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25 Cards in this Set
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What did the Continental Army officers form?
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Society of the Cincinnati
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What was the law that awarded all of the father's property to the eldest son?
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Primogeniture
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What church was legally established in some New England states?
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Congregational Church
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What did the Anglican Church reform itself as before being completely disestablished due to its connections to Britain?
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Protestant Episcopal Church
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Where was the separation of church and state hardest to obtain?
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Virginia
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What statute did Thomas Jefferson use to win separation of church and state in Virginia?
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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Who founded the first antislavery society in 1775?
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Philadelphia Quakers
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When did the continental congress call for the abolition of slave trade?
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1774
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What couldn't emancipated African-Americans do?
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Purchase property, hold certain jobs, and educate their children
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Why wasn't slavery simply abolished?
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The congress was afraid of risking unity in America.
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What state allowed women to vote for a time?
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New Jersey
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What were women of the revolution a great model of that gave them the opportunity to get more education?
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Proper republican behavior
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What did the continental congress do in 1776?
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It called upon colonies to draft new constitutions
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What was special that Massachusetts did in coming up with its new constitution?
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Massachusetts submitted the draft to the people for ratification and ratification was required for modifications.
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What did most states require of citizens?
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They had to ellect legislators annually.
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Why were the executive and judicial branches so weak?
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Because of paranoia caused by conflicts with the king
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Why were the legislatures given the most power?
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It was the most democratic.
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What did the poorer western districts complete through their influence?
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The capitals moved further west.
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What did the states do with loyalist holdings?
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They cut them up into small farms.
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How was the excesses of the French Revolution avoided?
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Cheap and available land.
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What was most important to citizens?
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Economic democracy over political democracy
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More disagreeable after independence than before
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British Navigation Laws
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What did Yankees do to make use of their newly found ability to trade freely with foreign nations?
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They ventured to the Baltic and China Seas. The Empress of China led to the East Asian markets.
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What did war spawn as far as business?
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Illegal business deals and the selling of products in short supply for as much as 300% profit.
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What happened to the social structure?
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The rich became poor and the new rich were looked at with suspicion.
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