Student name:_________________
Class:_________________ Date:_________
Webquest on the Birth of the American Republic
This webquest begins here:
http://cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/amrev/revpaper.htm
Answer the questions by examining each section of the website called "You
Are There:
A Revolutionary On-line Newspaper"
1) Who wrote the Mayflower
Compact?________________________________________
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2) Why is this document important in the
development of American government?
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3) Find a word on the web page the means
"self-rule."__________________________
The Stamp Tax Imposed
4) What was the purpose of the stamp tax?____________________________________
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5) What was the phrase the colonists used to express their opposition to the
Stamp Act?
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Second Continental Congress Meets for the First Time
6) Name three famous delegates to the Continental Congress?
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7) What efforts did the Congress make to settle differences peacefully with
the King?
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Parliament Passes Coercive Acts
8) What event was the immediate cause of the passage of the Coercive Acts?
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9) List two other rules imposed on the port of Boston and the colony of
Massachusetts by the
"Intolerable Acts?"
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Declaration of Independence Signed
10) List the four main parts of the Declaration of Independence:
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11) Name two accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson up to that time.
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The Articles of Confederation: Articles Finally Ratified
12) What word describes the power given to the states by the Articles of
Confederation?
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13) Look at the cartoon. Who was more powerful in terms of collecting taxes?
Treaty of Paris Signed, 1783
14) What were the three major elements of the
treaty in respect to the independence of the
new United States?________________________________________________________
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15) Read the editorial on the treaty. How does
this writer feel about England and its relationship
with the new America?
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Shays' Rebellion
16) List several ideas against which the farmers were protesting.
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17) What do you think Shays' rebellion represented to the leaders of the US
under the
Articles of Confederation?____________________________________________________
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The Great Compromise: The Compromise of the Century
18) Summarize each plan in several bullets or phrases:
| The New Jersey Plan | The Virginia Plan | The Connecticut Compromise |
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George Washington: First American President Elected
19) Describe the process by which Washington was
elected.
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20) How was John Adams elected as vice president?
21) To which political party did Washington and Adams belong?
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22) What did their party believe about how government should be run?
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23) A) Where did Washington make his home?
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B) In what city was he inaugurated (it was
the nation's capital at that time)____________
First Federal Congress Meets
24) Name one major issue that faced the new
government as Congress met for the first time?
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Federalist Papers Lead to Ratification of the Constitution
25) What was the main purpose of the Federalist Papers?
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26) What were some of the objections to the new constitution raised
by anti-federalists like Patrick
Henry?
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