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16 Cards in this Set
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characteristic under articles of confederation
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congress couldnt levy taxes or regulate commerce
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1780s settlers in western areas such as tenessee and kentucky
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believed had to take possession of western land and use them as they saw fit
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who wrote notes on state of virgina
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thomas jeffereson
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why was orginal HOR so small only 65 members
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the founders assumed that only prominent individuals could win elections in large districts and thats what founders wanted
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which of the following is true of national identity as envisioned by the constitution of 1787
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the ''people'' were free americans ; native americans and ''other persons'' meaning african american slavery were not considered part of political nation
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what was congress able to accomplish with its native american policy under the articles of confederation
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congress demanded and recieved surrenders of large amounts of indian land north of the ohio river and in the south
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annuity system
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gave annual monetary grants to indians
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All of the following statements are true of the Bill of Rights EXCEPT:
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It explicitly granted states the right of secession.
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The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because:
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it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority.
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Which of the following is true of how the leaders of the new nation viewed settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?
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b. They shared their British predecessors’ fears that frontier settlers would fight constantly with Native Americans.
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Which of the following does NOT describe those who attended the Constitutional Convention?
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Most had earned their wealth after rising from humble origins.
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The New Jersey Plan
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was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.
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The Anti-Federalist James Winthrop argued that a bill of rights was necessary in the Constitution because
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it would secure the minority against the usurpation and tyranny of the majority
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Leaders of the new nation thought settlers moving west across the Appalachians in the 1780s?
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would fight constantly with Native Americans
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Under the Treaty of Greenville of 1795
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twelve Indian tribes ceded most of Ohio and Indiana to the federal government
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Shays’s Rebellion was significant because it demonstrated
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to some influential Americans the need for a stronger central government
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