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This was the first American constitution.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
100
This is the practice of rewarding supporters with political jobs.
What is the spoils system?
100
This was someone who sided with the British throughout the Revolutionary War.
Who was a Loyalist?
100
This branch of the government passes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
This political party was led by Alexander Hamilton and believed in both a strong central government and that the wealthy should lead the nation.
What was the Federalist Party?
200
This resulted in the United States doubling their size.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
200
These people shot at protesters in the Boston Massacre.
Who were the British soldiers?
200
This allowed western farmers to transport goods to New York City.
What was the Erie Canal?
200
This man was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The fighting between France and Great Britain led to this war.
What was the War of 1812?
300
This was an agreement that decided the number of state representatives in Congress.
What was the Great Compromise?
300
This branch can check the power of the legislative branch by declaring a law unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
300
This country had the most powerful navy in the 1700's and the 1800's.
What was Great Britain?
300
The goal of this proclamation was to warn Europeans from interfering in the Americas.
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
300
King Charles II granted land to this person and they eventually formed Pennsylvania.
Who was William Penn?
400
This is how scientists believe people migrated to North America from Asia.
What is that they crossed a land bridge?
400
This was the first successful English colony.
What was the Jamestown colony?
400
This was the purpose of the Mayflower Compact.
What was to establish laws for the general goods?
400
This helped to free slaves by providing secret hiding places and routes to the North.
What was the Underground Railroad?
400
This meeting of the minds in America was associated with ratification, compromise and secret debate.
What was the Continental Convention?
500
This stated that the United States should expand its border o the Pacific Ocean.
What was the Manifest Destiny?
500
This led to an increase in cotton production.
What was the cotton gin?
500
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was Yorktown?
500
This man led the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
Who was Samuel Adams?
500
Explorers used this route to try and find direct passage to Asia.
What was the Northwest Passage?
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