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What economic policy was used by Britain to control colonial trade?
Mercantilism
Mercantilism
Answer: The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, urging independence from Britain?
Answer: Thomas Paine
What was the first representative government in the American colonies?
Answer: Virginia House of Burgesses
Why did the colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
Answer: "No taxation without representation"
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Answer: No power to tax, no executive branch, weak central government
Which compromise created a two-house legislature during the Constitutional Convention?
Answer: The Great Compromise
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Answer: The Bill of Rights
What court case established judicial review?
Answer: Marbury v. Madison
Who warned against political parties and foreign alliances in his Farewell Address?
Answer: George Washington
What event led to the secession of Southern states?
Answer: Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Answer: To free slaves in Confederate states
What amendment abolished slavery?
Answer: 13th Amendment
What was the main goal of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
Answer: To punish the South and protect rights of freedmen
What group used terror to prevent African Americans from voting during Reconstruction?
Answer: Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
Answer: Government does not interfere in the economy
