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Which plan called for equal representation in Congress among the states?
New Jersey Plan
Which pan called for representation in Congress based on state population?
Virginia Plan
Who wrote a majority of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
Determined how states with slaves would be represented in Congress. States would only get credit for 3/5 of the slaves they had.
How many valves does a trumpet have?
Three
The first shots of the revolutionary war were fired where in Massachusetts?
Lexington
What was the last major battle in the revolutionary war?
Yorktown
Peace treaty signed by Britain and The United States ending the Revolutionary War and formally recognizing American independence
Treaty of Paris
What was the last state to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
What is the name of the thin but long country that spans more than half of the western coast of South America?
Chile
What is a bicameral legislator?
Two chambers of congress (House of Representatives and Senate)
What is Thomas Paine known for?
Writing a pamphlet called "Common Sense" explaining his opinions on the British monarchy
What was the Boston Massacre?
A standoff between American colonists and British soldiers that resulted in multiple deaths
What were the German solders recruited by the British government called?
Huguenots
What part of the atom has no electric charge?
Neutron
What was the Neutrality Proclamation?
George Washington's stance on war between Britain and France that claimed the United States would remain neutral.
What did the anti-federalists believe?
A strong central government would be harmful to a new republic. They fought for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
What was Shay's Rebellion?
A protest by farmers who couldn't pay off their debts and lost their homes
What was the Sedition Act?
Act passed by John Adams and fellow Federalists to intimidate and limit the actions of the Democratic Republicans who opposed
Kodiak island is in which US state?
Alaska
What did the Northwest Ordinance establish?
The process of becoming a state and the equality that new states would endure
What was the significance of The Whiskey Rebellion?
It showed how powerful Washington's government was
What were the two main things that George Washington stated in his farewell address?
The distain for political parties
Warning against permanent foreign alliances
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Patriot soldier who flipped to the British side after his displeasure with multiple embers of the Continental Army
When did the Cold War end?
1989