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Hist 105 Mcglone TAMU Exam 2 Questions andAnswers with Expert Verified Solutions
When the American revolution moved south, there was a large setback when - ✔✔patriots
surrendered; one of the largest surrenders of American troops
Why do Spanish fight independently of America? - ✔✔so that their colonies aren't inspired by revolution
Who caused outrage when laying waste to farmland owned by patriots during battle of king's
mountain? - ✔✔Sir Banastre Tarleton and Major Patrick Ferguson
What were the British labeled as:? - ✔✔Bloodybacks and Lobsters
Who led patriot militias in the South? - ✔✔General Daniel Morgan
At Battle of Cowpens in January 1781, Tarleton lost _______ men and Morgan lost _______ men -
✔✔800;100
The British over estimated loyalist support in South and their plan backfired. True/false - ✔✔true
What was part of patriot strategy in Battle of King's Mountain? - ✔✔Guerilla Warfare and acting out
of formation
,Why did some Americans turn from loyalists to patriots? - ✔✔British guaranteed slaves would be freed
if they joined British forces and Americans got mad that their slaves were being taken away
Who retreated to Yorktown Peninsula in June 1781? - ✔✔Cornwallis
When did Cornwallis surrender? - ✔✔October 17, 1781
Treaty of Paris 1783 - ✔✔-GB recognized the independence of 13 colonies
-GB ceded all land to the Mississippi River in west
-Nation doubled in size
-US agreed to not persecute Loyalists but they were persecuted anyway so they went to Canada
-America is larger than any European nation
What men were sent to Treaty of Paris 1783? - ✔✔Benjamin Franklin, John adams, and John Jay
After American Rev, the money owed did not have to be paid off by American citizens. True/false -
✔✔false; american citizens did have to pay off war debt
What is the treaty of amity and commerce? - ✔✔-Recognized US as an independent nation and
promoted trade between France and the United States
-neither french nor US would agree to a separate peace with Great Britain independence a condition of
any peace treaty
When was the Articles of Confederation ratified? - ✔✔1781
Under the AOC, states were meant be stay _______________________ of each other - ✔✔independent
Under AOC, each state only had ___________ vote no matter the size - ✔✔one
, Important things included in Articles of Confederation - ✔✔-states remain sovereign and independent
-congress was a last resort for disputes
-no power to levy taxes
-no regulation of commerce
-congress could make treaties and alliances, maintain armed forces, and coin money
-no president/no executive branch
-first constitution
Constitution Convention 1787 - ✔✔-Convention at Penn. State House, Philadelphia May 25, 1787
to revise A.O.C.
- Four months later signed a new constitution.
What things were talked about at constitutional convention 1787 on what should or should not go
into new constitution? - ✔✔- Most delegates agreed with James Madison on need for strong national
government.
-National gov. should have authority over the people — not state govs.
-Should be able to tax, borrow and issue money.
-States should not be able to print money, wage war or levy taxes on imports. (Federalist approach) -
strong central government needed to be able to fund army, make laws for all its citizens, etc.
Who took a presidential role at constitutional convention 1787? - ✔✔washington
Virginia Plan - ✔✔Edmund Randolph suggested a bicameral legislature and representation from
each state based on population or wealth
New Jersey Plan - ✔✔William Paterson proposed equal representation in congress
Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) - ✔✔-bicameral legislature with proportional in lower
and equal in upper
- to prevent abuse of power
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