Semester Exam 2019 83 Questions

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What document did the Anti-Federalist insist on adding to the Constitution?

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Bill of Rights

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In what year was the Constitution written?

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1787

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Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade? Options: The invention of the steam engine, The profitability of cash-crop agriculture, The development of the factory system, The establishment of protective tariffs

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The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

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Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?

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Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.

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Which of these completes this graphic organizer? Options: Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts, King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief., Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts., King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

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Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.

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Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —

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port cities

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Which constitutional guarantee did this act violate? Options: Freedom of assembly, The right to due process, Freedom of the press, The right to a jury trial

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Freedom of the press

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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament? Options: “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”, “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”, “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”, “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

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For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.

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As a result of the French & Indian War, the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war and the proclamation line of 1763 was established to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains. What is this proclamation called?

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Proclamation of 1763

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Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”, one of three authors of the “Federalist Papers”, and the author of the “Bill of Rights”?

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James Madison