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1
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What is a bicameral legislature?

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2 houses

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What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

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Republic

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What was America’s 1st constitution?

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The Articles of Confederation

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When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

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November 1777

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5
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How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?

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One vote

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6
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Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

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The gov’t it provided was not strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country.

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7
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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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8
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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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9
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The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

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To stop/banish slavery

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10
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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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11
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What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

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1796

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12
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What is a depression?

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Slow economic activity and high unemployment

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What was Shays’ Rebellion?

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Was an uprising by Mass. farmers to fight the gov’ts taxes on on poor farmers.

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What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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Virginia plan vs. New Jersey Plan

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What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?

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The Great Compromise

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What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

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Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation

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17
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Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?

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In the House of Reps.

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18
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What was a Federalist?

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Were people that supported the constitution

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What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?

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The Federalist Papers

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20
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What is an amendment?

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Changes to the constitution

21
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How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States

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9 out of 10 states

22
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

The Constitution

23
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What was James Madison considered to be the father of?

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“Father of the Constitution”

24
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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

25
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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

26
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What is the final authority in a federal system?

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Is the Constitution

27
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What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?

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Legislative
Executive
Judicial

28
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Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

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Legislative

29
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Which branch carries out the laws?

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Executive

30
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What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)

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The president

31
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What power does the President have to check Congress?

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Veto

32
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Who elects the President of the United States?

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Electoral College

33
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Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?

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Judicial

34
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What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?

A

Constitution

35
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Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?

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Keep the system from gaining too much power.

36
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Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed

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To ship crops to markets

37
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Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

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France

38
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How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?

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$15 million

39
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What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?

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Federalist

40
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Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

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Lewis and Clark

41
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What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?

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The Pacific Ocean

42
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Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the
US?

A

They inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a sense of adventure.

43
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What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?

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Tries to break trade with GB

44
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What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?

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Built a strong Native American confederacy to protect their land.

45
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Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?

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William Henry Harrison

46
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What were the causes of the War of 1812?

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The impressment of soldiers and attack on the Chesapeake.

47
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What happened at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

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Andrew Jackson leads an attack against the creek Indians

48
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What city was burned greatly during the war?

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Washington D.C

49
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What did Dolley Madison save from the President’s mansion?

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Saving a portrait of George Washington

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