SS Praxis - 5004 (Quotes & Notes) Latest Update Graded A+

SS Praxis - 5004 (Quotes & Notes) Latest Update Graded A+ Shays' Rebellion () "If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should see such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our own making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite (insane person)—fit subject for a madhouse..." Daniel Shays leader of Shay's Rebellion- an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades; the fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787. Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831) Rebellion in which Nat Turner led a group of slaves through Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow planter families The Whiskey Rebellion (1794) In 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey (spirits), and several federal officers were killed in the riots caused by their attempts to serve arrest warrants on the offenders. In October, 1794, the army, led by Washington, put down the rebellion. The incident showed that the new government under the Constitution could react swiftly and effectively to such a problem, in contrast to the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to deal with Shay's Rebellion. Chattel Slavery Quote The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789). "I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it was very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at parting." Chattel Slavery is an enslaved person who is owned for ever and whose children and children's children are automatically enslaved Indentured servitude A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination Monroe Doctrine (delivered by president James Monroe) "With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the Governments who have declared their independence and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." United States president, 1823 Monroe Doctrine 1. The U.S. would not interfere in international affairs or wars between European powers 2. The U.S. recognized and would not interfere with existing colonies and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere (North and South America) 3. The Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization 4. An attempt by a European power to oppress or control any nation on the Western Hemisphere was viewed as hostile *Key to foreign policy* Related to: End of the American Revolution/ Declaration of Independence "I am of the opinion that when once these rebels have felt a smart blow, they will submit; and no situation can ever change my fixed resolution...." King George III King George thinks the colonists will submit to his ruling, but instead they declare their independence from him. King George III King of England during the American Revolution Bill of Rights "The Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added." (1789) What document resolved the issue in the quote above? The Federalist Papers written to raise public support for the ratification (to make officially valid) of the United States Constitution. a series of 85 essays published in 1787 and 1788. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the essays to explain why the new Constitution would be good for the United States. Scholars still recommend these to anyone who wants to understand the Constitution. Woodrow Wilson's reason to enter into WWI This was in response to unrestricted German submarine warfare. "The world must be made safe for democracy." Spanish-American War "The decision by U.S. policymakers to annex (acquire) the Philippines was not without domestic controversy." -1898 The quote above is related to which war? The Articles of Confederation () Was the first document to outline a national government "...a Firm League of Friendship with each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them..." (1781) primary purpose of cross-cultural comparison "To identify traits shared between cultures" Battle of Saratoga (1777) "Fire and Water are not more heterogeneous than the different colonies," and it was said before the Revolution that the disjointed collection of settlements would come to no good, that they would soon engage in civil war. So"― Richard M. Ketchum: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War What battle is the quote above referring to? The American victory at Saratoga showed the French that France should support America to win the war Quote shouted during the Spanish-American war The direct cause of the Spanish-American war was the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba "Remember the Maine, to hell with Spain!" Stated in the preamble to the constitution "Providing for the common defense and establishing justice" Quote describing why the Amazon Basin is a region A region is an area with one or more characteristics that make it stand out. "The Amazon Basin has several defining characteristics that distinguish it from the surrounding areas, such as an extensive tributary system and a variety of trees and precipitation levels." Thomas Jefferson (one of the three authors of the Declaration of Independence) The following excerpt was written on July 4, 1776."When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another . . . "Who was the author of the above quote? Authors of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams "Remember the Alamo" Battle cry of revenge for Texan independence from Mexico in 1836 Powhatan Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia First shot at the Battle of Lexington and Concord (American Revolution) "shot heard 'round the world" Declaration of Independence "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them... that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Sputnik "The spacecraft, named after the Russian word for "satellite," was launched at 10:29 p.m. Moscow time" Suez Canal "Vessels sailing from Asia to the East Coast via this canal have to pay on average US$465,000 for passage, according to SeaIntel, which calculated that the South Africa route would save an average of US$235,000 per voyage"