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| Although the original draft of the Declaration of Independence included a passage condemning the slave trade, why was the passage removed? | The Southern delegates objected to it. |
| Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What was one important advantage that the colonists had over the British? | A strong belief in the cause for which they fought |
| When did the colonists' rebellion against Britain become a full-scale revolution? | When the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence |
| How did Washington and 2,400 Patriot soldiers surprise the enemy at Trenton on December 25, 1776? | By crossing the Delaware River at night |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga? | It was the greatest victory up to that point for the American forces. |
| When did the Second Continental Congress convene? | When the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord |
| When did the Marquis de Lafayette, a wealthy French aristocrat, fight for the Patriots? | When the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord |
| Why did Thomas Paine reach a wider audience than most other pamphlet writers of his day? | He wrote as a common man to common people. |
| What best describes the Revolutionary War during the winter of 1777-78? | More than 1/5 of Washington's troops died of disease and malnutrition at Valley Forge. |
| What best describes the trade unbalance in America? | Imports from Britain exceeded exports to Britain. |
| How did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve the problem of how slaves would be counted? | The slaves counted as a part of each state's population with allotting representatives. |
| Which of the following best describes the Articles of Confederation: | They created a central government with limited powers and no president. |
| What did Antifederalists such as Patrick Henry fear? | The check and balances on the federal government were insufficient. |
| What is the sharing of governmental power between a central authority and the states or provinces that make up a country? | Federalism |
| What had to happen in order for the Constitution to go into effect? | Nine of the states had to ratify it. |
| Which of the following is a government in which representatives are elected by the people? | Republic |
| What best describes the national government created under the Articles of Confederation? | A confederation |
| What were the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut examples of? | Self-government |
| Why did Northern delegates to the Constitutional Convention agree to let the slave trade continue for another 20 years? | If southern delegates would drop the demands that laws in congress be passed with a two thirds majority vote |
