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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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privided for the gradual development of self-government
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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divided the Northwest Territory to be divided into townships
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foreclosure
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seizure of property for nonpayment of debts
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Daniel Shays
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forced several courts to close down in order to prevent more foreclosures
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What was the critical period in American History?
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1781-1789
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Who were the most famous people at the Constitutional Convention?
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George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
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Who was the most important member of the Convention?
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James Madison
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Who was the Father of the Constitution?
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James Madison
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Who was the youngest delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
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Jonathan Dayton
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What year did the Constitutional Convention begin?
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1787
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Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
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Independence Hall
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Who proposed the Virginia Plan?
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Edmund Randolph
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Who proposed the New Jersey Plan?
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William Paterson
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What is the common name for the upper house?
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Senate
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What is the common name for the lower house?
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House of Representatives
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What is the Great Compromise?
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Connecticut Compromise
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What are tariffs?
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fees on imported goods
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What was the group called who wanted the new Constitution?
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Federalists
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What group opposed the Constitution?
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Anti-Federalists
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Which state was the first to ratify?
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Delaware
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Who was the first president?
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George Washington
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What kind of government does America have?
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Democratic Republic
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What was the secret to America's success?
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Biblical Christianity
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Who wrote History of the United States?
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Noah Webster
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Where were the Amendments added to the Constitution?
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1791
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What clause was added to ensure that Congress should not be bound in any important matters by mere oversight or omissions in the Constitution?
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elastic clause
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What were the three branches of government?
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legislative, executive, judicial
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What are implied powers?
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powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but implied therein
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In what states were state religion strictly enforced?
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Massachusetts and Connecticut
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In what state was the Anglican church very powerful?
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Virginia
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In what state was the Puritan church powerful?
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Maryland
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What state set the example for religious freedom?
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Rhode Island
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Who led the Baptists in their fight for religious freedom?
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Isaac Backus
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What religious group was the most harassed?
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Baptists
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Who was the most influential leader in Virginia that helped with the Bill of Rights?
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John Leland
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Who published Democracy in America?
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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What was the year of the Stamp Act Congress?
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1765
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Who founded Rhode Island?
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Roger Williams
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Which colonial lawyer spoke against the Ritz of Assistance?
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James Otis
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What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
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Delaware
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What was the year for the first Continental Congress?
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1774
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Who was America's Great Awakening preacher?
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Jonathan Edwards
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What act forced colonists to house soldiers?
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quartering act
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Who wrote the federalists papers?
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Hamilton, Madison, Jay
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What year was the treaty of Paris signed?
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1783
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Who was the Pennsylvania statesman who penned several documents?
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Dickinson
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Who moved to write the Declaration of Independence?
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Richard Henry Lee
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What man began the Democrat-Republican party?
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Jefferson
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Who was the first Secretary of State?
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Jefferson
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What was the date that Cabot claimed New England for England?
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1497
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Who was the first postmaster general?
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Ozgood
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How old do you have to be to be president?
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35
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Who helped Jefferson write the Virginia-Kentucky Resolves?
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Madison
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What was the final battle in the War for Independence?
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Yorktown
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Who won the election of 1800?
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Jefferson
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What Supreme Court case involved judicial appointments?
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Marbury vs. Madison
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What man established judicial review? (Who was the chief justice in Marbury vs. Madison?)
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John Marshall
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Who was the Swamp Fox?
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Frances Marion
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Who was the Federalist candidate for president in 1796?
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John Adams
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Who was the first Attorney General?
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Edmund Randolf
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Who was the Republican Vice President Candidate in 1776 and 1800?
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Aaron Burr
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Who was the leader of the Baptists in Massachusetts?
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Isaac Bacchus
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What date did the Constitutional Convention meet?
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1787
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Who wrote the history of Plymouth Plantation?
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Bradford
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What provided for the gradual development of the Northwest Territory?
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Who explored Louisiana?
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Lewis and Clark
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What man was arrested exploring the southwest territories?
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Pike
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What was the date of the Protestant Reformation?
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1517
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What former Vice President became involved in a conspiracy?
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Aaron Burr
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Who was the hero of the Trepolitain War?
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Stephen Decatur
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What piece of legislation virtually cut all trade with Europe?
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Embargo Act
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Who won the Battle of Tippecanoe?
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Harrison
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Who was the English philosopher that first mentioned the compact theory?
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John Locke
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Who was the man most responsible for creating the national bank?
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Hamilton
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Who was known as the Fighting Quaker?
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Nathanael Greene
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Who was known as the Fighting Gamecock?
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Sumpter
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Who was the royal governor of the dominion of New England?
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Edmund Androse
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Who said "The English are the most unfit people in the world to argue another Englishman into slavery"?
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Edmund Burke
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What nation was the Treaty of Peace?
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Iroquois
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What was the only successful crusade?
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reconquista
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