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| What Famous English document (signed in 1215 by King John 1) was the beginning point for representative government and protection of individual rights ? |
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| Jefferson used this idea (Dec. of Ind.), which allows for a people to overthrow its rulers if their natural rights are no longer being protected. |
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| Who was the English philosopher who greatly influenced Jefferson as he wrote the declaration of Independence? |
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| What French philosopher came up with the idea of a three-branch government? |
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| What religious movement occured in the 1730s and 1740s |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| What was the first meeting called when 12 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss British tyranny (and take action)? |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| What group sent the Olive Branch Petition and wrote the Declaration of Independance? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| What document was sent to the British informing them of colonial independence? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| What was the first set of laws governing the U.S.? |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| What famous convention was held to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more centralized government? |
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| What was the solution to the problem of representation at the convention called? |
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| What was the solution to the problem of how to count slaves for representation purposes? |
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| The Constitution allows for power to be shared between the national government and the states.What kind of system is this? |
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| The opening paragraph of the Constitution ("We the people") is called what? |
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| The Constitution calls for a three-branch government creating a separation of what? |
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| What is the cayse called which gives Congress broad powers? |
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| A word for word interpretation of the Constitution is called... |
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| A broad interpretation of the Constitution is called... |
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| What amendment abolished slavery? |
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| What amendment guarantees protection of laws for all citizens? |
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| What amendment gave the vote to African American males? |
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| What amendment gave the vote to women? |
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| What papers were written by Jay,Hamilton,and Madison encouraging the passage of the Constitution? |
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| What addition was made to the Constitution giving further protection for individual rights? |
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| Federalists and Democratic-Republicans |
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| What two political powers emerged after the debate over ratification of the Constituiton? |
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| Who developed the economic plan for the U.S. during the 1790's? |
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| Who warned Americans about competing political parties in his farewell address? |
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| Who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court for 34 years and helped shape a powerful national government? |
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| What famous Supreme Court ruling established judicial review? |
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| The United States joined European nations in a race to conquest smaller,"uncivilized" nations and to gain access to their resources and markets. This was known as |
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| What Territory was annexed by the U.S. in the Pacific Ocean in 1898? |
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| What war did the U.S. become involved in 1898? |
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What name was given to the sensationalistic journalism that served as a major cause of the Spanish-
American War? |
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| What group of volunteers did T. Roosevelt lead in the famous charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill? |
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| What group of islands in the south Pacific did the U.S. gain control over as a result of the defeat of the Spanish? |
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| President Roosevelt led the movement to build what canal in Central America? |
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| What addendum to the Monroe Doctrine was made by Roosevelt justifying American intervention in the South America nations in trouble? |
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| How did Taft's foreign diplomacy differ from Roosevelt's? |
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| Imperialism,Militarism,Nationalism,Alliances |
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| What were the long term causes of the first World War? |
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| The assassunation of Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
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| What was the immediate cause of WW1? |
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| Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note |
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| Why did the U.S. enter WW1? |
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| What types of technological innovations were used in WW1? |
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| What treaty ended in WW1? |
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| What was the purpose of imperialism? |
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| What type of fighting took place in World War 1? |
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| Who came up with the idea of the tank? |
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| What type of technological innovation did the Germans bring to WW1? |
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| Germany,Austria-Hungary,Ottoman Empire |
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| Who were the Central Powers? |
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| France,Britain,U.S.,Russia,Italy |
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| Who were the Allied Powers? |
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| What acts contributed to the Navist hatred of immigrants especially during and after WW1? |
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| Women,African-Americans,Mexican Americans |
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| Name several groups of people who benifited from the deminished workforce during WW1? |
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| Which country refused to sign the Treaty of Versialles because the League of Nations was included in it? |
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| Name the organization in which the nations of the world would join together to ensure security and peace for all members? |
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| Which President supported the League of Nations? |
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| Which political party rejected the League of Nations? |
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| An intense fear of communism and other extreme ideas that gripped the U.S. during the 1920s? |
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| Trial in which two immigrants were given an unfair trial due to their ethnic background and were eventually put to death. |
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| Name given to the summer in 1919 in which race riots erupted in abut 25 cities nationwide. |
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| By 1922, this organization's membership had grown to about 100,000 and by 1924 to 4 million. |
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| Migration of blacks from the South to the North for jobs. |
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| A number limit set up by laws to limit annual immigration. |
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| This type of immigration wasd banned altogether in the 1920s. |
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| Cars,Planes,home appliances |
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| List several technological innovations in the 19920s. |
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| African American literary awakening of the 1920s was known as..? |
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| African-American author of "Their Eyes were Watching God". |
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| Claude McKay,Countee Cullen,Langston Hughes |
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| List three leading poets/writers of the Harlem Renaissance |
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| This type of music grew out of African American music in the south,especially ragtime and blues. |
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| The 1920s referred to as what type of age? |
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| Iilegal bars that flourished during prohibition. |
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| Case over the teaching the theory of evolution in the classroom. |
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