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History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where was religious dissent least tolerated? | mass bay |
| why were the intolerable acts passed? | because of the boston tea party |
| what does the middle passage refer to? | slave trade |
| nonimportation | boycott |
| confederation | most power rests in the state and local governments |
| for a bill to become a law who has to approve it? | both houses of congress (majority votes) |
| what was the federalists papers purpose? | to ratify the constitution |
| who wrote the federalist papers? | jay, madison, and hamilton |
| why did the puritans leave england? | religious persecution |
| Louisiana Purchase | wanting new orleans, doubled size of US and jefferson compromised his beliefs |
| Why was Jamestown founded? | for making money for the London company |
| why did the colonist oppose most Parliament laws? | they were direct taxes levied without their consent |
| What caused the French and Indian war? | claims over the ohio river valley |
| What did the great compromise do? | it settled struggles between large and small states over representation |
| Treaty of 1783 | got US lands east of the Mississippi except Florida |
| What gave the US an alliance with France? | Battle of Saratoga |
| What was the most important problem during the revolutionary war? | lack of money and supplies |
| What settled the slave count? | the 3/5 compromise |
| What was the most serious problem facing England after the French and Indian war? | need for revenue to maintain the expanding empire |
| Why didnt regulatory laws greatly affect the colonies? | England practiced salutary neglect |
| Why were checks and balances established? | to prevent any branch from having too much power |
| Who were reserved powers reserved for? | the states |
| precendent | to begin a practive followed thereafter |
| Monroe doctrine | policy that stated foreign nations may not interefere with affairs of the western hemisphere |
| what is the favorable balance of trade? | exports exceed imports |
| Alien and Sedition Act | form of censorship when one is legislatively not allowed to speak their mind |
| what is manifest destiny? | the obvious or undeniable fate |
| what does manifest destiny refer to? | the territorial expansion to the pacific coast |
| where was the shot heard around the world? | lexington and concord |
| what was the turning point of the war? | the battle of gettysburg |
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