Polkey and Dern Study Guide

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What is the best title for the list of laws from the colonial period: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Duties, Tea Act, Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?

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British Policies Leading to Colonial Protests

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Based on President Washington's Farewell Address in 1796, what was his stance on permanent alliances with foreign nations?

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Permanent alliances with foreign nations should be avoided

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Which religious movement in the colonies called for a return to the strong faith of earlier days? Options: Catholicism, Enlightenment, Mormonism, Great Awakening

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Great Awakening

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Which proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?

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Albany Plan of Union

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Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?

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mercantilism

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Which delegate expresses ideas included in the 'Great Compromise'?

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A bicameral legislature will allow Congress to represent the interests of both large states and small states.

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Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

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The British government had a large war debt.

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Based on the passage from Samuel Adams' diary in March 1770s, which right would Samuel Adams have supported?

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The right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament

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The interchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Americas and the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa is known as:

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Columbian Exchange

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How was the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 a victory for the United States?

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Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation