AP American History- Page 2

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:25pm

Well, is anyone going to take a stab at my review question?

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:27pm

roosevelt

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:29pm

Correct!


According to the ORIGINAL U.S. Constituion, how did the Electoral College determine who had been elected as Vice-President?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:31pm

Umm, was it the person with the second highest number of Electoral votes?
*is totally not sure, as the Constitution is not my strong point*

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:34pm

Elphie, you are CORRECT!!!


NOW TELL US, what incident caused the Constitution to be modified so that the current method for voting for President and Vice-President was enacted?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:37pm

YES!!!

Um, was it the election of 1800? (Jefferson/Burr issues)

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:41pm

I know it had something to do with the adams and jefferson administration.

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:42pm

Well, close...

The authors of the Constitution did not conceive of a nation with political parties.

THEREFORE, they thought the Candidate with the SECOND highest amount of votes was No.2 on the voters' "trust list" and therefore should be 2nd in Command.

This theory proved Counterproductive after the Federalist and Democractic-Republican parties were formed.

In the 1796 Presidential Election, John Adams (Federalist) finished first and was named President--while Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) finished second and was named Vice-President.

The animosity between the two was one of the major reasons why the John Adams Administration was so tense and unproductive.


(P.S. Sorry for the message criss-cross, renthead...)

Updated On: 5/1/05 at 10:42 PM

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:43pm

Next question, M_E! :)

*preferably pre-revolution*

Updated On: 5/1/05 at 10:43 PM

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:45pm

Cool.

What were the NON-RELIGIOUS reasons that caused the Salem Witch Trials?

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:47pm

so was that a right answer...haha i am freaking out bcz i am not good at taking tests...lol

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:48pm

The men were off fighting indians, and the scarcity of men instilled fear into the women, because they were afraid they wouldn't get married. Is that even remotley close?

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:49pm

You definitely were on the RIGHT TRACK, renthead--I just fleshed it out a little bit for you... I'm SURE if that was a multiple choice question you would have answered correctly...


NOW, how about them Salem Witch Trials?

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:50pm

Oh, okay. That makes a lot of sense. I did know that...

Totally don't know the answer to the Salem trials. Wild guess here: There was a lot of uncertainty in the community for some reason and people turned their fear on "witches"..something like that?

AHHH! :-/

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:52pm

SORRY, Jwei...

There were two major NON-RELIGIOUS reasons behind the Salem Witch Trials.


1) The Putnam Family (Anne Putnam and Anne, Jr. cried "Witch!" the most) were greedy SOBS who gobbled up the condemned "witches" for a song at the County Sales;

2) The Royal Governer of Mass. (forget his name) could have stopped the whole thing--but was waiting for SPECIFIC orders from Charles II--who also refused to take a stand on such a controversial issue.

Updated On: 5/1/05 at 10:52 PM

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:54pm

Okay, I was WAAAAY wrong. :-/

Slightly off-topic, but I really like The Crucible. A lot.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:54pm

Was the governor John Winthrop?...maybe not...

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:56pm

NICE Try, Elphie.


In Europe, it was called The Seven Years' War.


What was the same conflict referred to in The American Colonies?

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:56pm

The French and Indian War?

[check your personality]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:57pm

French and Indian War!

Okay, too much studying for me - off to bed! Thanks for the great review.. I'll be back tomorrow!

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:00pm

Jwei--you are CORRECT re: French and Indian War.


Sorry, but John Winthrop was the first Puritan Gov. of Mass.


What was the Bank Holiday?

Why was it necessary?

What Federal Agency was created as a result of it?

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:02pm

NO clue, M_E!

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:03pm

French and Indian war! I knew that one!!

Oh! Oh! Bank holiday! I KNOW this...
okay, umm, there was a panic (was it Panic of 1837?), so some president (can't remember which) closed all the banks for a day. Something like that. I am a litle fuzzy on the details...

[Mary_Ethel]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:09pm

Okay.

Before 1933, there was no such thing as "insured" Bank Accounts. Banks could keep as much cash as hand as they wanted--because they figured that nobody would want all their money in all accounts at the same time.

Well, that backfired during the Depression--when people needed ALL the money in their Accounts desperately--and the Banks LITERALY RAN OUT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.

People began rioting in front of banks to get their money--in many cities--it almost turned into "mob war".

The FIRST THING F.D.R. did when he took office was declare a "Bank Holiday"--ALL BANKS were closed until future notice.

He then hustled through Congress the establishment of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.)


The FDIC mandated that in the future, EVERY Bank would run under FDIC stipulations--in other words, ALL accounts were "backed" by the government to the last penny (Up to a limit of $100,000--I believe.)--and Depositers were assured they could get EVERY PENNY OF THEIR MONEY WHENEVER THEY WANTED.


F.D.R. then reopened the Banks under FDIC surveillance--and this Agency--still monitors all Banking done today.

Updated On: 5/1/05 at 11:09 PM

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:11pm

WOWOWOWOW. I was really wrong. Well, I knew that the banks were closed for a day...