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- #19. The laws passed by England to strictly regulate colonial trade according to mercantilist philosophy were called *
- 10. Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Stamp Act, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Party, and (D) Intolerable Acts. *
- 5. The typical patriotic woman contributed to the American Revolution by engaging in which of the following activities during the conflict? *
- 5. In which of the following regions was the production of wheat so important to the local economy that the area became known as the "bread colonies?" *
- 21. Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is FALSE? *
- 8. British colonial expansion into the interior most directly contributed to which of the following tensions in the 1700s? *
- 1. The event that precipitated the first real exchange of shots between the British army and American colonists was the *
- 14. Which of the following is the most likely reason why many historians date the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s, immediately after the French & Indian War ended? *
- 3. The ideas about government expressed by Thomas Paine's Common Sense and Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence are most consistent with which of the following? *
- 20. The criticisms of centralized power, monarchies and strong executives that was unleashed by the American Revolution best accounts for which of the following features of the United States during and immediately after the American Revolution? *
- 8. The three-fifths rule concerned the issue of *
- 15. "To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other power vested by this Constitution." Alexander Hamilton used the clause above to *
- 9. The Revolutionary War began with fighting in ____; then in 1777-1778, fighting was concentrated in ____; and the fighting concluded in ____. *
- 14. What historical document emerged in January of 1776 as a call to arms for the colonials? *
- 5. As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for *
- 4. The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for *
- 24. Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for *
- 3. Under the Constitution, the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the *
- 6. Which of the following was NOT taken up by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention? *
- 13. Which national laws tended to limit personal liberties (like freedom of speech and freedom of press) during the 1790s? *