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Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that:
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It marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because:
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It brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France.
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The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because:
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It was the first of many miniature paliaments to convene in America.
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One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was:
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The absence of dense concentrations of population or conplex nation-states in North America.
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The First Continental Congress was called in order to:
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consider ways of redressing colonial grievances.
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Alexander Hamilton's proposed Bank of the United States was:
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Based on the "necessary and proper", or "elastic" clause in the Constitution.
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The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to:
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achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat.
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Thomas Paine argued that all government officials:
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should derive their authority from public consent.
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King Phillip's War resulted in:
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the lasting defeat of New England's Indians.
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The Indians suffered from their association with the French in New France in all of the following ways:
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Decimation of their numbers from the white man's disease.
Violation of their religious beliefs. Debauchery by the white man's alcohol. |
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The climactic clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of:
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Cape Breton Island
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One of George Washington's major contributions as president was:
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Keeping the nation out of foreign wars.
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The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions that included a call for:
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A Constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress before war was declared.
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Which of the following pairs of items are not directly related to eachother?
implied powers-"necessary and proper clause" strict construction-Tenth amendment loose construction-"elastic" clause state's rights-loose construction |
strict construction-Tenth amendment
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When the British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733, it intended the act to:
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Inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies.
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John Marshall uttered his famous legal dictum that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy" in what case?
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Some of the most advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except:
engage in significant voyages of discovery establish large bustling cities make strikingly accurate astronomical observations study mathematics |
engage in significant voyages of discovery
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The guarantee that English settlers in the New World would retain the "rights of an Englishman" proved to be:
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The foundation for American liberties.
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All of the following were weaknesses of the British military during the War for Independence except:
second-rate officers soldiers who were incapable of fighting effectively the need to keep many soldiers in Europe in case of trouble the long supply lines |
soldiers who were incapable of fighting effectively
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The most important economic enterprise in the American colonies was:
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Agriculture
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