Unit 3 Flashcard for SS8H3abcd

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What two countries were the major combatants in the French and Indian War and signed the Treaty of Paris?

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France and Great Britain

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How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

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England was heavily in debt and taxed the colonists to help pay off the debt.

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Why was anti-British sentiment less popular in Georgia than in other colonies?

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Georgia was the youngest colony and needed more support from the mother country.

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How did Georgia respond to the Stamp Act?

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Georgia was the only colony to produce and sell any stamps.

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The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was...

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Thomas Jefferson

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The first constitution of the United States of America was called the…

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Articles of Confederation

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The Georgians who signed the Declaration of Independence were…

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George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lyman Hall.

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Which issue did NOT create conflict in the development of the Constitution in 1787? Options: The inclusion of slaves in the population count., The division of the Legislature into two houses- Senate and House of Representatives., Basing representation in the federal government on population size.

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Dividing the new government into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.

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What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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The federal government had little power.

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Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation want a federal government with little power?

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They had just freed themselves from the domination of a strong, powerful government in Great Britain.