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US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Created by Thomas Jefferson. Declared independence from Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
| Strong state govt and weak federal govt. Had no executive leader, army or ability to tax. | Articles of Confederation |
| Combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans. Created the Senate and House of Representatives. | Great Compromise |
| Small states, equal representation, became the Senate. | New Jersey Plan |
| Large states, representation based on population, became the House of Representatives. | Virginia Plan |
| Was the plan for counting slaves towards representation in the House. | 3/5's Compromise |
| First ten amendments to the Constitution. Protected civil liberties. | Bill of Rights |
| No slavery north of the Ohio River. Allowed states to enter the union on the same level as original states. | Northwest Ordinance |
| Called for a grand council of delegates from each colony. Permanent union of the colonies. | Albany Plan |
| Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly. | 1st Amendment |
| Warned Europe to stay out of Western Hemisphere. | Monroe Doctrine |
| Gave land settlers if they lived on it for five years. Encouraged westward expansion. | Homestead Act |
| Divided reservation land into family plots. Attempt to assimilate Native Americans into American culture. | Dawes Act |
| Placed quotas on chinese and Japanese immigrants to the US. | Gentleman's Agreement/Chinese Exclusion Act |
| Extension of Monroe Doctrine, asserted US right to intervene in affairs of Latin America. | Roosevelt Corollary |
| Modeled after Declaration of Independence. About women's rights. | Declaration of Human Sentiments |
| Proposal for treaty to end WW 1. Didn't punish Germany. Didn't get approved. | Wilson's 14 Points |
| Provided economic aid to European nations threatened by Communism. | Marshall Plan |
| Intended to end discrimination based on race or sex. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| 1964 congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam. | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |