Us History Unit 1

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How many branches of government existed in the United States during the period of the Articles of Confederation?

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One

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The first official government of the United States of America was formed under...

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The Articles of Confederation

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The last to state to ratify the Articles of Confederation was

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Maryland

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The Oyster Wars took place between what two states?

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Maryland and Virginia

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The failure of the United States to respond to Shay's Rebellion was influential in what way?

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It was a major catalyst in getting the states to have a Constitutional Convention

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What type of Government did the United States have under the Articles of Confederation?

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Republic

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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 took place in...

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Philadelphia

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The Great Compromise dealt with?

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Whether or not the number of representatives each state could send to Congress should be the same or based entirely on population.

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The name "Bill of Rights" refers to...

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The First Ten Amendments to the Constitution

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The term used to describe the sharing of power between the State Governments and the Federal Government under the Constitution is known as...

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Dual Sovereignty

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Under our present day Constitution, which of the following can a State Government not do?

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Make treaties with other nations
Levy import taxes on other states
Coin and print money
Declare war on other nations

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In order for an Amendment to be ratified according to the Constitution, what must happen?

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Three-Fourths must sign the Amendment

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The Founder of the Federalist Party, who supported a stronger Federal Government, Industry, and Commerce, was...

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Alexander Hamilton

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When the Democratic-Republican Party split up in 1824, it eventually became two political parties. What were the two parties?

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Democrats and Whigs

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What issue did the Democrat Party split over in 1860?

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Popular Sovereignty

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Which of the following statements about the South prior to the Civil War is false?

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The South had more miles of railroads and canals than the North

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Which of the following statements about the Mexican War (1845-1848) is true?

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The United States gained possession of the Southwest (i.e., California, Arizona, ect.)

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Which of these modern day states did not come from the territory the United States gained as a result of the war with Mexico?

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Whigs

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What territory in North America was in dispute between the United States and Britain and was referred to by the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight"?

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Oregon Territory

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Which of the following sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?

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Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Which of the following sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?

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Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision

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Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War the we discussed in class?

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Women's Rights

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Makes laws for the United States

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Legislative Branch

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Interprets the law and applies it to Court Cases

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Judicial Branch

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Approve/Ratify Treaties

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Legislative Branch

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Makes Treaties

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Executive Branch

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Created the Federalist Party in the 1790s and was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton

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Architect of the Missouri Compromise

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Henry Clay

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Was George Washington's Secretary of State and also the first Democratic-Republican President of the United States, elected in 1800

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Thomas Jefferson

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Won the Election of 1860, which then triggered the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln

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Created the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Stephen Douglas

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This decision admitted Missouri into the United States as a slave state

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Missouri Compromise

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Was a rider to a bill that attempted to make slavery illegal in all territory taken from Mexico

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Wilmot Proviso

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Doubled the size of the United States in 1803

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Louisiana Purchase