McCreary Midterm
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| After which act were the colonists angry because they wanted to make their own decisons about what tea to buy? | The Tea Act
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| The Continental Army was organized to fight against? | Great Britian
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| What 1701 document granted Pennsylvania colonists the right to elect legislative representatives? | The Charter of Privileges
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| An arrangement for new states came from | The Articles of Confederation
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| The fundamental orders of Connecticut was the first? | Written Constitution in America
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| The Declaratory Act stated that Parliament did not have to right to? | tax colonists
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| The Northwest Territory was created out of the lands ? of the Ohio River and ? of the Mississippi River? | north, east
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| Tobacco saved what colony by making money? | Jamestown
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| John Locke, an English philosopher said that all people have the right to life, __________ and property | liberty
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| The Constitution had to be approved by how many states? | Nine
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| New York City was orginially called | New Amsterdam
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| The Townshend Acts taxed goods being _________ to the colonists? | Imported
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| The branch of govt deals with the court system is called the ___________branch | Judicial
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| The Tea Act gave the East India Company an advantage over? | Colonial merchants
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| Thomas Paine believe that the colonists should __________ from Great Britain | break away
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| Where did Squanto and Samoset help the Pilgrims? | In Plymouth
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| Delaware was once a part of what colony? | Pennsylvania
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| The large and small state plans were combined into a plan called? | The Great Compromise
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| British customs officer's were allowed to search homes for smuggled goods if they had a | writs of assistance
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| The Treaty of Paris recognized the United States an an | independent country
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| Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to | The Boston Tea Party
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| Maryland was founded as a place for what religious group to practice freely? | Catholics
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| Those who wanted to reform (change) the Catholic Church were called | Puritians
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| New Jersey was named after an island in the? | English Channel
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| Under the ____________, one problem was it could not deal with the nation's finances | Articles of Confederation
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| The king was asked to protect the colonists rights with what document? | Olive Branch petition
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| To avoid taxes, some colonists resorted to? | smuggling
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| Because of inflation, Congress stopped issued? | Paper Money
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| King George III said that | Blows must decide
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| A new national govt was based on mainly which plan | Virginia Plan
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| Which act taxed the colonists without their consent? | The Stamp Act
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| George Washington was the first commander of the | Continental Army
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a | republic
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| Who represented Americans and challenged British control? | Continental Congress
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| Georgia was started as a place for ? to make a fresh start? | debtors
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| Those who __________ the Constitution feared the national govt would take away rights from people | opposed
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| A privateer is a ? | privately owned armed weapon ship
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| Paul Revere made an engraving of the Boston Massacre. This is an example of | propaganda
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| The small state plan was called | The New Jersey plan and gave equal representation
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| The large state plan was called | The Virginia plan and gave states with more population more seats
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| What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War? | The Battle of Saratoga
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| In 1624, Virginia became a ________ colony | royal
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| What are burgesses | elected representatives to enact local laws.
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| What was the last colony? | Georgia
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| After the Revolution, the colonies went through a | depression
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| Indentured servants were | settlers who paid for their passage to America by working without pay for a period of time.
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| Lafayette offered his services to | General George Washington
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| Bacon's Rebellion took place in | Virginia
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| Investors buy shares in the company in the hope of sharing future profits is called | joint-stock company
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| John White thought that the Roanoke settlers may have moved to | Croatoan Island
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| What rebellion caused the Continental Congress to revise (change) the Articles? | Shays
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| A landowner in New Netherland | patroon
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| Who founded the colony of PA? | Quakers
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| Who surrendered to the British without a fight in 1664 making New Amsterdam New York City? | Peter Stuyvessant
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| A pacifist is someone who refuses to fight | wars
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| A surprise attack is called a(n) | ambush
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| Comte de Rochambeau was a ________ commander | French
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| The Treaty of Paris was signed in what year | 1783
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| Surrendered to Washington at Yorktown | Cornwallis
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| ratify means to approve | officially
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| The process which indirectly elects the president? | The Electoral College
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| system that keeps one branch from becoming too powerful | checks and balances
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| A federalist (supported/did not support) the Constitution | support
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| The men who shaped the Constitution were called | Framers
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| An anti-federalist (supported/did not support) the Constitution | did not support
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| Minutemen | were local militia ready to fight at a moment's notice
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| The three principles, written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence are | Life, liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
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