F24 Semester Final Exam

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Which document formally declared the separation of the colonies from England? Options: Declaration of Independence, U.S Constitution, The Treaty of Paris 1783, The Olive Branch Petition

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Declaration of Independence

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The system created to prevent any one of the three branches of government from becoming too powerful is called

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Checks and Balances

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The Great Compromise proposed that in one house of Congress--the House of Representatives--the states would be represented according to the size of their

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population

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The 13th Amendment

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permanently banned slavery in the United States

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The 14th Amendment

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granted citizenship to African Americans and equal protection under the law

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The 15th Amendment

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gave African American men the right to vote and participate in government

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Supporters of laissez-faire economics believe the government should not interfere in nor regulate the economy.

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True

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Who created a monopoly with Standard Oil?

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John D. Rockefeller

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From 1890 - 1920, most immigrants coming to the United States came from: Germany, Ireland, Africa, Italy

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Italy

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Most urban working-class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called

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tenements