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What was the first elected legislature and what was to become the US

House of Burgesses

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Who created the Virginia Plan?

James Madison

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What city did the British taken 1777

Philadelphia

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4

What acts replace the Stamp Act

Townshend acts

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5

Which of these was not a pre revolutionary attempt to unite the colonies

Continental Congress -Albany Congress was -Dominion of New England was -New England Confederation was

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6

Which of these crops did the southern economy not heavily rely on

Wheat

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Who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

John Winthrop

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What acts does the British pass at the beginning of the Revolutionary act

Prohibitory act

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What the group was excluded from living in Georgia

Catholics

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10

What book was highly influential for the morale of the colonies during the Revolutionary war

Common sense

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What treaty ended the French and Indian war

Treaty of Paris of 1763

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12

Who did Washington shoes as his secretary of treasury

Alexander Hamilton

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13

What was the colony's attempt at re-conciliation with the British in 1775

Olive branch petition

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14

Where was Alexander Hamilton born

West Indies

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15

Who are the people that were exiled from the Massachusetts Bay colony

Thomas Hooker,Roger Williams,Anne Hutchinson

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16

Which of these acts were enacted on the colonies in order to gain revenue after the French and Indian war

Sugar act

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17

Who did the colonies appoint as their commander-in-chief

George Washington

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18

Who founded Georgia

James Oglethorpe

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19

Which Carolina used large plantations

South

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20

Which state was the ninth to ratify

New Hampshire

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21

Who did the English take new Amsterdam from

The Dutch

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22

What was the first governing document of the US

Articles of Confederation

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23

Which general in charge of the battle of Saratoga

Horatio Gates

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Which religious group founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

Puritans

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25

The branches that the articles of Confederation left out where the legislative and the executive

False

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26

11 Amendments were sent to be reviewed for ratification

False

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What battle was considered to be the turning point for the Revolutionary war

Battle of Saratoga

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What state was the last ratify the constitution out of the 13 colonies

Rhode Island

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29

Who was Pennsylvania considered to be a retreat for

Quakers

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30

How many troops do the British have at the battle of long island Compared to America

32000

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31

What state did not attend the Constitutional convention

Rhode Island

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32

Shays rebellion exposed the weakness of the federal government under the articles of Confederation

True

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33

Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson

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34

What crop was most important to Jamestown

Tobacco

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35

The anti- Federalist were for ratifying the Constitution

False

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36

What battle Effectively ends the Revolutionary war

Battle of Yorktown

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37

The British offer slaves freedom if they fight on the British side during the Revolutionary war

True

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38

What colony was found by the Virginia company

Jamestown

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39

What war did the Treaty of Hartford end

Pequot war

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Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of War

Henry Knox

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Which of these was not a major issue at the Constitutional convention

Judicial review

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Which colony was a retreat for Quakers

Pennsylvania

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43

Which colony excluded Catholics from living there

Georgia

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44

Who was Washington secretary of treasury

Alexander Hamilton

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What act does the British pass at the beginning of the Revolutionary war

Prohibitory acts

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46

North Carolina uses Large plantations

false

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47

What state was the ninth to ratify

New Hampshire

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Who was Washington Secretary of State

Thomas Jefferson

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Who did the English Seize new Amsterdam from

The Dutch

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50

Anne Hutchinson founded Providence

False

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51

How many troops do the British have at the Battle of Long Island

32,000

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52

At the time of The ratification of the Constitution The Senate was elected by the people

False

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53

Who was Washington's Vice President?

John Adams

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54

What are the cause of transition from indentured servants to slaves

Bacons rebellion

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55

There were two Roanoke settlements

True

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56

Which Connie was a refuge for debtors

Georgia

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57

Who created the Virginia plan

James Madison

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Who is Washington Secretary of War

Henry Knox

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59

What state was the last to ratify the constitution

Rhode Island

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60

Where does the first government under the Constitution meet

New York

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61

How many times does Washington initially want to do

One

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62

Which town was being punished by the intolerable acts

Boston

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63

Which colony founded last

Georgia

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64

What that is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary war

battle of Saratoga

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65

The three phases of the Revolutionary war in order Are south,Mid Atlantic,And New England

False

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66

Which Colony had the House of burgesses

Virginia

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67

Out of these people who did not serve in the house Of burgesses

Alexander Hamilton did not George Washington did And Thomas Jefferson did

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What colony did Thomas Hooker found

Hartford

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Which group was for ratifying the Constitution and

federalist

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What colony did Roger Williams found?

Providence

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Which state did not attend the Constitutional convention

Rhode Island

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What are the two parties of the first party system

Federalist and anti-Federalist

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73

The branches that the article of Confederation left out where the executive and judicial

True

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74

The whiskey rebellion proved that the federal government could not handle rebellions

false

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Who served as a diplomat to France during the Revolutionary war

Benjamin Franklin

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76

George Washington did not want the government to get involved with foreign countries

True

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What that'll lead the French to ally with the colonies

Battle of Saratoga

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Who leads the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse

Charles Lee

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What colony was founded By the Puritans

Massachusetts Bay

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What did Roger Williams challenged the Puritans on

North Americans and violence

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81

Who founds the first private orphanage in New York City?

eliza hamilton

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82

What treaty forces Spain to cede Florida to the U.S.?

Adams onis treaty

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83

Who Am I?: I was born a slave, but escaped in 1838. In 1845, I published an autobiography. I gave speeches for abolition

Frederick Douglass

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84

What two parties are involved in the Second Party System?

Democrats and whigs

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85

What invention led the expansion of slavery in the U.S.?

Cotton gin

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86

What treaty ends the Mexican American War?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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87

African slavery was different from American slavery because it was hereditary and based on race.

false

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88

What country is created for the purpose of sending freed slaves there?

Liberia

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89

Who does the U.S. co-own the Oregon Country with?

Britain

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90

Which future president fights in the War of 1812?

Andrew Jackson

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91

The Free Soil Party was pro-slavery.

false

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92

At first, abolition was focused on the inconvenience that slavery was on white people.

true

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93

Abraham Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery, but was not an abolitionist.

true

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94

What treaty ends the War of 1812?

Treaty of Ghent

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95

The former members of the Democrats and the Whigs form the Republican Party.

false

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96

Which president did the Louisiana Purchase happen under?

Thomas Jefferson

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97

Which future president fights in the Mexican-American War?

Zachary Taylor

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98

Settlers in Texas uprise due to Mexico outlawing slavery.

true

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What battle does Andrew Jackson fight in in the War of 1812?

The Battle of New Orleans

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Who was Lincoln's Secretary of State?

William Seward

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