HIS 201 Module 3 Exam Study Guide

the legal status of married women in the United States, which included complete legal and economic dependence on husbands

the releasing if an enslaved person by his or her owner

the United States' first constitution

the releasing of an enslaved person by his or her owner

the system that ensures a balance of power among the branches of government

Congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power.

the system that ensures a balance of power among the branches of government

the United States' first constitution

having a single house (of legislative government)

having a single house (of legislative government)

having two separate houses (of legislative government)

having multiple different houses (of legislative government)

the United States' first constitution

the United States' first passed amendments

the first 10 laws of America

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congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power

congress demanded an obscene amount of respect in which the colonists were not willing to give

the colonists were revolting against the laws

an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades

an armed uprising in South Carolina in response to the laws created by their government in regards to the collection of taxes

an armed uprising of the revolutionary war heroes who felt their work was not appreciated nearly as much as it should have been

the gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787

the meeting of early politicians to conclude on how the laws of the land were to be created

the gathering of all the English statesmen to discuss the creation of the Constitution and the laws that would follow its creation

Philadelphia

Virginia

Jamestown

to amend the Articles of Confederation to form a stronger executive branch of government

to create the United States Constitution

to amend laws previously passed by the rulers of the colonies

Rhode Island

Virginia

Georgia

Roger Sherman's proposal at the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature, with the upper house having equal representation for all states and the lower house having proportional representation

James Madison's idea that all states should have equal representation regardless of their size

the idea proclaimed by the general public that representation within the government should be equal for all groups and not in favor of one over the other

the agreement at the constitutional convention that three out of every five enslaved persons would be counted when determining a state's population for purposes of representation

the agreement at the meeting of the statesmen that three of every five enslaved persons shall be counted when determining a states population

the agreement at the constitutional convention that three out of every five slaves was to represent a single person when determining a state's population

the mechanism by which electors, based on the number of representatives from each state, choose the president

the way in which the president was voted for in the 1700s

the people chosen from each state to decide for their state who the president would be

those who supported the 1787 Constitution and a strong central government; these advocates of the new national government formed the ruling political party in the 1790s

advocates of limited government who were troubled by the expansive domestic policies of Washington’s administration and opposed the Federalists

military men who were prepared to fight off any attackers of the British republic

an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Popularly acclaimed the "father of the constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights

an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

an American founding father, military officer and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797

an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

Henry Knox

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

Henry Knox

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Henry Knox

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Edmund Jennings Randolph

Henry Knox

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee individual rights

the amendments within the US Constitution

a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington.

advocates of limited government who were troubled by the expansive domestic policies of Washington's administration and opposed the Federalists

the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans with the election of 1800

those who supported the 1787 Constitution and a strong central government; these advocates of the new national government formed the ruling political party in the 1790s

the controversy over the French representative who tried to involve the United States in France's war against Great Britain

a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington

the French attempt to extract a bribe from the United States during the Quasi-War of 1798–1800

the practice of capturing sailors and forcing them into military service

a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington.

the French attempt to extract a bribe from the United States during the Quasi-War of 1798–1800

a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution

an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting inter tribal unity.

a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington.

the controversy over the French representative who tried to involve the United States in France’s war against Great Britain

the French attempt to extract a bribe from the United States during the Quasi-War of 1798–1800

an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.

an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797

an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". He observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 during the War of 1812.

the French attempt to extract a bribe from the United States during the Quasi-War of 1798–1800

the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans with the election of 1800

the U.S. purchase of the large territory of Louisiana from France in 1803

tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limited speech critical of the government

the practice of capturing sailors and forcing them into military service

the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans with the election of 1800

the peaceful transfer of power from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans with the election of 1800

the landmark 1803 case establishing the Supreme Court’s powers of judicial review, specifically the power to review and possibly nullify actions of Congress and the president

the U.S. purchase of the large territory of Louisiana from France in 1803