Study Guide – Political Parties, Hamilton/Jefferson and the First 5 Presidents
**Note – This test will also cover material from the very beginning of the year up to the latest material learned.
1. Know about the Articles of Confederation – when and why written, it’s
weaknesses.
2. Constitutional Convention – including the VA Plan, NJ Plan and the 3/5th
Compromise.
3. The Bill of Rights – who wrote it, the first Amendment
4. Principles of Government – Federalism, Checks and Balances, Separation of
Powers, Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Republicanism, Individual Rights
5. How are the members of the Senate and House of Representatives determined?
6. Define Political Party
7. Know about the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans (Hamilton/Jefferson)
*** For the first 5 Presidents – KNOW the information you see on the SOL Pages in your SPIRAL NOTEBOOK and the class notes/activities that support these SOL’s.
8. Know about George Washington as President
9. Know about John Adams as President
10. Know about Thomas Jefferson as President
11. Know about James Madison as President
12. Know about James Monroe as President
13. Benjamin Banneker’s contribution to history.
14. Regions of the United States – geography from the beginning of the year
15. Bodies of water – rivers/ oceans / lakes from the beginning of the year
16. Native American Groups – why they migrated to North American, how they migrated, what their food. Clothing and shelter was – and where they were located – describe their geography and climate
17. Explorers – from Spain, France and England – their names and the land they explored/claimed and how they treated the Native Americans
18. The African Empires trade with Portugal
19. The 13 Colonies – who settled them – their religions,
their reasons for coming to the New World
20. Know what countries fought in the French and Indian War – and the results of this war.
21. Know why England taxed the colonies.
22. Why the Declaration of Independence was written.
23. What are the unalienable rights?
24. Proclamation of 1763.
25. Stamp Act.
26. Battle of Saratoga – turning point in the American Revolution
27. Treaty of Paris – after the Revolution.
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