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| What was the Quartering Act? |
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| required colonists to feed and house the British |
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| What did the Sons of Liberty set up to defy the British? |
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| What was set up in various colonies to spread information about British actions? |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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Who wrote the pamphlet "The Crisis?
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Thomas Paine
to raise morel of the American troops |
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| Which area of the colonies refused to accept African American s as soldiers? |
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| The governor of which Spanish colony helped the Americans during the Revolution? |
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| Why was the chief argument used by Antifederalists who opposed Constitution? |
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| Which amendment guarantees rights such as freedom of religion, speech, and the press? |
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| Which political party passed laws to limit immigration and restrict free speech during the troubles with France? |
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| What started the French and Indian War? |
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| British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands |
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| How much did the British pay the US as a result of the War of 1812? |
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| Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan? |
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| They wanted to control their own taxes and armies. |
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| Which side seemed to have the advantage at the beginning of the French and Indian War? |
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| What turned the tide of battle in favor of the British during the French and Indian War? |
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| William Pit became prime minister |
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| What was the key event that led to the French defeat during the French and Indian War? |
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| What happened during "Pontiac's War"? |
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| the leader of the Iota started an attack on the British |
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| How did the colonists view themselves after the French and Indian War? |
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| the colonists began to see themselves as separate from Britian |
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| What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence? |
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| to spread information from British actions |
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| Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty? |
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| colonial anti-British protestors |
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| What was the "shot heard round the world?" |
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| the first shot of the American Revolution |
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| Why did southern members of Congress agree to Hamilton's plan? |
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| move a new capital to the south |
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| What did the Sedition Act violate according to Republicans? |
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| What other issue divided Republicans and Federalists during the John Adams' presidency? |
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| What did Thomas Jefferson do when he took office about the people punished by the Sedition Act? |
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| he released people who had been imprisoned under the Sedition |
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| What were the results of the War of 1812? |
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| gave a new spirit of unity |
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| Who did the US purchase Louisiana from? |
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| Why was Thomas Jefferson uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory? |
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| he didn't know if constitional or not |
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| that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution |
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| that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution |
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| that supreme court can rule if a new law violates the constitiution |
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| Why was the Mississippi River important to farmers? |
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| they needed to ship their goods |
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| What was one way Jefferson responded to the impressment of American sailors? |
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| What was result of the War of 1812? |
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| US and Britian agreed to stop fighting |
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