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American Land that I love
Quiz12
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History
8th Grade
10/29/2012

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Thomas Jefferson
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First Secretary of State in charge of foreign affairs
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John Adams
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First Vice-president
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Alexander Hamilton
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First Secretary of the Treasury
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George Washington
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First President of the United States in 1789
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Cabinet
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Name given to President's advisors
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Constitutional Convention
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Meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 to propose a stronger central government
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Bill of Rights
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Name given to the first ten amendments of the Constitution
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Daniel Shays
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Led a rebellion of desperate farmers in Massachusetts
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Where was the nation's first capital?
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New York City
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How many branches of national government did the Constitution provide for?
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Three
*Legislative - makes law
*Executive - enforces law
*Judicial - interprets law
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