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Pregunta 1
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In the Micmac Indian response (outside reading) to the French belief in their superiority, which of the following is NOT a statement made by the Indians to show that they are happier and have better lives than the French?
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They are content in what they have
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They believe their country is better than France
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They believe their women are more attractive than French women
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The French work all day and just barely get enough fish to eat and have to ask the Indians for help and additional food while the Indians have plenty of food and leisure time.
Pregunta 2
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A study of the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations of Latin America shows that these groups
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developed advanced and complex societies before the arrival of the Europeans
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were large, but not well organized
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established extensive trade with Pacific Rim nations
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were strongly influenced by their contact with Asian and African civilizations, which allowed them to maintain some autonomy when Europeans arrived
Pregunta 3
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The French and English colonists both created settler societies where they lived closely with and often intermarried with the American Indians.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 4
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Which of the following was a cause for the European era exploration?
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Renaissance
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Monarch and trade routes
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Landless population
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Reformation
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All of the above
Pregunta 5
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Unlike the Spanish who had plantations and enslaved the native people, the French were more interested in commerce and focused on trading with the native people.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following was NOT a reason for Spain's exploration of the Americas?
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Search for wealth
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Religious conversion of native people to Catholicism
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Desire of exotic women
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National glory
Pregunta 7
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To Quakers, liberty was
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limited to white, landowning men
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strictly and narrowly defined
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a universal entitlement
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extended to women, but not blacks
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limited to the spiritually inclined
Pregunta 8
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Like the settlers of Massachusetts, the early settlers in Virginia were mostly families
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- True
- False
Pregunta 9
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Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between enslaved blacks and free whites in Virginia.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 10
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Puritans believed that the Church of England needed reform, and all of them wanted to separate from the church.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 11
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In the Pequot War of 1637
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the Pequots defeated the colonists in a battle that temporarily drove back the Massachusetts Bay settlers
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Connecticut and Massachusetts soldiers teamed with Narragansett allies to set the main Pequot village on fire and kill 500 Pequots
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the Narragansetts joined the Pequots to fight the Puritans, leading to the elimination of both tribes
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the barbarity of the Native Americans surprised the colonists
Pregunta 12
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Maryland was similar to Virginia in that
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both started out as proprietary colonies
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tobacco provided crucial to its economy and society
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John Smith had to take over both colonies and organize the settlers to work
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the king approved the creation of each colony only because of pressure from Parliament
Pregunta 13
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The practice of "salutary neglect" meant
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leaving the slaves alone to live as they wished in their quarters
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the British government left the colonies largely alone to go themselves
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failing to quarter British troops was a punishable offence for colonists
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colonial legislatures were supposed to meet only when absolutely necessary
Pregunta 14
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Thomas Jefferson took many of the ideas from John Locke when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. However, Jefferson wrote that man had the unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, rather than Locke's version with the pursuit of
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property
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freedom
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politics
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wealth
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religion
Pregunta 15
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Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party was
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the Townshend Acts
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the Intolerable Acts
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A declaration of war
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the Suffolk Resolves
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the Boston Massacre
Pregunta 16
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?
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It presented a new style of preaching that was far more stoic and subdued than the old style
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It provided colonists with new ideas about democracy and rebellion
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It led to the emergence of new denominations
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It increased societal tensions because Old Lights were placed against the New Lights
Pregunta 17
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During the early and mid-eighteenth century (the period of salutary neglect), colonial assemblies
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lost political power to colonial governors
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remained purely advisory bodies to the royal government
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became more powerful and assertive
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rejected the ideas of the Enlightenment and refused to listen to the colonial population.
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worked closely with Parliament
Pregunta 18
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What major event led the British government to start actively seeking ways to make the colonies bear part of the cost of empire?
