1. What were the main causes of the American Revolution?

(Answer: The main causes were the British taxation policies, the lack of representation in

Parliament, and the resistance to British authority by the colonists.)

2. What were the main differences between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during the

ratification of the Constitution?

(Answer: The Federalists supported a strong central government, a loose interpretation of the

Constitution, and a national bank. The Anti-Federalists favored a weak central government, a strict

interpretation of the Constitution, and states' rights.)

3. What were the main features of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

(Answer: The main features were admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state,

maintaining the balance of power in the Senate, and drawing a line at 36°30' north latitude, above

which slavery was prohibited and below which slavery was allowed in the territories.)

4. What were the main causes and effects of the War of 1812?

(Answer: The main causes were the British impressment of American sailors, the British

interference with American trade, and the American expansionism into Canada and Florida. The

main effects were the increase of American nationalism, the emergence of Andrew Jackson as a war

hero, and the end of the Federalist Party.)

5. What were the main reforms of the Second Great Awakening?

(Answer: The main reforms were abolitionism, temperance, women's rights, education, prison

reform, and utopian communities.)

6. What were the main arguments for and against slavery in the antebellum period?

(Answer: The main arguments for slavery were based on economic necessity, racial superiority,

paternalism, and states' rights. The main arguments against slavery were based on moral principles,