Apush Financial Plan Popular Sovereignty – Flashcards
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Founding of Jamestown. (page 28)
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Founded on May 24, 1607 by English colonists.
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Motivations for Puritans to migrate, even beyond religious reasons. (page 43) *Paraphrased from Oliver's quizlet*
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They wanted to be pure. Also wanted to die as English men and women.
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Chracteristics slave system in 1700s British North America. *Paraphrased from Oliver's quizlet*
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Slave life was hard and brutal. In Chesapeake region it was easier because they planted tobacco which was less demanded.
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Response of different regions and socioeconomic groups to Great Awakening. (page 90-91)
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During the 1730s a religious revival swept colonies. Some sinners professed conversion. Old Lights were skeptical of it while New Lights defended it. Congregationalists and Presbyterians argued while Baptists, Methodists, and others were for it.
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Characteristics of Quakers and colonial Pennsylvania. (page 54)
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Group of dissenters that were offensive to religious and civil authorities. They built their own meeting houses and had their meetings without a paid clergy.
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Characteristics of communities in New England. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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The birthrate was high and people had a long life expectancy. Society had small ethnicity but was closely knit. Land distribution was taken care by proprietors. Kids went to elementary school. Economy focused on shipbuilding, fishing, and commerce.
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Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. (page 46-47)
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Hutchinson stated that a holy life was no sure sign of salvation and that truly saved people dont need to obey the law of God or man (antinomianism). Williams denied the authority of government to regulate religious behavior. Also said that the Bay Colony's charter was expropriating Indian's land without fair compensation.
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Mercantilism and its impact on colonies.(page 119)
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Wealth is power and a country's economic wealth is measured in silver or gold. Needed to export more than import. Colonies could supply raw materials to mother country and have a guaranteed market for exports.
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Results of Great Awakening. (page 91)
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Broke down sectional boundaries and it gave a sense that Americans were one, united.
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Virginia's use of tobacco and its impact on the early colonies. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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It was the cash crop in Virginia. It increased the population of blacks. It was being planted everywhere so they expanded westward but it increased Indian attacks.
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Chattel slavery. (page 69)
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Blacks and their children are the property for life of their white masters.
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Salem witchcraft and its underlying causes. (page 73)
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A series of hearings and persecution in search of witches. The cause was when a group of 20 girls claimed to have been bewitched and a witch hunt was ensued.
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Navigation Acts and its purpose. (page 50)
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Series of laws passed in 1651 to regulate colonial shipping. Only English ships could trade in English and colonial ports and all goods being exported would pass through England first.
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Mayflower Compact and its content and significance. (page 44)
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Made by Pilgrims. Agreement to form a crude government and to submit to the laws.
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Maize. (page 8)
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Corn, a staple crop.
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Columbian Exchange. (page 14)
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the transfer of goods, crops, and diseases between New and Old World societies after 1492.
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Encomienda system. (page 16)
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allowed government to commend or give Indians to certain colonists in return for the promise to try to Christianize them.
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Indentured servants. (page 63)
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People who voluntarily became servants for several years in return for freedom.
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Enlightenment. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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Intellectual movement in the 18th century that celebrated human reasoning powers. Emphasized the role of human reasoning. Less emphasis on God's role in ordering worldly affairs.
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Pueblo Revolt. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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An Indian uprising in 1680 caused by Roman Catholic missionaries in their attempt to suppress native religious customs.
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Chesapeake. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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Region in Virginia and Maryland that was distinguished by indentured servants, cash crops, and African slavery. Tobacco was the basis of the economy.
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Puritans. (page 63)
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Wanted to purify the church.
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Messages of Washington's Farewell. (page 195) *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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To avoid European affairs and permanent alliances. Political parties are bad. A 2 term presidency
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine. (page 138)
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One of the most influential pamphlets ever written. Talked about the government and Declaration of Independence. Also ridiculed the king George III.
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Constitutional Convention and its accomplishments. *Paraphrased from Salie's quizlet*
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Established balance of power in three branches of government. Improved form of republicanism, the fairness between big and small states. Bill of Rights. Popular sovereignty was established
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Republican motherhood. (page 179)
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Women played an important role in guiding family members toward republican virtue.
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Stamp Act and its cause and effect. (page 120) q
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Tax on stamps. The cause was to support military forces. The effect was that Americans are were angry to pay another tax and at such a high price.
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Shay's Rebellion. (page 168)
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An uprising in 1786, led by Captain Daniel Shays, where debtors demanded that the state issue paper money, lighten taxes, and suspend property takeovers.
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Treaty of Paris and its provisions. (page 155)
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British recognized the United State's independence and gave boundaries as well. In return America would yield important concessions, not persecute Loyalists, and recommend that Loyalist's confiscated property be given back.
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Northwest Ordinance 1787. (page 166)
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Created a policy for administering the Northwest Territories. Was a path to statehood and forbade the expansion of slavery in territories.
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Hamilton's Financial Plan and its parts that were accepted and rejected. (page 184-185)
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He was going to borrow money but he thought that in the long run he'd make more money than he ever borrowed. All parts were accepted. 1) pay the debt 2) national bank of US 3) tariff 4) excise tax on home goods 5) states owed England's debt
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Great Compromise. (page 171)
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Reviewed the New Jersey and Virginia Plans and gave states proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate.
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3/5 Compromise. (page 172)
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Each slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person. It granted disproportionate political power to southern slave states.
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Elastic clause. (U.S. Constitution. Article 1, Section 8)
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Gave congress the power to pass any laws necessary.
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Whiskey Rebellion. (page 187)
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Uprising of whiskey distillers in Pennsylvania in opposition to an excise tax on whiskey. Washington stopped the rebellion by removing militia from several states.
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Rise of political parties and connection to democracy. *Answer from Salie's quizlet*
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- Federalists: 1. Led by merchants and bankers living primarily in Northern cities 2. Favored a strong central government 3. Interpreted the Constitution loosely - "Implied powers" 4. Generally Pro-England 5. Favored Hamilton's financial policies ( Support Bank of U.S) 6. Vision of U.S: Trade center, industry and self-sufficient - Democratic Republicans 1. Led by farmers and wage earners living primarily in South and West 2. Favored a strong state government 3. Interpreted the Constitution strictly - "Enumerated powers" 4. Generally Pro-France 5. Opposed Hamilton's financial policies ( Against Bank of U.S) 6. Vision of U.S: agriculture society, little trade and industry
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Evaluate the extent to which trans-Atlantic interactions from 1600-1763 contributed to maintaining continuity as well as fostering change in the labor systems in the British North American colonies *Answer from Salie's quizlet*
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-First form of contact came between first colonists and Native Americans -When people realized profit could be made, more settlers came over as well as indentured servants (head-right system). -Native Americans dying from disease, so indentured servants became better source of labor - Tobacco cultivation increased demand for slaves -Trans-Atlantic Trade brought slaves from Africa - Black slaves became prominent source of labor after Bacon's Rebellion (1676).
