Week 12 Studies Weekly Review

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What was the document that created the first government after the colonies declared independence?

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Articles of Confederation

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What did each state have the authority to do?

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regulate trade and taxes on imports and exports

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What was the Great Compromise?

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to have two houses of Congress

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The debate and compromise about each enslaved African American being counted as three-fifths of a person was because of __________.

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representation purposes

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What was one of the greatest challenges of the Constitutional Convention?

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dividing the power between the federal and state governments

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What has George Washington been called?

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Father of Our Country

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What did Hamilton accomplish as secretary of the treasury?

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He established the United States' money system.

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What document was influenced by Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights?

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Declaration of Independence

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What were the Federalist Papers?

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a series of essays that supported the new government

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Who did Jefferson work with to create an alliance?

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France