American Revolution

1
Unit 2

• 1763- 1775
• American Revolution
• Constitutional Convention
• Washington Administration
• Adams Administration
• Madison Administration

2
Declaration of Independence

• Author
• Phrase all men are created equal
• Natural Rights
• Purpose of the document
• Phrase repeated usurpations and injuries

3
Articles of Confederation

• Effectiveness
• Weaknesses
• Western lands dispute
• Land Ordinance
• Northwest Ordinance
• Treaty of Paris, 1783

4
Shays Rebellion

• What is the issue?
• How did it scare the Founding Fathers?

5
Federalism

• Definition
• Shared powers between the federal government and
  the states

6
Separation of Powers

• Three Branches
• 1.________________ ? ______________
• 2.________________ ? ______________
• 3.________________ ? ______________

7
Checks and Balances

• Chart p. 143

8
Electoral College

• What does it equal?
• Who does it choose?

9
Federalists

• People in the group.
• How did they feel about the U.S. Constitution?
• Federalist Papers

10
Antifederalists

• Who was in the group?
• What did they want?

11
Bill of Rights

• First Amendment- Five Freedoms
• Second Amendment right
• Fourth Amendment rights
• Fifth Amendment rights
• Sixth Amendment rights
• Tenth Amendment rights

12
We the People

• What does the phrase mean?

13
Delegated Powers

• Powers given just to the ___________
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.

14
Reserved Powers

• Powers held just by the __________
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.

15
Concurrent Powers

• Powers shared by the ______________ and the
  _______________ .
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.

16
Elastic Clause

• Phrase in the constitution
• Examples of how it was used

17
Ratification

• Definition
• Federalists
• Antifederalists

18
Neutrality

• Definition
• Which president began the policy?
• Give several examples of policies that presidents
  used between 1801 and 1825 to preserve this
  concept.

19
Sectionalism

• Definition
• How did the slavery issue expand this concept?

20
Embargo

• Definition
• Why did Jefferson do the embargo in 1807?
• Interpret the
• Cartoon.