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General American History Questions
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History
8th Grade
03/18/2008

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Term
What level of government had the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
Definition
States
Term

James Polk

Definition

The first dark horse candidate for President of the United States.

Term
Senate
Definition

Upper House of Congress

 

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Term
House of Representatives
Definition
Lower House of Congress
Term
Henry Knox
Definition

Washington's Secretary of War

Term
Bill of Rights
Definition
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
Term
Judiciary Act
Definition
Established how the Supreme Court was to be set up.
Term
Mercenary
Definition
Professional soldier for hire
Term
Who gives the government power?
Definition
The people
Term
13
Definition
Number of states it took to amend the Articles of Confederation.
Term
Lone Star Republic
Definition
Nickname of Texas after they got their independence.
Term
American Crisis
Definition
Pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine to convince the Continental Soldiers to keep fighting during the Revolutionary War
Term
What term is used to describe a citizen soldier?
Definition
Miltia
Term
Act that put a tax on sugar and molasses
Definition
Sugar Act
Term
Coercive Act
Definition
Intolerable Act
Term
John Locke
Definition
Philosopher --> Natural Rights
Term
Rendezvous
Definition
Meeting of Mountain Men
Term
People living in the Tejas of Spanish descent.
Definition
Tejanos
Term
New Netherlands
Definition
The name of the cutch colony in the Americas that was later known as New York
Term
Group who moved to the west seeking religious freedom.
Definition
Mormons
Term
Commander of the Texas forces at the Alamo
Definition
William Travis
Term
A person who opposed a strong central government and the ratification of the Constitution.
Definition

Anti-Federalist

Term
Founder of the Red Cross
Definition

Clara

Barton

Term
Suffrage
Definition

The right to vote

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