USH 11 Chapter 1 Review: Creating a Nation

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Anthropologists think the first people to build a civilization in America were the

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Olmec.

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The men who led expeditions to conquer what today is Mexico and Central America became known as

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conquistadors.

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Who argued that governments exist because people allow them to exist?

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John Locke

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The American continent is named after which Italian explorer?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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In Europe, the ____________ brought a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome, a renewed commitment to reason, and a scientific revolution that would make sea travel easier.

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Renaissance

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Both the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening served to emphasize an individualism that supported America's political independence.

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True

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Implied powers are not explicitly listed in the Constitution, but are necessary for the government to do its job.

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True

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Great Britain became the first country to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

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False

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As a result of buying the land from France, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

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True

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Once signed by the negotiators present, the Treaty of Amsterdam officially ended the War of 1812.

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False