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What led British soldiers to fire on Boston’s townspeople on March 5, 1770?

A
The soldiers were enforcing the Townshend Acts.
B
The townspeople had thrown objects at the soldiers.
C
The townspeople had fired at the soldiers.
D
The soldiers were enforcing the Quartering Act.
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After reviewing the original draft, the committee charged with writing the Declaration of Independence

A
rewrote it.
B
changed it.
C
presented it to Congress.
D
sent it to each colony.
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The Iroquois Constitution influenced the Declaration of Independence by

A
describing how smaller groups could rebel against a more powerful group.
B
describing how several groups could work together under a single government.
C
showing that all people should be allowed to vote in elections.
D
providing language that expressed problems with a colonial power.
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Besides the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Declaration of Rights also served as a model for which document?

A
the US Bill of Rights
B
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
C
the English Bill of Rights
D
the Iroquois Constitution
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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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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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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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The Declaration of Independence explained

A
problems the colonists had with British rule.
B
reasons colonists formed the Continental Congress.
C
why some colonists refused to boycott British goods.
D
why the colonies objected to the Boston Tea Party.
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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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Thomas Jefferson believed that the federal government was limited to the powers explicitly listed in the Constitution. Which best describes Alexander Hamilton’s view of this issue?

A
Hamilton strongly supported Jefferson’s interpretation of the Constitution.
B
Hamilton believed that the Constitution was unrelated to the nation’s political structure.
C
Hamilton felt that the Constitution should be interpreted more strictly than Jefferson.
D
Hamilton favored a looser interpretation of the Constitution than Jefferson.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was named for

A
a tax related to mailing and postage stamps.
B
a desire to “stamp” out a tax and end it.
C
the act of handing in stamps bought in advance.
D
stamps that taxed all papers, pamphlets, and cards.
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One of the reasons Henry Clay believed that a national bank was needed was to

A
levy an import tax.
B
improve urban markets.
C
connect the nation’s regions.
D
stabilize prices.
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When Common Sense was published, many American merchants and businesses remained loyal to the king because

A
they were afraid he would close American ports.
B
they wanted to keep collecting taxes on British goods.
C
they knew Americans would execute anyone who rebelled.
D
they wanted the British to defend them from French attacks..
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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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