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| 1. What was the name of the land bridge that connected Asia and North America? | Beringia
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| 2. How did England run its colonies prior to 1763? | Salutary Neglect
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| 3. What was the first form of labor in the English colonies? | Indentured servants slavery was the first form of labor in England.
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| 4. What crop allowed the English settlers to survive in North America? | tobacco
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| 5. Who led an attack of indentured servants upset over British policy toward Native Americans? | Nathaniel Bacon
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| 6. What did Puritans place a high value upon in their culture? | education
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| 7. What was the Mayflower Compact? | First form of government in the colonies (pilgrims)
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| 8. What was the economy of the Southern colonies based upon? | farming /agriculture
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| 9. What made the Middle Colonies different from the Southern and New England Colonies? | separated from the government and also had freedom of religion
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| 10. Which religious group settled the colony of Pennsylvania? | Quaker
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| 11. What theory did John Locke come up with? | Natural rights
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| 12. What was the effect of Bacon’s Rebellion on labor? | More african slaves were used in the colonies (south)
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| 13. Who won the French & Indian War? | Great britain
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| 14. What was the first tax law passed by the British Parliament upon its colonies? | Sugar Act
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| 15. Which colony was considered the center of Patriot rebellion from Great Britain? | Boston, MA
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| 16. What was the name of the radical patriot group that advocated violence for their cause? | Sons of liberty
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| 17. Where were the “shots heard ‘round the world”? | Lexington and Concord
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| 18. The Second Continental Congress was famous for passing what document? | Declaration of indepence
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| 19. Who wrote the famous pamphlet, Common Sense? | Thomas paine
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| 20. Which country gave aid to the Patriots in the Revolutionary War? | France
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| 21. Who was appointed general of the Continental Army? | George washington
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| 22. Before the Revolutionary War was over, what first form of government for the United States existed? | Articles of confederation
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| 23. What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | No army
Couldn’t collect state taxes
All 13 states had to agree to amend it
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| 24. What new government was created in 1787 to replace the Articles of Confederation? | U.S. constitution
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| 25. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury? | Alexander Hamilton
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| 26. What central institution did Alexander Hamilton create to protect the economy? | First Bank of the U.S.
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| 27. What was a tariff? | A tax on imports
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| 28. Upon leaving office, President George Washington warned of what? | He warned of getting involved in other countries’ problems.
“Entangling alliances”
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| 29. What foreign event dominated the administrations of George Washington and John Adams? | French Revolution
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| 30. Who was elected in the “Peaceful Revolution” of 1800? | Thomas Jefferson
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| 31. Why was the Peaceful Revolution of 1800 referred to as “peaceful”? (You have to tell me more than just “no war.”) | There was a transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic Republicans, it was peaceful, no violence
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| 32. Prior to leaving office, who did John Adams appoint to the Supreme Court? | John Marshall
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| 33. What was “loose construction” of the U.S. Constitution? | A broad interpretation of the Constitution
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| 34. From which country did Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory? | France
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| 35. What was impressment? | The kidnapping of American sailors and forcing them to serve in another navy
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| 36. Why is Thomas Jefferson remembered for being hypocritical during his time as President? | He started out being a strict constructionist, but then morphed into a more loose constructionist.
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| 37. Which new political party did Andrew Jackson belong to? | Democratic Party
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