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A New Nation 1776-1815
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8th Grade
01/11/2006

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What was called the greatest blueprint for government?
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The United States Constitution
Term
New Jersey even gave some _______ and ________ the right to vote.
Definition
women and blacks
Term
HOw many years did it take the states to approve the Articles of Confederation?
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5
Term
Who believed that women should go to school?
Definition
Benjamin Rush
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Who started the first black church in North America?
Definition
Richard Allen
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What did General WIlliam Shepherd do to the farmers in Shays's Rebellion?
Definition
Attacked and killed four farmers
Term
Who wrote the constitution and brought it to the convention?
Definition
James Madison
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What did the New Jersey Plan call for?
Definition
the 1 state 1 wote system
Term
The constitution allowed the slave trade to continue for another ________ years.
Definition
20
Term
Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
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John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
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What did James Madison promise to add tot he constitution?
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The Bill of Rights
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Who called the U.S. a "Hercules in the cradle"?
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Alexander Hamilton
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How did Hamilton plan to pay off hte mational debt?
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taxes
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One important cheif justice of the supreme court was ________ ________
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John Marshall
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