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From what did Puritans want to "purify" the Church of England?
Catholic ceremonies
Who founded what is considered the first Baptist church in America?
Roger Williams
What decade was probably the most critical in our nation's history?
1780s
The Alien Acts granted the president the power to
expel or imprison immigrants.
What Patriot organization arose as a response to the Stamp Act?
Sons of Liberty
Their different beliefs on what issue distinguished the Congregationalists from the Baptists?
baptism
Where were five unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers in 1770?
Boston
Which amendment is the most fundamental to the Bill of Rights?
First Amendment
The Sedition Act granted the president the power to
prohibit "treasonous" speech.
What term refers to "citizen soldiers" such as the minutemen?
militia
The center of colonial Roman Catholicism was
Maryland
What was the main purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to provide news on British threats to liberty
The main effect of the Jay Treaty was that it
averted war with Britain
What geographic feature was at the heart of the Louisiana Territory?
Mississippi River
Who was the commander in chief of the Continental army?
George Washington
What is a catechism?
a summary of doctrine in question-and-answer form
Where was "the shot heard round the world" fired?
Concord
Daniel Boone pioneered a path called the _______ through the Cumberland Gap.
Wilderness Road
What was the most influential religious movement in colonial America?
Puritanism
What document asserted the right of the colonies to be free and independent states?
Declaration of Independence
What brilliant theologian became the leader of the Great Awakening in New England?
Jonathan Edwards
What peace treaty brought an end to the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
Alexander Hamilton was not nominated as a presidential candidate in the 1796 election because he
had too many enemies.
What did the colonists call the bloody Seven Years' War (1756-63), which began on the American frontier in 1754?
the French and Indian War
Who is called the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison