8th gr Part 2-Midterm Review

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was:

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Jamestown

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What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact?

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To establish rules for self-government

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The Boston Tea Party was a protest against:

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Lack of colonial representation

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Who wrote Common Sense, which encouraged American independence?

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Thomas Paine

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The Declaration of Independence was PRIMARILY written by:

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Thomas Jefferson

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The Battle of Saratoga was significant because:

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It secured French support

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Which document governed America before the Constitution?

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The Articles of Confederation

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The Constitutional Convention took place in:

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Philadelphia

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The Great Compromise addressed: State representation in Congress

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State representation in Congress

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Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

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James Madison