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The French became convinced that the Americans could win the war and allied themselves with America after the battle of
Definition
Saratoga
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The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided the land into sections of _______ acres
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640
Term
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War took place
Definition
at Bunker Hill
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The passage of this act created the federal Court system;
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Who sponsored the passage of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions in late 1798?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Both b and C
Term
The Articles of Confederation gave the Central government the power to
Definition
Conduct foreign affairs
Term
Benedict Arnold was the hero at the battle of
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Bennington
Term
The Revolutionary War effectively came to an end when...
Definition
Cornwallis lost the battle of Yorktown
Term
Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Definition
France would receive Canada
Term
Who was considered to be the "father' of the United States Constitution?
Definition
James Madison
Term
This law changed the requirement for citizenship from five to 14 years and targeted Irish and French immigrants?
Definition
Naturalization Act
Term
Under the Articles of the Confederation, taxes could be imposed only by
Definition
state assemblies
Term
Under the Articles of Confederation
Definition
each state had an equal vote in Congress
Term
all of the following are true about the Whiskey Rebellion except
Definition
a. first time government used military to exert authority.
b. citizens had to peacefully change the law.
c. whiskey producers/settlers relocated further west.
d. turned people away from Federalists and toward Democratic Republicans.
e. ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE
Term
The major concepts or ideas for the framework of the Constitution came from what source(s)?
Definition
all of the above
The mayflower compact
second treatise of government
the spirit of the laws
Term
representatives met in Annapolis, Maryland, in the fall of 1786 to discuss matters of
Definition
Trade
Term
By 1790, the country's war debt, domestic and foreign, had reached an estimated
Definition
52 million
Term
The land ordinances passed by Congress in the 1780's dealt with settlement in
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the Northwest Territory
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Under the provisions of the Land Ordinance of 1787, new states could enter in the Union when
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The population reached 60,000
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Shay's Rebellion involved farmers in Western
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Massachusetts
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The result of Shay's rebellion was that Congress realized
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how powerless the government and the Articles of Confederation were
Term
Which state was not represented at the Philadelphia Convention?
Definition
Rhode Island
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the main debate over the Constitution revolved around the issue of
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representation
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Which of the following men did not help author the Federalists essays?
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Thomas Jefferson
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The state whose ratification of the Constitution made that document the law of the land was
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New Hampshire
Term
The United States government responded to France's declaration of war on Britain in 1793 by
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proclaiming neutrality
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George Washington's vice president was
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John Adams
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Hamilton, Jefferson and Madison disagreed strongly over the issue of whether a national bank was
Definition
constitutional
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George Washington's Secretary of state was
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington's Secretary of Treasury was
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Alexander Hamilton
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The significance of the Whiskey Rebellion was that it demonstrated
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the strength of the federal government
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The initial reaction of most Americans to the French Revolution was one of
Definition
satisfaction
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Americans became angry over the XYZ Affair because
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the French demanded a bribe for American representatives to speak to their government (Talleyrand)
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All of the following were members of the Secret Committee on Correspondence except
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Alexander Hamilton
Term
Who was denied their natural rights according to some state constitutions?
Definition
all of the above
women
slaves
men without property
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How many states showed up for the Annapolis Convention?
Definition
5
Term
It was decided at the Constitutional Convention that the Central government powers would include all of the following except
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to abolish slavery
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Who warned against the effects of 'majority factions'
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James Madison
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As Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's goals included
Definition
all of the above
Term
In Jay's Treaty England received American agreement for
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none of the above
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The Tariff Act of 1789 stated that foreign ships would be taxed equally but American ships would pay less
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false
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The Tonnage act of 1789 would have placed a five percent tax on imported goods
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False
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President Washington warned the nation to "steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world'
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true
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James Madison said Congress was authorized to :make all laws which shall be necessary and proper'
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false
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Jay's treaty favored the United States, giving then more benefits than England
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false
Term
Republicans favored France and regarded Jay's Treaty as to favorable to Britain
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true
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Federalists favored British policy because commercial interests profited from trade
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true
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the Quasi-war of 1799 was series of sea battles with the British
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false
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The Franco-American accord of 1800 released the U.S. from the 1778 alliance with France and the United States received $20 million for the loss of American Ships
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false
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The XYZ Affair was so named because Talleyrand's agent were labeled x,y, and z in a report to congress by John Adams
Definition
true
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England justified taxing the colonist because they
Definition
derived the greatest benefit from the seven years war
caused a drain on the british economy
required costly military protection
ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Which of the following statements was true of the Stamp Act and its consequences
Definition
the act was designed to raise revenue to pay for support of the British army in America
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In what year was the Act of Religious Tolerance enacted?
