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Which colonies had a more diverse economy Middle Colonies or Southern Colonies?
Middle Colonies
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What is one of the biggest contributing factors to the transatlantic slave trade?
Cash Crops
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What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
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Who looked for religious freedoms, mainly in the North and East?
Europeans
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How have rivers contributed to a rise in population overtime?
They provide opportunity for trade access
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Why did many people choose to settle in the English colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania?
To escape religious persecution
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What is the 15th amendment?
African American Men can vote
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What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of Speech, assembly, religion, and press
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What group of people were forcibly brought here?
Africans
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How did factories contribute to economic growth in the 1800's?
Machines and women in the workforce
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Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia plan?
Gave too much power to big states.
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What issue did the US face because of this land?
Balancing free and slave states
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What is the 4th amendment?
Prevents unreasonable search
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What is Manifest Destiny?
belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
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What issue was solved by using popular sovereignty?
Allowing slavery to exist in western territories.
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The Boston Tea Party, the passage of the Intolerable Acts, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord are all a part of what era?
The American Revolution
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What argument did Patrick Henry make?
The constitution needs to outline individual rights that are to be protected
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What is the 5th amendment?
Provides rights to those accused of crimes
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What group of people sought economic opportunities in the west despite discrimination?
Asians
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What is one idea from the English Bill of Rights that is carried over into the US Bill of Rights?
The idea that people have the right to petition the government for redress of grievances
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How did the First Great Awakening contribute to the rise of Representative government in the British North American colonies?
The focus on equality and religion caused people to question authority
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What do the darker states have in common in 1861?
Slave states that stayed with the Union during the Civil War
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What is the 9th amendment?
Reserves rights not specifically listed in the constitution for the people
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Why did Alexander Hamilton create the National Bank?
Manage the country's debt and eliminate state banks.
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Why is John Paul Jones a significant figure in history?
He is the founder of the US Navy.