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| Most scientists believe that the first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from the northeastern coast of ____________ between 40,000 and 15,000 years ago. | Asia |
| The first permanent English settlement on the mainland North America was | Jamestown |
| What did colonist introduce to North America? | smallpox,pigs,horses, |
| Virginia was part of which colonial region? | southern |
| New York belonged to which colonial region? | middle |
| Rhode Island belonged to which colonial region? | New England |
| What was the ocean voyage from Africa to North America known as? | Middle Passage |
| What feature of the American economy strained the relationship between the colonies and Britian? | lack british trade laws (salutary neglect) |
| What did Thomas Paine's Common sense urge colonist to do? | declare independence |
| Which battle was a key turning point in the Amercan Revolution? | Saratoga (French assistance) |
| The Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery because | a fight over slavery might destroy national unity |
| The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to | enforce a tax-collection system |
| Shay’s Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for | a stronger central government |
| The first ten amendments of the Constitution are known as | he Bill of Rights |
| The Anti-Federalists argued against the Constitution because they felt | it made the federal government too strong |
| Which of the following was a precedent set by President George Washington | stepping down from office after having served two terms |
| Who was the fisrt Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John Jay |
| What did Washington establish when he appointed advisors who headed the execuite branch? | A cabinet |
| What were the features of Hamiltons Financial Plan? | Assumption of state debts, tariffs, a national bank,whiskey tax |
| What event proved that Washington would enforce federal laws? | supressing the Whiskey Rebellion |
| What issue did Jay's Treaty address? | British Forts on American soil |
| What treaty gave American's acess to the ports in New Orleans? | Pickney's Treaty |
| What did Washington issue that proclaimed American neutrality? | proclamation of Neutrality |
| What Acts were passed under Adams to limit immirgration and criticism of the goverment? | Alien and sedition acts |
| Under Adams, what issue resulted in an undeclared naval war with France? | XYZ affair |
| What act declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional? | Virginia and Kentucky Resolves |
| What political concept allowed states to cancel federal laws they deemed unconstitutional? | nullification |
| What did the election of 1800 demonstrate? | the country could peaceful exchange power from one party to another |
| The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the acts of a president or laws passed by Congress are constitutional is known as | judicial review |
| The Louisiana Purchase included territory acquired from which European nation? | France |
| Where was the Louisiana Purchase territory located? | between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean |
| A major goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was to | gather information about natural resources west of the Mississippi |
| The policy of seizing people or property for military or public service is known as | impressment |
| An official ban or restriction on trade is known as | embargo |
| Which of the following was a major goal of George Washington as President? | to keep the United States from entering any permanent alliances with European nations |
| Unlike the Federalists, Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans | objected to the interference of the national government in the economy |
| Which political party controlled the Federal government after its victory in the election of 1800? | Democratic Republicans |
| Which of the following was a cause of John Adam's defeat in the presidential election of 1800? | alien and sedition acts |
