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The American victory convinced France to form a military alliance with the colonists
What is an outcome of the Battle of Saratoga?
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The Articles of Confederation
What document was the initial attempt by the American colonists to establish an independent government?
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Freedom of the press
Which right did Thomas Jefferson believe John Adams had violated when he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts into law?
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The right to participate in the electoral process
What right is the most characteristic of democracy?
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Maryland
What colony was established as a haven for English Catholics?
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The Battle of Yorktown
What is the last event in the American Revolution?
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Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the following excerpt from July 4th, 1776?
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another . . . ” |
No order exists in a state of nature, and therefore people need to surrender some of their power and form a government to create order
What idea did Thomas Hobbes have that helped influence the writing of the US constitution?
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To worship freely
Which of the following is a right of US citizens?
- To obey the laws - To serve on a jury - To worship freely - To pay income taxes |
Massachusetts
What colony was founded by people who escaped religious persecution in England?
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The French and Indian War
What conflict contributed to an agreement between British colonies known as the Albany Plan?
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The Articles of Confederation
What document outlines the objectives referred to in the following excerpt?
“…a Firm League of Friendship with each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them…” (1781) |
John and Abigail Adams
The correspondence between which couple, in which the wife urged her husband, “Remember the ladies,” is viewed by historians as an early illustration of the interest and activism of women in national policy?
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Establishing trade agreements with others
What is an example of an action performed by the federal government?
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Virginia
What colony did the Battle of Yorktown take place in?
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The British taxing the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War
What contributed to the start of the American Revolution?
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The Bill of Rights
What document resolved the issue described in the following excerpt?
“The Conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be adde” (1789) |
George Washington
Who led the Continental Army in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781?
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Governor
What official is the chief executive at the state level of government?
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The Appalachian Mountains
What physical feature provided a natural barrier against the growth of British colonies in North America?
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Increased taxes on commodities without representation
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
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Shay's Rebellion
What rebellion is discussed in the following excerpt from a letter George Washington wrote to Henry Knox in February, 1787?
“If three years ago, any person had of told me that at this day, I should see such a formidable rebellion against the laws and constitutions of our own making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite (insane person)—fit subject for a madhouse…” |
John Winthrop
Who led the colony of Massachusetts?
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Signing proposed bills into law
What is a responsibility of the executive branch?
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The western United States
Where were members of the Cherokee Nation forced to move as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
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