? What was the difference between slavery in Virginia and Maryland compared to the West Indies? The west Indies was known for sugar plantation and it was growing. Slavery in the west Indies wa relentless exploitation. There was violence in the mainland owners got away with killing their slaves. The virginia and maryland slaves were still better than the Indies because sugar and rice were ?killer crops? unlike the West Indies tobacco. 2. What effects did the sudden growth of the slave trade in the seventeenth century have on

The Expansion of British North America ? What was Nathaniel Bacon?s ?Manifesto and Declaration of the People.? pg59 It was a declaration that asked for the removal of Indians and also an end to the rule of wealthy planters. Which caused his army to burn down Jamestown and stole the plantations of Berkeley?s allies as stated in the book. ? Why did the Scots-Irish immigrated to British North America? The Irish Test Act of 1704 restricted voting and officeholding to members of the Church of England. The English mercantilist regulations placed heavy taxes making America seem great place to move to. After a letter mailed to them by Rev. Baptist Boyd telling them about how America is a good land and how all that a man works for is his own.

Colonizing the New World ? What was the role of Christianity in traditional society? The role of Christianity was growing in the society. It became Rome?s official religion. The Roman Catholic Church was the great unifying religion in western Europe. Temples were made into churches. Animist practices was replaced by Christian ritual. ? What were ?encomiendas? ? They are like grants that were given to conquistadors by the crown and they can claim tribute in labor and goods from Indian communities. Later it says that the grants were divided again and that the value of this grants were greatly increased by the discovery of gold and silver deposits in Mexico and the Andes.