Semester Exam Review

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What was the effect of the policies shown in this illustration?

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They led the colonists to seek independence from Great Britain.

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How did the variety of colonial forms shown on the chart contribute to the growth of representative government in the English colonies?

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All types of colonies established some institutions of self-government.

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What does the presence of names like "New Amsterdam," "New Spain," "New England," and "New France" on a seventeenth-century map of North America demonstrate?

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Several European countries were anxious to establish their influence in colonial America.

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Why did a system of free enterprise emerge in the United States?

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Americans had established both a system of law and a government based on individual rights that influenced its economics.

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What is the purpose behind adding the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution?

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To protect individual freedoms from abusive governmental power.

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Position of Southern states on taxation and representation at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

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The number of persons living in a state should be used to determine a state's representation in Congress, but slaves should not be counted for the purposes of taxation.

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A procedure was created to admit territories into the Union as new states. All new states admitted into the Union would have equal rights with existing states. It laid the groundwork for westward expansion of the United States. Slavery was prohibited in these territories, and public education was encouraged. Which document had these characteristics?

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Northwest Ordinance

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How did President George Washington's Farewell Address influence the foreign policy of the United States?

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It advised later American Presidents to follow a policy of neutrality in dealing with European nations.

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How did the physical characteristics of the environment influence early colonial settlement patterns?

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Colonists built their first settlements on rivers or coastlines for transportation.

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Argument used by Anti-Federalists against ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

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The creation of a strong national government would oppress the people just as the British government and king had once done.