Social Studies Midyear DA Review

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What caused the French and Indian War? Colonists wanted..

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The Ohio River Valley

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To help pay debt...British taxed all legal documents, newspapers, licenses, playing cards, etc.

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The Stamp Act

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What is not a natural right? Life, Justice, Pursuit of Happiness, Liberty

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Justice

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What was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Federal Government was collecting too many taxes, No federal courts to settle disputes between states, Federal Government had no power to raise an army, Federal government could not collect taxes from citizens

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Federal Government was collecting too many taxes

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Who was made the leader of the Constitutional Convention because Americans trusted and respected him?

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George Washington

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He helped the large and small states agree to the Great Compromise?

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Benjamin Franklin

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What settled the dispute over how states would be represented in the Legislative Branch?

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Great Compromise

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What settled the dispute about whether or not slaves should be counted toward the population?

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Why did the states want the Bill of Rights added before they would ratify the Constitution?

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To limit what the government can do

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What is income?

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Money coming in