Unit 2 Review

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, what compromise did the delegates agree upon to divide power?

• Three-Fifths compromise which determined each state's tax share

• Great Compromise which set the structure of the executive branch

• Great Compromise which set the structure of the Legislative Branch

The Three-Fifths compromise was an attempt to resolve conflicts over which set of issues?

• trade and taxation

• state's rights and executive authority

• slavery and representation in congress

During the ratification debates the Anti-federalists argued against adoption of the Constitution until

• the Bill of Rights was added

• the drafting of the Declaration of Independence

• the adoption of the Northwest Ordinance

One major accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation was

• The construction of improved infrastructure throughout the nation.

• The passing of the Northwest Ordinance.

• The balancing of the three branches of the Federal Government.

The Declaration of Independence is BEST described as:

• a formal announcement of war between the colonies and Great Britain.

• an explanation of why the colonies were dissolving political connection to Britain

• a statement that the US wouldn't become involved in foreign affairs

What document was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence?

• John Locke's Two Treaties on Gov't

• Thomas Paine's Common Sense

• The Olive Branch Petition

Which BEST explains how American and French forces used the physical geography of the the area to their advantage in the Siege of Yorktown?

• The American and French troops made a successful charge on the British, who entrenched on the high ground of the battlefield.

• The American troops surrounded the British lines and began to shell them, while the French Navy blocked any chance for their escape by blockading the York River.

• The pinned the British against the York River and waited for it to ice over int he winter preventing the British from being resupplied.

Which colonial leader was commander of a Virginia regiment in the French and Indian War, owned a tobacco planation, was commander of the Continental Army, and was a member of the Continental Congress?

• Robert E. Lee

• James Madison

• George Washington

-British occupy New York (Sept. 1776)

-Americans win Battle of Princeton (Jan. 3, 1777)

-Americans win Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777)

-France Agrees to alliance with Americans (Feb. 1778)

-British capture Charleston (May 1780)

Why was the outcome at the Battle of Saratoga important during the American Revolution?

• It led to victory in the South

• It won the Americans a foreign ally.

• It was the first major victory for the colonist.

Comparing sides in American Revolution:

Population - 3 million

Industry - very little

Army - small, volunteer, poorly equipped

Navy - new; very few ships

Military Officers - few experienced able leaders

Geography - familiar landscape; access to supplies

Based on this chart, What advantaged would Colonial forces would have had?

• Recruiting large amounts of soldiers

• Planning where to engage British forces in battle.

• In training their armies to fight the British.