Definition
1649
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What tribe of Native Americans did the settlers of Connecticut massacre in the mid 1630's?
Definition
Pequot
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The Stamp Act Congress met in the city of
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New York
Term
The Sons of Liberty were first formed to protest the
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Stamp Act
Term
The mayflower arrived at Plymouth in
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1620
Term
On the heels of repealing the Stamp act, the british parliament passed the ____ reasserting its rights to tax the colonies "in all cases whatsoever'
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Declaratory Act
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The Dominion of New England was
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The organization imposed on the New England colonies by King James in his attempt to supersede colonial charters
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James II revoked the charter of Massachusetts in 1684 because
Definition
the crown viewed Massachusetts as taking too much authority into its own hands
Term
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England
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brought the Protestant pair of William and Mary to Power
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After Great Britain Closed the port of Boston,
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other colonies closed their ports in support of Boston
the colonies became more revolutionary in spirit
BOTH B AND C
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The Salem with trials can best be described as
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a reaction of traditionally minded folk to the lack of civil judicial oversight
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The colonists main objection to the Townshend Duties was that they were designed to
Definition
raise revenue for Britain to pay for colonial administration and the British army in the colonies.
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Which of the following describes the situation in Boston by 1770?
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Boston had become a powder keg of the revolution, with detested Redcoats garrisoned in the city.
Term
England passed the Coercive Acts (which colonists labeled " The Intolerable Acts') in response to
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The boston Tea Party
Term
The purpose of the Tea Act was to
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support the almost bankrupt East India Company
Term
English settlers adopted enslavement of Africans as a system to labor because
Definition
Native Americans too easily escaped and too often died.
they already associated light-skinned people with racial superiority.
improving economic conditions in England cut down on their supply of white servants..
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Term
What component(s) is included in the philosophy of mercantilism?
Definition
all of the above are components of mercantilism
Term
The term antinomianism means
Definition
faith in Christ frees Christians from obligation to observe moral law of Old Testament
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"New Lights" were
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Presbyterians who were converted by the high-charged passionate sermons of the revivalists during the Great Awakening
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Some of the earliest abolitionists were the
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Quakers
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which of these puts the events in the correct chronological order?
Definition
Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Pary, Coercive Acts
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Which of the following groups contains the original members of the Dominion of New England?
Definition
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine
Term
which of the following gives the correct order of rule for England's monarchs?
Definition
Charles II, James II, William and Mary
Term
Locke's Two Treatises on Civil Government
Definition
stressed his belief that humans had a right to expect protection of their rights by their government
Term
The first college founded in the American colonies was
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Harvard
Term
The greatest symbol of the American Enlightenment was
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Benjamin Franklin
Term
The Great Awakening
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shattered the existing church structure by departing from established colonial church beliefs regarding Church Membership
Term
Georgia was founded to serve as a haven for the poor, and also
Definition
serve as a buffer between the English colonies and Spanish Florida
Term
The main area of conflict between the british and the French in the 1740's was
Definition
trade and settlement in the Ohio valley
Term
Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1763)
Definition
Spain ceded control of the port city of New Orleans to Britain
Term
Which of the following prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Definition
Proclamation of 1763
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In the mid-seventeenth century, the English Parliament began enacting laws intended to regulate colonial trade.
They were known as
Definition
Navigation Acts
Term
What caused England to change its policy of salutary neglect toward the colonies?
Definition
all of the above
Term
Which of the following were not part of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
Definition
Currency Act
Term
Which British nonconformist believed in the separation of church and state, was a fugitive from the Massachusetts Bay colony and founded Providence, Rhode Island?
Definition
Roger Williams
Term
English migrants came to America
Definition
because of ties to the English reformation and puritans
land in England had become scarce
BOTH A AND C
Term
Charleston, South Carolina was founded in
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1670
Term
William Penn's Pennsylvania contained a constitution that contained freedom of worship, protections of property, trial by jury, and a role in government to Christian men 21, or older who owned property or paid personal tax. What was it called?
