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100
What were the Articles of Confederation?
A plan for central government.
100
Why did the antifederalists think the constitution was dangerous?
It did not contain a Bill of Rights
100
What problem faced the United States Congress after the Revolutionary War?
What to do with the Northwest Territory.
100
Why did the British start the French and Indian War?
They wanted to drive the French from the Ohio River Valley.
100
What is the Great Compromise?
A plan to divide congress into two parts.
200
What did Thomas Paine's Common Sense say?
The colonies should fight for independence from Britain
200
What was one of George washington's accomplishments as President of the United States?
He approved a law to create a national bank.
200
Why did Americans and Mexicans in Texas fight against Mexico?
They wanted independence from Mexico.
200
What did Abraham Lincoln believe about slavery?
Slavery was morally and socially wrong.
200
What is one reason that the United States fought the War of 1812?
It wanted to keep the British from helping American Indians who fought the settlers.
300
Which right did women fight for in the 1800's?
The right to vote.
300
Why was the Louisiana Purchase an important event for the United States?
It doubled the size of the country.
300
Why were tariffs good for the North?
Tariffs made imported goods more expensive than local goods.
300
Describe the way many Americans felt about their country after the War of 1812?
Proud
300
What were the Articles of Confederation?
A plan for central government.
400
Why was life on the frontier often dangerous?
Pioneers fought with American Indians over land.
400
What is an example of the rise in nationaslism after the War of 1812?
The first dictionary of American English was published.
400
What did some abolitionists do to try to end slavery?
They printed antislavery newspapers and spoke against slavery.
400
Why was slavery so imortant to many people in the South?
Southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to produce cotton.
400
How did the California Gold Rush change the lives of many Californios?
Californio property owners were forced off of their land.
500
Why did the British start the French and Indian War?
They wanted to drive the French from the Ohio River Valley.
500
In what way does the constitution keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
With a system of checks and balances.
500
What was one of George washington's accomplishments as President of the United States?
He approved a law to create a national bank.
500
Which right did women fight for in the 1800's?
The right to vote.
500
Why were tariffs good for the North?
Tariffs made imported goods more expensive than local goods.