Militias - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

NCOs in the militia didn't have defined roles in the readiness and care of the militiamen. They carried out officer's instructions and were primarily in charge of maintaining drills and formations in the battles Minutemen were formed from the reorganized militias to fight the British. However, they were more similar to a militia than a professional army. There was a difference between the militia NCO and the continental Army NCO. Was the role of the NCO in the militia and the Continent...

US & GA History Exemption Exam (UGA) Already Passed In what year was Georgia established? 1732 When did settlement take place in Savannah? 1733 How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the colony itself? Two decades Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? Board of Trustees Define: Board of Trustees The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board What years is Geor...

Plato Edmentum Us Government End Of Semester Exam Review 2023/2024 state -CORRECT ANSWER-a region controlled by a single political entity Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government? A. the English Bill of Rights B. Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws) C. Locke's Second Treatise D. the Virginia House of Burgesses -CORRECT ANSWER-C. Locke's Second Treatise U...

Marbury v. Madison This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Congress and signed by the president to be unconstitutional. Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court case that decided US Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories and slaves, as private property, c...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) Established judicial review. The courts have the power to strike down laws that they find to violate the Constitution. Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) The Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Separate but equal - Racial segregation laws for public facilities are Constitutional as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. United States v. Miller (1939) Upheld The National Firearms Act ...

PLATO Edmentum Government End Of Semester Exam Test (Questions And Answers) 2023/2024 state-CORRECT ANSWER-a region controlled by a single political entity Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government? A. the English Bill of Rights B. Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws) C. Locke's Second Treatise D. the Virginia House of Burgesses-CORRECT ANSWER-C. Locke's...

In what year was Georgia established? 1732 When did settlement take place in Savannah? 1733 How long was Georgia in existence before there was a governor or governing body within the colony itself? Two decades Who ruled Georgia in the beginning? Board of Trustees Define: Board of Trustees The governing body of Georgia in London England. King George signed a charter establishing the colony and creating its governing board What years is Georgia referred to a...

The American Yawp Ch. 16 Exam Questions Marking Scheme 2024 Update The Great Railroad Strike - Answer -1877-Workers struck from Baltimore to St. Louis, shutting down railroad traffic—the nation's economic lifeblood—across the country. The head of the Pennsylvania Railroad - Answer -Thomas Andrew Scott Who suggested that if workers were unhappy with their wages, they should be given "a rifle diet for a few days and see how they like that kind of bread? - Answer -Thomas Scott A...

James Edward Oglethorpe - ️️The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony, in order to create an effective buffer from the Spanish and Spanish controlled Florida. James Wright - ️️Georgia's third, and final, royal governor who fled the colony when the American Revolution began Nancy Morgan Hart - ️️one of the most patriotic women in Georgia, she worked as a spy; she disguised herself as a man and entered British camps trying to gain information; famous for ho...

American Yawp Chapter 13, American Yawp chapter 14 Exam Questions Marking Scheme 2024 Update Where did antislavery revolutions start in the 18th century - Answer -United states, France, and Haiti When did "All men are created equal" start to spread in the US - Answer -1770s Who issued "Declaration of Rights and Man and Citizen" in 1789 - Answer -French visionaries What was the Haitian Revolution - Answer -In 1803 rebellious slaves in Haiti turned France's vaulable sugar colony i...