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Puritans referred to cooperation between church and state as?
New England Way
Region where the French and Indian War is fought in North America?
Ohio River Valley
First direct tax placed on the colonists?
The Stamp Act
Purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
Revise the Article’s of Confederation
In what 2 states was ratifying the Constitution difficult?
New York and Virginia
Colony known as “best poor man's country”?
Colony of Pennsylvania
Author of “Common Sense”?
Thomas Paine
What country were Hessian mercenaries from?
Germany
Author of the New Jersey Plan?
William Paterson
What state first ratified the Constitution?
Delaware
Most important crop to the farmers of Chesapeake?
Tobacco
Leader of the poorly trained Continental Army?
George Washington
Americans who supported the British during the Revolution were called?
Loyalist
Known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
What Amendment protects Freedom of Speech?
1st Amendment
Dutch colony taken by the British and renamed New York?
New Netherlands
Site of the “Shot heard round the world”?
Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts
Author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
List the 3 branches of the government?
- judicial
- executive
- legislative
What were the 3 original cabinet positions?
a. Secretary of State
b. Secretary of the Treasury
c. Secretary of War
European nation that settles very little of the land it claims in North America?
Dutch/Germany
Location of the British surrender ending the American Revolution?
Yorktown , Virginia
What powers were given to the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
Coin money
City where the Constitutional Convention is held?
Philadelphia
Who was the target of the Sedition Act?
Immigrants/foreigners