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What was the first permanent settlement?

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Jamestown

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2
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What year was Jamestown found?

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1607

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3
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What had a Weak Central Government and Strong States?

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Articles of Confederation

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What led to the Boston Tea Party?

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Tea Act 1773

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5
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What freed slaves in rebelling states during the Civil War?

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What was the nickname for the Middle Colonies?

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Breadbasket

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What was the main reason for colonization in North America?

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Religious Freedom

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What was the phrase by colonist to protest British policy?

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No Taxation without Representation

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9
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What was the idea that the founding fathers took from “Trial by Jury”?

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Magna Carta 1215

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What was the first written constitution?

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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

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What was the Plan of government for the US?

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Constitution

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What were the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

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13
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Why did New England not farm?

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Harsh Winters & Rocky Soil

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What was the 1st attempt at government by the independent US?

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Articles of Confederation

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What was “Unalienable Rights” by Thomas Jefferson?

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Life,Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

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What was “We the People” by James Madison?

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Constitution

17
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What was the 1st Representative legislature?

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Virginia House of Burgesses

18
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What was passed to control smuggling in the colonies?

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Sugar Act

19
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What crop was grown in Jamestown?

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Tobacco

20
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What established “Judicial Review”?

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Maurbary vs Madison

21
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What was the 1st plan of self-government,Social Contract?

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Mayflower Compact

22
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What was “Government of the people,by the people”by Abraham Lincoln?

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Gettysburg Address

23
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Prevented movement past Appalachian Mountains?

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Proclamation of 1763

24
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What case was slaves counted as property not citizens?

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Dred Scott vs Sanford

25
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How do New Englanders make a living?

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Ship building and Fishing

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