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7th Grade Social Studies
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History
7th Grade
12/15/2009

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What was the Quartering Act?
Definition
required colonists to feed and house the British
Term
What did the Sons of Liberty set up to defy the British?
Definition
Liberty Tree
Term
What was set up in various colonies to spread information about British actions?
Definition
Committees of Correspondence
Term
Who wrote the pamphlet "The Crisis?
What was the its purpose?
Definition
Thomas Paine
to raise morel of the American troops
Term
Which area of the colonies refused to accept African American s as soldiers?
Definition
South
Term
The governor of which Spanish colony helped the Americans during the Revolution?
Definition
Louisiana colony
Term
Why was the chief argument used by Antifederalists who opposed Constitution?
Definition
no bill of rights
Term
Which amendment guarantees rights such as freedom of religion, speech, and the press?
Definition
1st Amendment
Term
Which political party passed laws to limit immigration and restrict free speech during the troubles with France?
Definition
Federalist
Term
What started the French and Indian War?
Definition
British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands
Term
How much did the British pay the US as a result of the War of 1812?
Definition
Nothing
Term
Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan?
Definition
They wanted to control their own taxes and armies.
Term
Which side seemed to have the advantage at the beginning of the French and Indian War?
Definition
the French
Term
What turned the tide of battle in favor of the British during the French and Indian War?
Definition
William Pit became prime minister
Term
What was the key event that led to the French defeat during the French and Indian War?
Definition
the taking of Quebec
Term
What happened during "Pontiac's War"?
Definition
the leader of the Iota started an attack on the British
Term
How did the colonists view themselves after the French and Indian War?
Definition
the colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britian
Term
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
Definition
to spread information from British actions
Term
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
Definition
colonial anti-British protestors
Term
What was the "shot heard round the world?"
Definition
the first shot of the American Revolution
Term
Why did southern members of Congress agree to Hamilton's plan?
Definition
move a new capital to the south
Term
What did the Sedition Act violate according to Republicans?
Definition
the first amendment
Term
What other issue divided Republicans and Federalists during the John Adams' presidency?
Definition
the Alien act
Term
What did Thomas Jefferson do when he took office about the people punished by the Sedition Act?
Definition
he released people who had been imprisoned under the Sedition
Term
What were the results of the War of 1812?
Definition
gave a new spirit of unity
Term
Who did the US purchase Louisiana from?
Definition
France
Term
Why was Thomas Jefferson uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
Definition
he didn't know if constitional or not
Term
What is judicial review?
Definition
that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution
Term
What is judicial review?
Definition
that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution
Term
What is judicial review?
Definition
that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution
Term
Why was the Mississippi River important to farmers?
Definition
they needed to ship their goods
Term
What was one way Jefferson responded to the impressment of American sailors?
Definition
Embargo Act
Term
What was result of the War of 1812?
Definition
US and Britian agreed to stop fighting
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