Us History Test 1

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This is the only crime mentioned in the constitution

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Treason

Front 2

No test of a person's ___can be required to hold an office in the govt

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Religion

Front 3

The Eighth Amendment may make it necessary to make improvements to ___.

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Prisons

Front 4

___ Adams was a leader in forming the Sons of Liberty.

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Samuel

Front 5

The British surrendered at this city, ended the revolution

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Yorktown

Front 6

Warned nation about close relationship between the military and arms industry

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Eisenhower

Front 7

The Anti-Federalists ___ the Constitution

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Opposed

Front 8

Tells why the Constitution was written

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The Preamble

Front 9

Rejected a plea for peace from the Second Continental Congress

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King George III

Front 10

This branch of govt serves for life or good behavior

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Judiciary

Front 11

One argument against the new Constitution was that it did not end this.

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Slavery

Front 12

This Amendment gives you the right to stage a sit-in protest

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1st Amendment

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Occupation of most Colonial Americans

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farmers

Front 14

There are two ways that an Amendment can be ___, and become part of the Constitution

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Ratified

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Colonial region known for its protests

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New England

Front 16

Foreign born citizens who are ___can vote if they are registered to vote.

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Naturalized

Front 17

Jay, Madison, and Hamilton were the writers of the ___Papers

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Federalists

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Supporters of the Constitution

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Federalists

Front 19

Name given to the Compromise over representation in the Constitution

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Great Compromise

Front 20

This Amendment gave states the right to establish child custody & divorce laws

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10th Amendment

Front 21

This Amendment gives you the right to buy a gun.

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2nd Amendment

Front 22

This was an agreement between the men on the Mayflower about laws

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Mayflower Compact

Front 23

This Amendment gives you personal freedoms to get married or to work or not

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9th Amendment

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This man wrote Common Sense

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Thomas Paine

Front 25

This took place in Boston in 1770, helped win support against Britain

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Boston Massacre

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The Ninteenth Amendment gave all female citizens this right

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The right to vote

Front 27

The Declaration of Independence reflects this man's thinking

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John Locke

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Main writer of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

Front 29

The 26th Amendment set the voting age at this.

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18

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Committee wrote letters to gain support against Britain in the colonies

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Correspondence

Front 31

This power is part of the President's checks on Congress

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Veto

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The Confederation was able to organize this section of the country

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Northwest

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A rebellion named after him caused the colonies to meet to write a stronger govt

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Shay

Front 34

This Continental Congress called for a halt in trading with Britain

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First Continental Congress

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Gives Congress the power to do things not clearly stated in the Constitution

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Elastic

Front 36

The number of years a senator may serve

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six years

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The number of years a representative may serve

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two years

Front 38

This Amendment gives you the right to refuse to testify in your own trial

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5th Amendment

Front 39

This is the supreme law of the land

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The Constitution

Front 40

This Congress issued the Declaration of Independence and organized an army

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Second Continental Congress

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First fighting of the Revolution took place here

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Lexington

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This mountain range was the boundary of colonial settlement after 1763

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Appalachian mountains

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This can be used to check the powers of the Judiciary and Executive branches of govt

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Impeachment

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This Amendment says you can not be forced to house troops in your home during peace

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3rd Amendment

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The Ninteenth Amendment gave the right to bote to _____.

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Women

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Writer of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

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James Madison

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Leader of the Continental Army

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Washington

Front 48

This battle resulted in the French giving the Americans aid

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Saratoga battle

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The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ten ___.

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Amendments

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River marked the nation's boundary after the American Revolution

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Mississippi River

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Address given during the Civil War, told why the nation was fighting

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Gettysburg Address