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What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

A

16th in 1796

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What is a depression?

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Slow economic activity and high unemployment

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What is a government in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

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Republic

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What was Shays’ Rebellion?

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Uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight the government’s taxes on poor farmers

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How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?

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Three

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When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

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November 1777

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What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?

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Northwest Ordinance

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Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

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Government provided wasn’t strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country.

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Which branch carries out the laws?

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Executive Branch

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The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.

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Bill of rights

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The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

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Slavery

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What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?

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State of Franklin

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What was America’s 1st constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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Law making Branch

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Legislative

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What is a bicameral legislature?

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2 Houses

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Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?

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John Locke

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What are the 3 branches of government as stated in the Constitution?

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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branch

18
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What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)

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The President

19
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What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?

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Federal System

20
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What is the final authority in a federal system?

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The Constitution

21
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What power does the President have to check Congress?

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Veto Power

22
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Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

A

Legislative Branch

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