FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APUSH U3 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APUSH U3 EXAM

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Question 1: Stamp Act

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1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

Question 2: Loyalists

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They were loyal to the British monarch

Question 3: Whiskey Rebellion

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In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey, and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders

Question 4: Alexander Hamilton

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A federalist who believed that that manufacturing and trade were the basis of national wealth and power. Helped write federalist papers

Question 5: Battle of Yorktown

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Last major Battle where American and French forces, led by George Washington, trapped and force surrender of Cornwallis's army

Question 6: XYZ Affair

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American envoys sent to France to be meeting French foreign minister, Talleyrand, but instead they were sent 3 officials Adams called "X,Y, and Z" that demanded $250,000 as a bribe to see Talleyrand.

Question 7: Admiralty Courts

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British courts in America that handled maritime and smuggling cases, denies colonists trial by jury

Question 8: Boston Massacre

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March 5 1770, protests of colonists due to British taxation which ended in the armed fire of British soldiers and fatalities

Question 9: Articles of Confederation

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1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

Question 10: Patriots

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Supported independence from Great Britain and establishment of the U.S. as a self-govern nation

Question 11: Republicanism

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Citizens elect representatives to serve them, rejecting monarchy and gave power of government to the citizens

Question 12: Sons/Daughters of Liberty

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Organizations that led colonial protests of liberty, property, and no stamps against the British

Question 13: John Adams

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Second U.S. president from 1797 - 1801 and first vice president. A leading Founding Father who championed independence

Question 14: Electoral College

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A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

Question 15: Antifederalists

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Favored decentralized governments and power to states while opposing the centralized government, believing they had too much power

Question 16: Republican Motherhood

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Women should install Republican values in children and be more active in families

Question 17: Battle of Bunker Hill

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1775 First major battle of the American Revolution between the Americans and British at Breed's hill.British victory

Question 18: Northwest Ordinance 1786

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Federal order that divided the Northwest Territory into smaller territories and created a plan for how the territories could become states.

Question 19: George Washington

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Commander in chief of continental army and brilliantly led America to victory and freedom in the American Revolution. Became 1st US president

Question 20: First continental congress

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1774 response to intolerable acts in Philadelphia. Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence

Question 21: Hessians

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German Soldiers hired by the British to help them fight the Americans during the war

Question 22: 3/5 Compromise

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Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment)

Question 23: Farewell Address

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Washington's retirement, urged the U.S. to stay neutral avoid permanent alliances with nations

Question 24: Great Compromise

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Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature (Senate) and representation based on population in the other house (House of Representatives)

Question 25: Second continental congress

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1775 all colonies meet in Philadelphia after the revolutionary war. Created a continental army with George Washington as the leader, issued paper currency, and adopted the Declaration of Independence

Question 26: Excise tax

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Tax on whiskey and other domestic laws