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What does every state have 2 of?
The Louisiana Purchase -
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The Louisiana Purchase -
was contested by Spain who previously owned the land.
extended the territory of the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.
doubled the size of the United States.
was a bad economic decision by Thomas Jefferson
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What does every state have 2 of?
Prisons
Capitals
Senators
Representatives
3
What impact did the Stamp Act have on the colonists?
enforced the colonists to send all their stamps back to Great Britain
enforced them to pay a tax on all paper documents
enforced them to make stamps for Great Britain
enforced them to pay taxes to send letters
4
What do Federalists believe?
Strong federal government
Strong state governments
Both B & C
Weak federal government
5
The cotton gin made it easier
to harvest cotton
to harvest tobacco
remove seeds from the cotton plant
remove seeds from the tobacco plant
6
True or False?The phrase
"represent the tribe"
means acting or
speaking on behalf of the tribe in official matters?
False
True
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Who were the leading Federalists?
John Jay & Patrick Henry
George Mason & James Madison
George Mason & Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, & John Jay
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Charles Hicks was a
Andrew Jackson believed Indian Removal Act was too painful to Natives to do
Native American who believed Indian Removal act would be painful to do
A Native American who believed the Indian Removal act was beneficial
Andrew Jackson believed Indian Removal Act would be beneficial to US.
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This land was acquired from Britain.
Alaska Purchase
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
10
This land was bought from Russia.
Oregon Territory
Alaska Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Mexican Cession
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What do anti-federalists believe?
The federal government cannot be trusted; states should have the power
All of these
There should be a strong central government
States should have to follow what the government says
12
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Aaron Burr
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
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"Free States" were located in the ____________ and "Slave States" were located in the ______________.
East/ West
West/ East
South and west/ North
North and west/ South
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What was the colonists' biggest complaint about the British government?
Being told where to live.
The colonists had no representation.
Britain was so far away.
Taxes, taxes, and more taxes.
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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
Robert Livingston, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin
James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Roger Sherman
John Adams, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson
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This land was acquired through the Mexican-American War.
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Alaska Purchase
Oregon Territory
17
Who supported self-government the most.
Ben Franklin
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
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Which group of people supported the British during the Revolutionary War?
Neutralist
Patriot
Minute Men
Loyalist
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Which Andrew Jackson law forced many Native American Tribes to move west of the Mississippi River?
Little Rock Treaty
The Unbudging Act
Indian Removal Act
The Relocation Act
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This land was bought from France.
Alaska Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
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Locke′s ideas about __________ would be reflected in the U.S. government.
writing government documents
rights
starting the American Revolution
ideas
22
The Cherokee wanted the president to change the New Echota Treaty, signed by a small unrepresentative group of Natives.
False
True
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Why was the Monroe Doctrine created?
To warn Britain and Russia not to interfere with western regions
To go to war with France
To keep the indians from getting land
To go to war with Spain
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What is the correct definition of genocide?
a prison camp in which individuals are held without regard for rules
invading other nations to gain territorial advantage
deliberate killing of a people with the aim of destroying that group
assigning prisoners to forced labor
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"We are told that the president refuses to meet with our chief, John Ross." This quote directly shows
U.S. government already met and negotiated with the Cherokee leader
U.S. government was willing to meet or negotiate with a Cherokee leader.
Cherokee leader was unwilling to meet or negotiate with US Government.
U.S. government was unwilling to meet or negotiate with a Cherokee leader.
26
Who were the leading
Anti
-Federalists?
Alexander Hamilton, Samual Adams, Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and James Monroe
Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington
James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
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Andrew Jackson was
Native American who believed Indian Removal act would be painful to do
US President who believed Indian Removal Act was too painful to Natives
A Native American who believed the Indian Removal act was beneficial
US President who believed Indian Removal Act would be beneficial to US.
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Confusion among British soldiers about whether they were given an order to fire, caused them to shoot into a crowd.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Yorktown
The first meeting of the First Continental Congress
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France wanted the support of the US against Britain but was refused because of_____?
Washington's treaties
Washington Cabinets
Washington's Precedents
Washington's Neutrality Proclamation
