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lms 8
mrs t's final review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the primary difference between the House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact was that | the Mayflower Compact established government by social contract |
| The distance from Great Britain, the Mayflower Compact, and Town hall meetings contributed most to the | growth of representative government in the British colonies |
| The conflict between the British and the French over the settlement of land in the Ohio Valley was resolved by | the British gained the land after defeating the French army. |
| The absence of what best illustrates a weakness of the national government under Articles of Confederation | a revenue system |
| The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was convened because | the national government was ineffective and weak |
| One of King George III's tactics to keep the thirteen colonies under English rule was | giving the colonists a voice in Parliament |
| The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to | put forth the case for ratification of the Constitution |
| A government that incorporates popular sovereignty draws its power from the | people |
| The US Constitution established checks and balances to | keep any branch from becoming more powerful than the others |
| Delegates to the Second Continental Congress voted to organize a national army and appointed as its commander-in-chief | George Washington |
| What was the Jamestown colony's first successful venture, after which the struggling colony began to thrive and expand | growing tobacco |
| The following are all part of what major US history era; Boston tea party, intolerable act, Continental Congress, Lexington, Yorktown | Revolutionary Era |
| What law passes under Articles of Confederation allowed for the creation of new states and the expansion of the US | Northwest Ordinance |
| A free-enterprise system became popular in the United States because it enabled people to participate in business with limited - | government interference |
| What was one of the causes of the War of 1812 | impressment of American sailors into the British navy |
| During the Jacksonian Era, suffrage was extended to | nearly all white males |
| The purpose to the Gadsden Purchase was to - | allow for a southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad |
| What effect did Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts have on US manufacturing | workers could assemble machines quicker |
| Although the Confederate states did not recognize the authority of President Abraham Lincoln, in 1862 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which | granted freedom for all slaves in the Confederate states |
| When Union forces besieged Vicksburg in 1863, they also gained control of the | Mississippi river |
| Why did Radical Republicans require Southern States to ratify the 14th amendment as a condition of reentering the Union | to ensure the government guarantees equal protection of the law to all citizens |
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