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The English Civil War
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The Pequot War
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The Seven Years War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Glorious Revolution
Pregunta 19
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Virtual representation meant that
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the colonies elected representatives to the House of Commons
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the colonial governor served as the colony's representative in London
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members of the British parliament represented the entire empire
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the King appointed representatives for the colonies
Pregunta 20
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Which of the following acts did NOT actually tax the colonists
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The Sugar Act
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The Declaratory Acts
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The Townshend Acts
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The Stamp Act
Pregunta 21
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The Constitution did not mention slavery by name
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- True
- False
Pregunta 22
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The Constitution was signed in 1787, and all thirteen states ratified it by mid-1788, in less than a year's time
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- True
- False
Pregunta 23
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Which of the following clauses relating to slavery was NOT included in the Constitution
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Slave Trade Clause
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Fugitive Slave Clause
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Thee-Fifths Clause
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Human Nature Clause
Pregunta 24
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During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it
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described a military plan for the defeat of England
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convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence
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contained an outline for a new form of government, which became the Articles of Confederation
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argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution
Pregunta 25
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The central government under the Articles of Confederation could raise money by levying taxes.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 26
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For the Constitution to go into effect, how many states had to ratify it?
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a majority
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9
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13
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15
Pregunta 27
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The Articles of Confederation
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gave the central government complete power over the states and citizens
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included an independent executive branch
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never went into effect because it was not ratified
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created a central government that was weaker than the individual states
Pregunta 28
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One factor that led to the formation of the first two political parties in the United States in the 1790s was the conflict over the
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distribution of power between the federal and state governments
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spread of slavery into the western territories
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control of interstate commerce and the right of the national government to tax
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acquisition of lands from France and Spain
Pregunta 29
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Thomas Jefferson justified the purchase of Louisiana from France because
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it was a power clearly outlined for executive in the Constitution
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he believed it was important for the success of the country as an agricultural nation
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he saw in was a way to undermine the power of the Federalists and eliminate them as a political threat
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he saw it as land available for the new factories created during early industrialization
Pregunta 30
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The winner of the presidential election of 1800 was
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams
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Aaron Burr
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George Washington
Pregunta 31
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The different English people who went to America during the early colonial period wanted which of the following?
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Religious freedom
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land
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Wealth
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All of the above
Pregunta 32
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The transition from hunting/gathering to farming among the American Indians (precolonization) led to a more sedentary lifestyle. Which of the following was NOT an effect of this?
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It led to larger populations
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It made society more stable
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It led to hierarchies and divisions of labor
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It led to people having and wanting larger families
Pregunta 33
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Which heading best completes this partial outline?
-Vast timber resources
-Rocky soil
-Rich ocean fishing grounds
-Single family farms
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Factors in the economic development of colonial New England
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reasons for the development of southern plantations
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Features contributing to Dutch Success in Colonial New Amsterdam
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components of the british system of mercantilism
Pregunta 34
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The Glorious Revolution witnessed uprisings and conflicts in colonial America, especially in
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New Hampshire
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Maryland
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the Carolinas
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Pennsylvania
Pregunta 35
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A much higher percentage of the population was able to vote in England than in the American colonies
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- True
- False
Pregunta 36
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The Quebec Act of 1774
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added Canada to the British empire in North America
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was part of a British effort to force the New England colonies to stop their protests against the empire
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extended Quebec's border south and took land away from Massachusetts
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convinced colonists that the British government hoped to strengthen its power throughout all of its colonial holdings, including America
Pregunta 37
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Which of the following acts did NOT actually tax the colonists
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The Sugar Act
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The Declaratory Act
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The Townshend Acts
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The Stamp Act
Pregunta 38
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John Adams recommended George Washington as commander of the Continental Army because
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he knew that Washington was a military genius
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he shared Washington's view of the importance of natural rights
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Washington was from Virginia, and he could help unify the colonists
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he knew Washington hated the British after his involvement in the Seven Years War.
Pregunta 39
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The central government under the Articles of Confederation could raise money by levying taxes
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- True
- False
Pregunta 40
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Shay's Rebellion convinced many leaders (especially Federalists) that a stronger central government was needed
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- True
- False
Pregunta 41
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One of the most serious criticisms of the Constitution during ratification was that it
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did not create a standing army
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did not include a specific list outlining citizens' rights
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failed to designate a state capital
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did not include enough direct references to God
Pregunta 42
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The end of the War of 1812 can best be described as
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a British Victory
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an American victory
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an Indian Victory
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a war without a true victor
Pregunta 43
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The War of 1812 has been called the "Second War for American Independence" primarily because the
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British blocked United States access to the port of New Orleans
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United states continued to have to resist taxes imposed by Great Britain
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British government had never fully respected the United States as a free nation until them
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United States and Great Britain had not signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary war
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