Unit 2: From Making a Revolution to
Making a Nation – 1776 to 1830s
(Lessons 1-4)
The Unit Exam consists primarily of multiple choice questions in sets with different possible questions. The total value is 100 points. There are 25 questions in sets each at 4 points:
· 8 of the 25 questions come from the Learning Quizzes (and those concepts in the Learning Quizzes help you understand the content in the Unit)
·
17 of them come from below. The Instructor’s links provide visuals,
frequently in tables, to help you compare facts to see similarities and
differences. To be efficient in studying, use
the Lesson links, not the textbook. (Ctrl-F is a wonderful way to find what
you need.)
The 5 Ws rule is a guide to understanding: you should know Who, What, When, Where, and Why—and sometimes How.
Lesson 1 –Use its Learning Quiz on
Essential Terms 1st 1.
War
for Independence and the Confederation ·
Patriot
and British weaknesses and strengths ·
Saratoga,
what it is and why is it significant including in what nations fight the
British ·
Yorktown,
what it is and why is it significant ·
Articles
of Confederation- What is a confederation? How does it cause problems for the
war effort? ·
Terms
of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 ------------------------------------------------- 2.
Notice
the differences in periods marked with blue. 3.
New
nation under the Articles of Confederation ·
New
state constitutions (with some states abolishing slavery and some creating state slave codes) ·
Northwest
Ordinance, its parts and significance ·
Shays’s
Rebellion, causes including financial troubles of the period and consequences 4.
New
nation under the Constitution ·
The
convention (why a convention?) and major compromises (large state/small
state; slavery/ taxation/national voting; electoral college; powers given to
Congress/President/national judiciary; and creation of a republic) ·
National
protections for slaveholders and the slave trade (protection in addition to
state slave codes) ·
Federalist Papers, authors
and purpose in ratification ·
Anti-Federalists,
who they are and their role in the Bill of Rights (what it that) ·
James
Madison, diverse roles in the Constitution and Bill of Rights |
5.
President
George Washington (1788-1796) ·
President,
setting precedents for the office ·
Congress,
passing tariffs for income ·
Congress,
passing laws establishing the executive departments and national judiciary ·
Congress,
passing laws to create the national financial system using Secretary of
Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s plan, including a National Bank (based on
“implied powers”) ·
Whiskey
Rebellion, causes and suppression 6.
President
John Adams (1796-1800) – A
difficult time spent primarily keeping us out of a European War and dealing
with partisan politics. ------------------------------------------------- Lesson 3 – Use its Learning Quiz on
1783-1803 Map 1st 7.
When
given a list to choose from and at least 3 traits, recognize the President
who has those traits. 8.
Economic
nationalism 9.
War
of 1812 – impressment, Andrew Jackson. 10.
Suffrage-universal
white male suffrage, why? 11.
New
election devices: conventions, spoils system. ----------------------------------------- Lesson 4 – Use its Learning Quiz on
1800-1860 Map 1st. 12.
Removal
of the Native Americans over time from the North and the South to west of the
Mississippi 13.
Transformation
of the Supreme Court over time ·
Marbury v. Madison and judicial review ·
Chief
Justice John Marshall, 1801-1835 and his decisions (corporations, power of
the national government over the states) 14.
Development
of sectional differences between the four sections: Northeast, Northwest,
Southeast, and Southwest (with the eastern sections being the original
colonies). Notice such things as whether urban/rural, use slaves (or not),
have immigrants (or not), have factories (or not), have worn out land (or
not), and transportation and internal improvements. Continues |
15.
Immigration
and rise of nativism as a political party ·
Irish
to Northeast, type of work, their religion ·
Germans
to new Northwest, type of work 16.
Developing
technology and economy in the North and wealth but lack of diversification in
the South ·
Cotton
gin, inventor and role in the westward expansion of slavery ·
Cotton
textile mills, New England ·
New
internal improvements in transportation—canals, turnpikes (later the railroad.) ·
New
means of transportation such as steamboats, steamships ·
New
agricultural machinery, such as Deere plow, McCormick reaper |