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Why did the Federalists support the ratification of the Constitution?

A
They believed in a strong federal government.
B
They thought that it would end slavery.
C
They were afraid the British would take over again.
D
They thought that it would solve all government problems.
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Which of the following did Thomas Paine describe in Common Sense?

A
a way for the Continental army to win the war
B
a way for the king to govern the colonies fairly
C
a way for the colonies to form a government
D
a way for colonial merchants to make more money
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What was one of the main messages of the Second Great Awakening?

A
People should separate church from their lives.
B
People should form labor unions.
C
People should convert to Catholicism.
D
People should resist sinful behavior.
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Which of the following happened during the Second Great Awakening?

A
Men became the driving force of the Temperance Movement.
B
William Lloyd Garrison grew the public education system.
C
Dorothea Dix improved the quality of life for the mentally ill.
D
Women began to preach in white churches.
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Why might people exercise their First Amendment right to petition the government?

A
to express dissatisfaction with the president
B
to find a lawyer to represent them in court
C
to get the government to help fix a problem
D
to express satisfaction with the government
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Which of the following is the best example of popular sovereignty as referred to in the Constitution?

A
having checks and balances
B
voting for representatives
C
having a three-branch government
D
serving on a jury
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During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the

A
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
B
Great Compromise.
C
Southern Compromise.
D
Three-Fifths Compromise.
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Which of the following statements best describes the Anti-Federalist view of the Constitution?

A
The Constitution did not give the military enough power.
B
The Constitution set up a monarchy similar to Britain’s.
C
The Constitution gave most of the government’s authority to states.
D
The Constitution gave too much power to a central government.
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Common law as described by the Seventh Amendment makes sure that

A
police have probable cause.
B
the accused are given public trials.
C
the accused do not have to pay excessive bail.
D
civil, non-criminal courts are fair.
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In the 1800s, most states had laws that prevented women from

A
working in a factory.
B
going to college.
C
serving on a jury.
D
earning money.
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How did abolitionists want to change American society in the early 1800s?

A
They wanted to stop people from drinking alcohol to excess.
B
They wanted everyone to have access to free public education.
C
They wanted to improve hospital conditions for people with mental illnesses.
D
They wanted to end the practice of slavery and free enslaved workers.
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The Marquis de Lafayette helped George Washington during the American Revolution by

A
sending supplies to Valley Forge.
B
volunteering to join the British army as a spy.
C
refusing to participate in the siege of Yorktown.
D
convincing France to send 6,000 soldiers.
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After the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, George Washington

A
captured Boston within a few weeks.
B
bought ammunition for future battles.
C
improved the Continental army.
D
drafted the Olive Branch Petition.
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How did President Washington approach the foreign threats that Great Britain and France presented?

A
He sided with Great Britain.
B
He sided with France.
C
He tried to solve their problems.
D
He tried to remain neutral.
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How was Cyrus McCormick’s 1834 invention used?

A
to clean cotton
B
to power engines
C
to harvest crops
D
to till the soil

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