Definition
Frame of Government
Term
Africans primarily came to early European settlements in America
Definition
as slaves
Term
From where did the earliest humans to visit North America Probably come?
Definition
Siberia
Term
Archeologists call the earliest Americans
Definition
Paleo-Indians
Term
The Aztec capital was
Definition
Tenochtitlan
Term
Most African immigrants to the Americas came from
Definition
the continents western regions
Term
which religion took root in West Africa and conquered Ghana?
Definition
Islam
Term
The rural economic and social basis of the renaissance was called?
Definition
the seigniorial system
Term
the conquistadors were primarily interested in
Definition
finding gold
Term
Who wrote "In Defense of the Indians?"
Definition
Las Casas
Term
Which of the following was part of "the Columbian exchange"?
Definition
The spread of European diseases to America
Term
The Treaty of Tordesillas affected which countries?
Definition
Portugal and Spain
Term
Where did Raleigh attempt to found a colony in 1585?
Definition
Roanoke Island
Term
What period marks the European Renaissance?
Definition
1400-1600
Term
The economic base of France's New World Empire was
Definition
the fur trade
Term
Which French religious order sent missionaries to convert the Indians in Canada?
Definition
The Jesuits
Term
What is the meaning of the term; Coureurs de bois?
Definition
woods runners
Term
Columbus's plan to reach Asia was called the Enterprise of the Indies
Definition
True
Term
Spanish justifications for imperial expansion was to
Definition
all of the above
Term
the last governor of New Netherland was
Definition
Peter Stuyvesant
Term
This king made New France a royal province
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Louis XIV
Term
The Huron were part of the Iroquois Confederacy
Definition
false
Term
In an effort to promote Dutch settlement in New Netherlands, large estates called____ were offered?
Definition
Patroonships
Term
The Beaver Wars were fought between the Huron and the
Definition
Iroquois
Term
The Pueblo Revolt took place in
Definition
New Mexico
Term
All of the following can be said about the Maya civilization except;
Definition
Chichen Itza was their capital
Term
What town in Oklahoma is on the site of a Mississippian cultural city?
Definition
Spiro
Term
What two colonies will be introduced after the defeat of the Dutch by British in 1664?
Definition
New York and New Jersey
Term
Who opened a sea route from Europe to India?
Definition
Da Gama
Term
When was the "Lost Colony" founded on Roanoke Island?
Definition
1587
Term
Most West Africans were
Definition
farmers
Term
Conquistadors came from
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Spain
Term
Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River in order to
Definition
find the Northwest Passage to Asia
Term
Which animal was taken from America to Europe?
Definition
the Turkey
Term
Kivas were special circular rooms used for
Definition
religious ceremonies
Term
The Line of Demarcation set the boundaries between the Spanish and English territories
Definition
false
Term
Landing at Tampa Bay with 300 men , this explorer led all but four to their deaths
Definition
Panfilo de Narvaez
Term
These nomads of the Southwest raided pueblos for food, horses, and slaves
Definition
Navajo
Apache
BOTH A AND C
Term
which of these was a great city of West Africa?
Definition
Timbuktu
Term
Which group developed mesoamerica's most advanced writing system?
Definition
the Mayans
Term
Which disease devastated the Aztec population?
Definition
smallpox
Term
The "Black Death" killed what fraction of Europe's population according to your notes?
Definition
one-quarter
Term
Early WEst AFrican societies developed long distance trade systems with
Definition
all of the above
Term
This culture is an example of a "mound-building" society
Definition
Adena-Hopewell
Term
Who claimed the area from Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico for France?
Definition
Robert, Sieur de La Salle
Term
These intricate relief carvings inscribed on stone slabs and pillars depicting lives of rulers were called?
Definition
stelae
Term
In what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armamda?
Definition
1588
Term
During what period did humans first enter North America?
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
What was the major cause(s) fo the decline in most Mesoamerican cultures?
Definition
all of the above
Term
Tombouctou became the major center of Islamic learning under the Songhay culture?
Definition
True
Term
The portuguese slave trade began in
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1444
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