History to 1900 homework help?

Question

Midterm Review
111 questions
2 pages of essay
can someone help with these few questions i couldn't figure out.

it only has to be enough for about 2 to 3 lines of writing on lined paper.

14)which branch allows states into the Union?

15)Why only 27 amendments?

16)Number of states needed to ratify the original constitution?

35)Why Middle colonies allowed elected assemblies?

36)Indians view of land ownership?

52)According to patrick henry...why couldn't the brit's tax the americans?

53)Why americans wouldn't pay the tea tax?

55)Why George Washington was considerd a great leader?

58)who is gates

78)emancipation weaknesses of Articles of Confederation?

79)US Spanish relations during Confederation period?

81)Original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention?

86)US and French Revolution-

thanks.

Answer 1

14. legislative branch (Congress)
15. the amendment process is long and difficult, so most proposed amendments fail
16. 9
53. SOME Americans protested the tax because they felt the British were trying to trick them into paying a tax that they felt was unfair; some colonists believed that, since there were no colonial representatives in Parliament, Parliament had no right to impose taxes upon the colonies
58. Horatio Gates was a general in the Continental Army under Washington. He was famously jealous of Washington's command and lobbied Congress to give him, not Washington, the title of Commander in Chief.
81. to revise the Articles of Confederation

Answer 2

15. That's all that have been passed so far. There could be more in the future, but it takes a lot to get one through.

16. I think it was 10.

36. In many ways more lax that than of Westerners. They didn't have contracts or deals on it.

52. Parliament had no members to represent the colonies, so the colonies had no fair treatment. No taxation without representation.

53. They viewed it as an unfair tax being leveled on them without their consent.

55. He was a great military commander and a gentleman that loved his country.

58. General Gates was a commander in the Continental Army.

86. The opposites of each other in many ways. One was orderly and good, the other was chaos and murder.

Answer 3

52) he said that "no taxation without representation", so british couldn't tax americans without representation

53) they thought the tea tax was going too far, since british were taxing everything and tea was essential to the americans, which made it seem unfair

55) he was honest, led the revolution, and was always fair to both sides of an argument

58) i think he was a stage coach driver for some dude. see the movie national treasure in the beginning. im not sure if it was fiction or non-fiction

78) the articles couldn't tax the people or lay laws without their total consent

86) the french had helped the US in their revolution, but when france had their revolution, US chose neutrality, since france was fighting with britain. britian had trading goods for americans, but americans owed the french, so taking neither side was necessary

Answer 4

15) no need for others (yet)
78) also no executive
thats what i remember from civics lol.