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35 Cards in this Set
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Why did people come to the New World?
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They came for gold, furs, and freedom to worship God. |
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Why do people need a government?
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People are not naturally good. |
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What did the Pilgrims and Puritans want in their government, leaders and people?
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They wanted just leaders that please God. |
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Because some important people in Europe said that the Bible was not God's Word.....
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false ideas began spreading to the American colonies. |
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Because the Pilgrims and Puritans wanted to follow the Bible in their worship of God....
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they traveled to the New World to live |
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Because the Holy Spirit worked in people's hearts....
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many people trusted Christ to be their Savior.
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Because both the British and the French claimed the same land...
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the French and Indian War started |
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Because the American colonists had done much of the fighting and did not get to vote on British laws...
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they thought paying taxes to Britian was unjust |
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Because the First Continental Congress wanted Britain to correct the wrongs being done to them...
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they sent a letter to the British king |
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Because General Washington did not seize power after the Revolutionary War...
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Americans trusted him and elected him to be president for 2 terms. |
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Because George Washington was a just ruler...
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he was a great blessing to his nation. |
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What are the 3 branches of government?
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Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
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What is the office of Legislative branch? |
Congress, Senate, House of Representatives |
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What is the job of the Legislative branch? |
Makes the laws. |
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What is the office of the Executive branch? |
President, Vice-President |
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What is the job of the Executive branch? |
carries the laws |
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What is the office of the Judicial branch? |
Judges, Supreme Court |
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What is the job of the Judicial branch? |
decides if the laws have been broken |
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What are 2 things God says identify a good ruler? |
be just, fear God |
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How do historians think people got to the Americas? |
Bering Strait |
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When did the Europeans discover the Americas? |
1492 |
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Which English evangelist traveled to the American colonies to preach? |
George Whitefield |
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What are 2 reasons colonists gave for not paying taxes to the British government? |
They did not get to vote on laws the British government made for them. |
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A person or organization that pays people to work is called ______. |
employer |
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The Pilgrims and Purtitans came from?
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Europe
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The meeting that representatives from the American colonies held was called ________.
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First Continental Congress |
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In 1788 Americans formed the Constitution, which has lasted over ____ years.
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200 |
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A virtuous king is _____ and _____.
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just and loyal |
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The Constitution gives the people the power to choose _____ to Congress.
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representatives |
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What showed American's time of unbelief during and after the Revolutionary War?
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Leaders believed only parts of the Bible |
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What happened during the Second Great Awakening?
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People gathered in camp meetings to hear the gospel |
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What are some things the voluntary societies did?
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helped orphan children |
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What led to the War of 1812?
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The Americans thought Great Britain was still treating them like a colony. |
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Why were America and Britain not read for the War of 1812?
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British were fighting the French and America had only a small military |
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In what way did Andrew Jackson not do the right thing? |
He did not do the right thing by not taking back his allegal treaty? |
