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26 Cards in this Set
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A new government organized under the present Constitution began operation in: |
1789 |
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The individual below below who was not a leader of the nation in its early years was: |
Abraham Lincoln |
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The number of votes necessary to amend the Articles of Confederation was: |
Thirteen |
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The ___ created a weak central government |
Articles of Confederation |
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A plan for the survey of public lands was established by the: |
Ordinance of 1785 |
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A rebellion in Massachusetts in 1786 was led by: |
Daniel Shays |
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In 1786 a call for a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 was issued at: |
Annapolis |
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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? |
The solution to how slaves would be counted for taxation and representation |
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George Washington's secretary of the treasury was: |
Alexander Hamilton |
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Hamilton wanted to fund the national |
Debt |
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The attempt to bribe American representatives in France was the |
XYZ Affair |
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Why was John Jay's Treaty important? |
It got the US a favorable treaty with Spain |
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Pinckney's Treaty involved |
The US & Spain |
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Which of the following was not included in Hamilton's financial programs? |
Canceling the debts of the national government |
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____ helped settle many disagreements among the delegates. |
Benjamin Franklin |
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If no winner for president is named in the electoral college, the decision is made by |
The House of Representatives |
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The general command of American forces at the Battle of New Orleans was |
Andrew Jackson |
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Jefferson's effort to break the French and English blockades on American shipment involved |
Halting all American shipping |
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Causes for the war of 1812 did not include which of the following? |
American interest in acquiring Canada |
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The Treaty ending the War of 1812 |
Promised to end British Impressment |
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The Missouri Compromise did all but which of the following? |
Provided a permanent solution to the slave question |
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The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall generally tried to |
Strengthen the national government |
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Which of the following issues did not weaken the US? |
Nationalism |
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This law prohibited all exports from the US |
Embargo Act |
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The campaign of 1800 was between |
Jefferson & Adams |
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Everyone who asks Jesus to come into their life goes to ____ when they die. |
Heaven |
