The Bare Essentials AP Review PowerPoint

1. The Bare Essentials AP Review PowerPoint

2. In 1620 this became the 1st agreement for self-government in America.Signed by the 41 men who settled Plymouth colony. Mayflower Compact

3. He became the 1st governor of the Massachussetts Bay Colony. Famous for saying: “We shall be as a city upon a hill, and the eyes of all shall be upon us.” John Winthrop

4. 50 acres of land would be given to each colonists who brought others to Virginia, led to the importation of indentured servants and the creation of large plantations. Headright System

5. His discovery of how to successfully grow tobacco & cure it for export saved Virginia in its early years as a colony. He married Pocahontas. John Rolfe

6. When was Jamestown founded? 1607

7. In 1619, this became the 1st legislative body in America. House of Burgesses

8. In 1676, settlers of western Virginia formed an army and marched on Jamestown to protest the unwillingness of Governor Berkley to protect the frontier settlements. Bacon’s Rebellion

9. Puritan preacher during the 1st Great Awakening, whose most famous sermon was “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Jonathan Edwards

10. The Toleration Act was passed in Maryland to protect religious freedom. In what year was it passed? What was the religion of the majority of Marylanders? 1649, Catholic

11. The colonial economy was based on what theory regarding mother nations and trade? mercantilism

12. The trial of this newspaper reporter set the precedent for freedom of speech in the colonies. John Peter Zenger

13. Fought between 1754-1763, this colonial war between Great Britain and France was a turning point in relations between Britain and the 13 colonies. French & Indian War

14. This Ottawa chief united the Indian tribes of the Northwest territory in an uprising in 1763. Pontiac

15. This British tax on legal documents and newspapers led to a successful boycott and a Congress. Colonists objected to the tax because it was an internal tax imposed without allowing them to participate in the decision making. What was it & in what year did it happen? Stamp Act, 1765

16. Philadelphia lawyer who wrote “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania” and the Olive Branch Petition. The only member of the 2nd Continental Congress who did not sign the Declaration of Independence. John Dickenson

17. The Coercive Acts were designed to punish who for what? Massachussetts, Boston Tea Pary

18. Who wrote “The Crisis” and “Common Sense?” Thomas Paine

19. When the British soldiers marched to Lexington and Concord, they were under orders to arrest the leaders of the rebellion in Massachussetts. Who were these two men? John Hancock & Samuel Adams

20. What battle was the turning point of the American Revolution & why? Saratoga,French Alliance

21. The two main accomplishments of the government of the Articles of Confederation were the passage of laws dealing with 1) setting a procedure for the surveying & sale of public lands, and 2) establishing the method through which a territory could become a state. What were theses laws, respectively? Land Ordinance of 1785,Northwest Ordinance 1787

22. Known as the father of the Bill of Rights, he also helped draft the Constitution. George Mason

23. Who wrote the Federalists Papers? (3 names) Alexander Hamiliton, James Madison, John Jay

24. In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania protested Hamilton’s excise tax in the.., Whiskey Rebellion

25. The Federalist Party lost the Presidency and control of Congress in the Election of 1800 due mainly to their passing what legislation? Alien & Sedition Acts

26. The War of 1812 was caused by the _________ of American citizens by the British navy, and the British occupation of _______________ in the _____________. Impressment, forts, Northwest territory

27. Why was Jefferson’s conscience troubled by the Louisiana Purchase? As a strict constructionist, he believed he didn’t have the authority to make the deal.

28. What was Jefferson’s most unpopular action as President, and what region of the country protested this action? Embargo Act, New England

29. Shawnee Indian leader who united the Northwestern tribes. He was killed at eh battle of the Thames in 1813. Tecumseh

30. The Federalist party died out after being branded traitors because of ______________________________. This was part of their protest of __________________________. Hardford Convention War of 1812

31. Name the members of the Great Triumvirate and the regions they represented. Henry Clay, west John C. Calhoun, south Daniel Webster, north

32. Name the four major elections in which the results were contested and settled by Congress, the Supreme Court, or committee. 1800, 1824, 1976, 2000

33. What did Henry Clay’s American System do? Build roads, canals, bridges, schools, libraries.

34. The two most significant transcendentalists in America were… Ralph Waldo EmersonHenry David Thoreau

35. Who wrote each of the following?1. Moby Dick2. Scarlet Letter3. Annabelle Lee4. Rip Van Winkle5. Leaves of Grass6. Leatherstocking Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe Washington Irving Herman Melville Walt Whitman James Fenimore Cooper

36. 19th Century reformer for humane treatment of the mentally ill. Dorothea Dix

37. Anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic feeling that arose in the 1840’s. Let to formation of the __________________ Party Nativism Know Nothing

38. Supreme Court decision that established Judicial review and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who made the ruling. Marbury v. Madison John Marshall

39. In what decade did John L. Sullivan coin the term Manifest Destiny? 1840’s

40. What native American tribe fought the Indian Removal act in the Worcester v. Georgia case? Cherokee

41. During whose Presidency was Texas, Oregon, California & the Mexican Cession added to the United States? James K. Polk

42. The Republican party was created in opposition to what law that led to territorial unrest as Free Soilers battled Pro-slavers? Kansas Nebraska Act

43. Lincoln said this individual and what they wrote started the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin

44. In what decision did the Taney court rule that a slave is property and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional? Dred Scott

45. Name the candidates for the Presidency in 1860 (4 of them) and the parties they represent. Abraham Lincoln – Republican Stephen Douglas – N. Democrats John Breckenridge – S. Democrats John Bell – Constitutional Union

46. This two battles that were won on July 4, 1863 were the turning point of the Civil War. Gettysburg & Vicksburg

47. A Union victory in this battle enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. The deadliest battle in the Civil War. Antietam

48. When was the Homestead Act passed? 1862

49. Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating what law? Tenure of Office Act

50. The 14th Amendment gave African Americans …. citizenship