Study Guide U3 Nullification (U.S.
Constitution) Questions with
Rationale
1. Impacts of western expansion on Native Americans
Northwest Ordinance (1787) → Effect: encouraged Western expansion, disastrous
for Indian territorial rights
Organized western territory for settlement, land sales would make up large portion of
national revenue
● Portion of land sales to fund education in the region
● Ban on slavery in new territory
The expansion of slavery in the deep South and adjacent western lands and rising
antislavery sentiment began to create distinctive regional attitudes toward slavery
2. Causes and effects of the American Revolution
Causes
The aftermath of the French and Indian War would help to cause the American
Revolutionary War between the colonists and the British. The colonists no
longer had to deal with the French in the Ohio River Valley, and they felt
compelled to travel and settle in the west.
These laws and policies (Stamp Act 1765, Sugar Act 1764, Quartering Act
1765, Townshend Act 1767, Tea Act 1773) were a significant factor in the
growing tensions between the colonies and the British government that
eventually led to the American Revolution
Effects
,Domestic
Women’s rights, slavery, democracy, equality, and freedom of religion were all
important ideas during and after the revolution.
The Declaration of Independence stated that “all men were created equal.”
What about the women? Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams,
was a noted advocate for women in this period, writing to him to "remember the
ladies."
Most women of the American Revolution still did traditional domestic work.
“Republican Motherhood” evolved as a consequence of the Revolution.
Republicanism meant that one should be a good citizen and be civic-minded.
Women could fulfill this duty by being good mothers to their children and taking
responsibility to instill republican principles in the youth of a new country.
, Equality was an important concept associated with the Revolution. Colonial
society disliked kings, primogeniture laws of inheritance, and the aristocracy.
Democracy was the buzzword. However, slavery still ran rampant in the
colonies. America was not ready to take on this “peculiar institution” because
it would divide a country that just united in a war.
Yet the beginnings of the abolition of slavery were evident in the Revolution.
The first antislavery society originated in Philadelphia in 1775 with the
Quakers, and other northern colonies went on to abolish slavery.
Religious debates emerged from the Revolution as well, resulting in the
separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson helped to pass the Virginia
Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786, which allowed people to worship their
own religion of choice.
An increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals
and groups to call for the abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in
the new state and national governments.
● Slavery
- Northern states begin to phase out slavery, set to end in most
northern state by 1820
- Southern states seeing less profit in tobacco
● Invention of cotton gin in 1793 would reinvigorate
institution
- Despite contributions of Black Americans to the Revolution there
was no path to equality for them
● Greater level of democracy
- Voting rights expanded across the states - universal suffrage for
white males
- New Jersey allowed women to vote from 1776-1807
Global
The ideals of the American Revolution later spread to other regions that would
rebel against tyranny and authority. These revolutions took place in France,
Haiti, Europe, and Latin America.
During the French Revolution of 1789, the Third Estate of France, or the
commoner class, revolted against King Louis XVI's policies and the poverty he
Constitution) Questions with
Rationale
1. Impacts of western expansion on Native Americans
Northwest Ordinance (1787) → Effect: encouraged Western expansion, disastrous
for Indian territorial rights
Organized western territory for settlement, land sales would make up large portion of
national revenue
● Portion of land sales to fund education in the region
● Ban on slavery in new territory
The expansion of slavery in the deep South and adjacent western lands and rising
antislavery sentiment began to create distinctive regional attitudes toward slavery
2. Causes and effects of the American Revolution
Causes
The aftermath of the French and Indian War would help to cause the American
Revolutionary War between the colonists and the British. The colonists no
longer had to deal with the French in the Ohio River Valley, and they felt
compelled to travel and settle in the west.
These laws and policies (Stamp Act 1765, Sugar Act 1764, Quartering Act
1765, Townshend Act 1767, Tea Act 1773) were a significant factor in the
growing tensions between the colonies and the British government that
eventually led to the American Revolution
Effects
,Domestic
Women’s rights, slavery, democracy, equality, and freedom of religion were all
important ideas during and after the revolution.
The Declaration of Independence stated that “all men were created equal.”
What about the women? Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams,
was a noted advocate for women in this period, writing to him to "remember the
ladies."
Most women of the American Revolution still did traditional domestic work.
“Republican Motherhood” evolved as a consequence of the Revolution.
Republicanism meant that one should be a good citizen and be civic-minded.
Women could fulfill this duty by being good mothers to their children and taking
responsibility to instill republican principles in the youth of a new country.
, Equality was an important concept associated with the Revolution. Colonial
society disliked kings, primogeniture laws of inheritance, and the aristocracy.
Democracy was the buzzword. However, slavery still ran rampant in the
colonies. America was not ready to take on this “peculiar institution” because
it would divide a country that just united in a war.
Yet the beginnings of the abolition of slavery were evident in the Revolution.
The first antislavery society originated in Philadelphia in 1775 with the
Quakers, and other northern colonies went on to abolish slavery.
Religious debates emerged from the Revolution as well, resulting in the
separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson helped to pass the Virginia
Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786, which allowed people to worship their
own religion of choice.
An increased awareness of inequalities in society motivated some individuals
and groups to call for the abolition of slavery and greater political democracy in
the new state and national governments.
● Slavery
- Northern states begin to phase out slavery, set to end in most
northern state by 1820
- Southern states seeing less profit in tobacco
● Invention of cotton gin in 1793 would reinvigorate
institution
- Despite contributions of Black Americans to the Revolution there
was no path to equality for them
● Greater level of democracy
- Voting rights expanded across the states - universal suffrage for
white males
- New Jersey allowed women to vote from 1776-1807
Global
The ideals of the American Revolution later spread to other regions that would
rebel against tyranny and authority. These revolutions took place in France,
Haiti, Europe, and Latin America.
During the French Revolution of 1789, the Third Estate of France, or the
commoner class, revolted against King Louis XVI's policies and the poverty he
