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Current scientific evidence suggests that people arrived in America between.... |
15,000 and 30,000 years ago |
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What major advantage did Hernán Cortés have over native Americans in the Yucatán Peninsula? |
Better weapons (guns) |
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In the early trade colonial era, New England merchants established a triangular trade because.. |
It was very profitable |
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The cash crop that Virginia to become profitable was... |
Tobacco |
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John Locke wrote two treaties of government to justify parliaments decision to put William and Mary in the throne and require them to accept the..? |
Bill of Rights |
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Philosopher John Locke argued that a monarch's right to rule came from the... |
People |
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The American continent is named after the Italian explorer Amerigo.. |
Vespucci |
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What did Native American Squanto do to help the pilgrim settlers? |
He helped them to communicate with other native Americans |
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Americans forces suffered their greatest defeat of the revolutionary war at where? |
Charleston |
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When the stamp act went into effect in 1765 the colonists protested it by.. |
Not buying stamps, attacked collectors homes and barried them alive |
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What battle was was an important turning point in the revolutionary war that led farmers to organize their own forces? |
Saratoga |
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Local militias during the revolutionary war engaged in guerrilla warfare, a style of fighting that involved what? |
Tactics and stealth |
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France entered the revolutionary war after the battle of Saratoga because the American victory there was the |
Turning point of the war |
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Parliament repealed the stamp act in 1766, after colonists |
Protested..? |
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During the American Revolution, patriots started and feathered ________ who believed that British law should be upheld |
Tax collectors |
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How did shays rebellion begin? |
When the government raised taxes |
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News of unrest in the states, and especially of shays rebellion, convinced the government the congress to do what? |
Make a new government |
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Which influential nationalist was a member of the Virginia assembly, the head of its commerce committee, and the primary of the Virginia plan? |
James Madison |
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The Virginia plan proposed a two house confess that would benefit... |
Larger states with a larger population |
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The great compromise, under which representation in one house of congress would be based on population and states would have equal representation into eh tiger, was based on the proposal from what? |
Roger Sterman |
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The agreement at the constitutional convention that every five enslaved people in a state would count as three people for determining representation and taxes would be called |
3/5th compromise |
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when did Francis Scott key write the star spangled banner? |
After the defense of mchenry |
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The whisky rebellion was halted when? |
1794 |
1789, 1794, 1749, 1798 |
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Lewis and Clark begin their expedition into the Louisiana purchase in? |
May 21st |
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Which president agreed to purchase the Louisiana territory from France? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Who agreed to sell the Louisiana territory? |
Napoleon |
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Who was the Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition as a guide and interpreter? |
Sacogawea |
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The constitution established a framework for limited government, which included a federal system, separation of powers among the branches of governing and ______ |
Rights |
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Under the constitution, the president would have the power to propose legislation, appoint judges, put down rebellions and what? |
veto acts of congress |
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The constitution would give the president the power to nominate members of the judiciary but the senate would |
Confirm the selection |
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Under the constitution, the main role of the judicial branch would be to |
Interpret the laws |
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People who supported the ratification of the new constitution called themselves what? |
Federalists |
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The 2 houses of congress make up what branch of government? |
Legislative |
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Proposing a constitution amendment requires a what? |
A 2/3 vote from the senate and House of Representatives. |
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The xyz affair concerned whom? |
France |
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The impeachment of justice Samuel chase established that judges could be removed for what? |
Taking politically unpopular decisions |
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