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32 Cards in this Set
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The greatest difficulty facing the Continental Congress was the :
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inability to tax
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After the Revolutionary War, the Confederation virtually disbanded the army, despite objections from
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george washington
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The first religious to prohibit members from owning slaves was the
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Quakers
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The Declaration of Rights served as a model for other states to use was the state of
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Virginia
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What was true of the debate over religiuos freedom?
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The Church of england expericensed the most profound changes when the government support endedd
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Under the articles of confederation, taxes could be imposed only by
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state assemblies
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women made their greatest gains in
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education
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The first state to pass an abolition law was
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Pennslyvania
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Order in which private manumission became possible in southern states:
states-delaware, maryland, virginia |
virginia, delaware, maryland
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What was not an example of a law passd for religious protection:
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compelling church membership
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The Gleaner was written by
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Judith Murray
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The process of a slave owner releasing his slave is called:
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manumission
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Why was slavery an economic concern in the North?
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there was less agricvulture in the north than the south
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By 1790, the country's war debt had reached an estimate of :
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50 million
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Americas first Congress can be described as
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federalists
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George washington's vice president was
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John Adams
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first secretary of state was
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thomas jefferson
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Both political parties did not use that term because
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george washington warned them
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first chief justice of the supreme court was
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John Jay
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George washington's secretary of treasury
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alexander hamilton
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The person most responsible for the development of America's financial system was
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Alexander Hamilton
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This party favored the strict interpretation of the Constituion
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Republican
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This system was essential for economical growth
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the bank of the united states
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What event took place during the Whiskey Rebellion
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Genet affair
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The person who pushed hardest for the passage of a BIll of Rights was
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James Madison
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This party favored a loose intepretation
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Federalist
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The last state to ratify the Constition was
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Rhode Island
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The last major battle agaisnt Native Americans in Ohio country was the battle of
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Fallen timbers
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One of the amendments proposed for the Bill of Rights
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was not ratified til 1992
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The passage of this act created the federal court system
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judiciary act of 1789
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The first caputal of the united states was in the city of
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New york city, new york
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This gave the president power to select a 10 mile area somewhere on the Potomac for the capital
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the residence act
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