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38 Cards in this Set
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Which European reached America before Christopher Columbus did?
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Lief Ericson
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European exploration was encouraged by what man's adventure to the New World?
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Christopher Columbus
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What wa the first permanent English settlement?
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Jamestown
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What colony started out as 1 colony, but was divided into 2 colonies later?
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Carolina
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Who settled the Plymouth colony?
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Seperatists
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What was the occupation of the early settlers?
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Farming
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Which colony had extremely cold climate, thin rocky soil, and the settlers oftern turned to fishing to make a living?
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New England
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What type of tax was a main source of income?
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Property
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Who was the English preacher that spoke to large outdoor crowds?
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George Whitefield
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What it the philosophy asserted that God created the universe and then stepped aside to let the laws of nature funtion without His intervention?
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Deism
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Why did the colonist boycott British goods?
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To protest taxes
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What was the rallying cry of the colonists who opposed the new taxes Parliment implemented?
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No taxation without representation
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What event left 3 patriots martyered?
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Boston Massacre
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Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"?
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Patrick Henry
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The skirmishes at Lexingrton and Concord let to what war?
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The war for independence
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What were English mercenaries known as?
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Hessians
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Who wrote the most influental tract in history known as Common Sense?
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Thomas Paine
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Who wrote the majority of the Declaration of Indpendence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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While trying to provide Washington with information about British activities in New York, what patriot school teacher lost his life?
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Nathan Hale
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Who was the patriot leader who helped to capture important outposts in the West?
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Roger Clark
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Was the Confederation Congress able to levy taxes?
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No
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What term means to give formal approval?
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Ratify
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What event occured in Massachusetts that damaged the Confederation govenment's reputation?
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Shay's Rebellion
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Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
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James Madison
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The characteristic of the Constitution that reserves power for state government is known as?
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The Federal System
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Those who favored the Constitution published their arguments in what papers?
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The Federalist Papers
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What is the system devised by the Constitution to elect a president?
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The Electoral College
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Whose Constitution is the oldest written constitution?
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U.S.
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What principles are embedded in the Constitution?
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Biblical principles
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What is a two-house legislative system?
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Bicameral system
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What are the 3 requirements for a person to become a member of the Senate?
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1. Elected directly by the people, 2. Serve a six-year term, 3. must be thirty years-old.
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Which Article of the Constitution deals with the legislative branch of government?
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Article I
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What part of the government has the right to declare war?
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Congress
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What branch of government interprets the law?
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Judicial Branch
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Which amendment gives the following freedoms: religion, assembly, speech, press, & petition
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First Amendment
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Which amendment abolished slavery?
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Amendment XIII
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What term means the right to vote?
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Suffrage
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Which Amendment repealed Amendement XVIII
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Amendement XXI
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