APUSH Exam Review

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In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

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steps in the growth of representative democracy

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The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it placed restrictions on trading.

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placed restrictions on trading

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The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by

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buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them as finished products

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One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British: practiced salutary neglect in the colonies.

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practiced salutary neglect in the colonies

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One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to

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collect adequate taxes from the states

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During the 1790s, the primary goal of United States foreign policy was to

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preserve the nation’s neutrality during European conflicts

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Henry Clay's proposed "American System" provided

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high protective tariffs and federal spending for internal improvements

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Southerners feared the Tariff of 1828 because they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be used to suppress slavery.

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they believed that the federal power this bill represented could be used to suppress slavery

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The Seneca Falls Convention launched the modern women's rights movement with its call for

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equal rights, including the right to vote

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The immediate cause of the Mexican War was: American refusal to pay Mexican claims for damage to its citizens, Mexican refusal to sell California and a dispute over the Texas boundary, Mexican support for the antislavery movement in Texas, American determination to establish democracy in northern Mexico.

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Mexican refusal to sell California and a dispute over the Texas boundary