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100Who was Thomas Paine?
The man who wrote "Common Sense" and was a key advocate for colonial independence.
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100Use your own question here!
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100When was 1777?
This is the year the Article of Confederation were sent to the colonies for ratification.
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100What was the Continental Army?
This army had trouble in recruiting good soldiers to fight for them.
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100What is the system of checks and balances.?
The system created by James Madison at the constitutional convetntion in 1787.
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200Who was James Otis?
The preceding advocate to Thomas Paine and writer of "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved".
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200Use your own question here!
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200What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This "primitive" bill of rights granted those under the Articles of Confederation trial by jury, freedom of religion, and freedom from excessive punishment.
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200What is seven years?
The Revolutionary war lasted for this amount of years.
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200What is the New Jersey Plan?
This plan for the new government was to make modifications to the existing articles.
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300Who was Abigail Adams?
This person wrote a letter to her husband saying that she would like women's rights to be included into the new version of the constitution after the Articles of Confederation were deemed "flawed".
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300Use your own question here!
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300What was racist publications and legislation?
The growth of ______ led to the early "ghettoization" of blacks and, for similar reasons, other minorities.
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300What is the Treaty of Paris?
A document signed at the end of 1782 that granted the US independence and generous territorial rights.
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300What is the Constitution?
This document took over four months to complete by delegates from all thirteen states.
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400Who was James Madison?
This person came up with the idea of the Virginia Plan.
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400Use your own question here!
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400What was the printing of more money?
This attempt to finance the war led to wild inflation.
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400What was July 4, 1776?
The day the declaration was signed by members of Congress.
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400What is the executive, legislative, and judicial branch?
These three braches of government are part of James Madison's system of checks and balances.
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500Who was James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
These three people authorized the publishing of The Federalist Papers.
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500Use your own question here!
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500What is Shays' Rebellion?
This large protest demonstration came as a wake-up call to most of the officals of the government of US. This conviced them that a stronger central government was necessary.
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500What was the Franco-American Alliance.
The Alliance that brought the French into the war.
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500Who are the Federalists?
This group of people circulated a paper through New York state to sway their opinion of the new Constitution.
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