Revolution and Launching a New republic

What did the colonists resent most about the stamp act?

• They did not believe in any form of taxation

• They had no representatives to vote on the tax

• People in Great Britain did not have to pay taxes

• People in Great Britain were taxed only on property

Select two responses that complete the "The Stamp Act and Its Impact" Chart.

• The British Parliament, fearing greater uprising, repeals the Stamp Act.

• The British declared war on the American colonies

• The British continued to enforce the Stamp Act and the Americans finally gave in and paid the tax

• Sons of liberty hold violent protests against the stamp act

• The British Parliament arrested those who

  complained about the tax

What became evident when the colonists and

British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord.

• The British soldiers were fearful of the colonial

  militia.

• The British troops were eager to start a war with

  the colonies.

• The colonial militia was no match for the well trained

  British troops.

• The colonists were willing to fight for the right to

  govern themselves.

Patrick Henry gave a famous speech that ended

with the words “give me liberty, or give me death!”

With which group did he identify himself?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• British Citizens

• Members of Parliament

What are natural rights?

• Rights, freedoms, and privileges earned by

  reading age 18.

• Rights, freedoms, and privileges that were paid

  for by taxes.

• Rights, freedoms, and privileges common to

  everyone, as opposed to those given by law

• Rights, freedoms, and privileges granted by a

  member of a religious organization.

What natural rights does Jefferson describe in

the Declaration of Independence? Select all that

apply

• Vote

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

Following the American Revolution, what did

Congress fear about a strong central

government?

• states would have too much power

• rights for which people fought would be lost

• another war would occur between Great Britain

  and America

• laws would be passed to prevent people from

  settling in new territories

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation

was that Congress could not

• Declare war

• Impose taxes

• Set up a postal system

• Create an army and navy

What were three important parts of the Treaty of

Paris of 1783? Check all that apply.

• Britain gave up land running from Florida to

  Canada.

• The United States returned all rights and

  property taken from the Loyalists.

• Great Britain gave up all land running from the

  Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• All Loyalists were forced to move to British

  Canada

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an

  independent nation.

Excerpt from "The Northwest Ordinance and Westward Expansion"

Slavery was another major issue. The Ordinance abolished slavery in the Northwest Territory immediately:

“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory.” The eight states who voted on the

Northwest Ordinance unanimously accepted the anti-slavery rule. Five of those eight states were Southern states.

Historians have offered several reasons why Southern states may have voted for the anti-slavery rule in 1787

but not in 1784. First, the Ordinance of 1784 applied to all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to the

Mississippi River. The Northwest Ordinance applied only to land in the Northwest Territory. So the anti-slavery clause did not apply to any Southern states.

Second, the Northwest Ordinance had a fugitive slave clause. Southern states wanted a law allowing them to

capture escaped slaves. The Ordinance of 1784 did not have a fugitive slave clause. But the Northwest Ordinance

required the return of slaves who escaped into the Northwest Territory.

Third, the settlers would be farmers. Southern leaders believed that the settlers would likely vote like

Southerners, who were also mostly farmers.

Finally, the main crops of Southern farmers were indigo and tobacco. These crops required large plantations

that depended on slave labor. The anti-slavery clause ensured that farmers in the Northwest Territory would not

be able to grow these crops. They would not compete with the Southern farmers.

Based on the excerpt from The Northwest

Ordinance and Westward Expansion, Select

three reasons historians believe Southern States

voted for the Nothwest Ordiance despite it

forbidding slavery.

• The anti-slavery clause ensured that farmers in

  the Northwest Territory would not be able to

  grow these crops. They would not compete with

  the Southern farmers.

• The Northwest Ordinance included a clear path

  to statehood.

• The settlers would be farmers. Southern leaders

  believed that the settlers would likely vote like

  Southerners, who were also mostly farmers.

• The Northwest Ordinance encouraged

  education.

• The Northwest Ordinance applied only to land in

  the Northwest Territory. So the anti-slavery

  clause did not apply to any Southern states