US History - 1st Semester Review

Front

The Proclamation of 1763 __________________.

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prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

Front

Which law prohibited slavery throughout the Northwest Territory?

Back

Northwest Ordinance

Front

How did British Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Back

Closing the Boston Harbor and enforcing stricter laws on the colonists

Front

As part of this compromise, every five enslaved persons would count as three persons in the state's population total.

Back

Three-Fifths Compromise

Front

The Northwest Ordinance of 1785 ______________.

Back

laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to
be surveyed and sold

Front

In the New England Colonies farmers practiced subsistence farming because ______________.

Back

long winters and rocky soil made large-scale farming conditions difficult

Front

What was one of the primary grievances the colonists had against Great Britain included in the Declaration of Independence?

Back

taxation without representation

Front

Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

Back

Battle of Saratoga

Front

Who published the pamphlet "Common Sense" calling for a complete break with British rule?

Back

Thomas Paine

Front

What is one of the liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

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Freedom of speech and of the press