American history homework help

HISTORY 201-AF       [Thursday, April 09, 2020, 12Noon Sharp]

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These Exam Questions Are Strictly From the Textbook, Lecture Outlines, and Class Lectures Only.  Carefully Spell and Type Your Answers!  Each Question (65) Is Worth Two (2) Points = 130 Total Points!!!  

 

Chapters 4 – 10 Identifications

 

1. 01. What was the theory that all British subjects were represented in Parliament,

whether they had elected representatives in that body or not?  American colonists

rejected this theory.

 

2. 02. What was the theory that American colonists argued in representation had regarding

the right to govern and tax the colonists?

 

3. 03. What was the 1754–63 conflict between Britain and France that ended with British

domination of North America, though its high expense laid the foundation for conflict

that would lead to the American Revolution?

 

4. What was the common appellation for the North American component of the

aforementioned (#03) (1756-1763) conflict between Britain and France?

 

5. What term describes a legislature with two houses or chambers?

 

6. What term was used to describe the association of states under the first American

constitution, and constituted only a weak political bond?

 

7. What term referred to a community’s armed force, made up primarily of ordinary

citizens rather than professional soldiers?

 

8. Colonists employed what the two (2) principal strategies of boycotts?

 

1.                                   b)   

 

10. 10. What was the September 1774 gathering of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to

discuss the crisis precipitated by the Coercive Acts, resulting in a declaration of

rights and an agreement to impose a limited boycott of trade with Britain?

 

11. From our class lectures, What word is defined as being unable to be taken away

from or given away by the possessor?

 

12. 12. What document containing philosophical principles and a list of grievances

that declared separation from Britain was adopted by the Second Continental

Congress on July 4, 1776, ending a period of intense debate with moderates

still hoping to reconcile with Britain?

 

13. 13. What was a multistage battle in New York that ended with the decisive defeat

and surrender of British General John Burgoyne on October 17, 1777,

whereupon France was convinced by this victory to throw its official support

to the Americans?

 

14. 14. What legislative body governed the United States from May 1775 through the

Revolutionary War’s duration, establishing an army, creating its own money,

and declaring independence once all hope for a peaceful reconciliation with

Britain was gone?

 

15. 15. What October 1781 battle sealed American victory in the Revolutionary War.

whereby American troops and a French fleet trapped the British army under

the command of General Charles Cornwallis in Virginia.

 

16. 16. What agreement on September 3, 1783, ended the Revolutionary War,

acknowledging America’s independence, setting its boundaries, and

promising the quick withdrawal of British troops from American soil?

However, it failed to recognize Indians as players in the conflict.

 

17. 17. What appellation was attached to colonists who remained loyal to Britain

during the Revolutionary War, probably numbering around 1/5 of the

population in 1776?

 

18. 18. What was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that laid out the

case for independence, whereupon, Paine rejected monarchy, advocating its

replacement with republican government based on the consent of the

people?  The pamphlet influenced public opinion throughout the colonies.