True
False
True
False
True
False
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Paine
Elects the President of the US
Appoints Cabinet members
Appoints Judges to the Supreme Court
Elects representatives to Congress
Declaration of Independence
The Warsaw Pact
The Articles of Confederation
14 Points
Indentured servant
Gentry
Apprentices
Farmers
The right to vote and elect representatives to be a voice for themselves
Write and petition elected officials when a problem or crisis arises
Run for elected political office
All the freedoms in the Constitution are important and we can't just pick one
3 branches of government
Freedoms of individual citizens
Powers of the president
System of checks and balances
Congress
States
President
National Government
The Pilgrims had revolted on the ship and law and order was needed
The Pilgrims had landed 200 miles north of destination- the VA charter was not valid and they needed to set up laws for the colony
The Pilgrims wanted to set up a plan to get along with the Native Americans
Bradford wanted to make sure he would be in charge once they landed
Founding Fathers decided to have a secret meeting without key leaders in US
They were plotting an overthrow of the govt.
They were trying to break away from England again
National security concerns- did not want the people to know discussion before finished work on a new government structure
Northern, Southern, Middle
New England, Middle, Midwest
Northern, Midwest, Eastern
New England, Middle, Southern
Wetlands were found in the western part of NC
Hilly, rolling land in the central part of the state
A range of mountains in the eastern US
Low, flat land that extends along the Atlantic Ocean
Native Americans viewed land as theirs to be controlled---- Europeans wanted to control the land for themselves, without Native American interference
Native Americans wasted nothing in land use- preserve the forest land at all costs, the Europeans wanted to rebuild the forest land as well
Europeans wanted to buy and sell land, Native Americans used the land- all were free to use it
Native Americans were eager to buy land from Europeans for guns, the Europeans wanted to preserve all forest land
Mountain ranges and lack of navigable ports restricted the movement of people and goods
ports and mountain ranges encouraged movement of people and goods
Deep rivers and flat, fertile land helped NC develop strong trade and road systems in early NC
Rivers and valleys closed the access to trade
They presented a barrier against storms
They prevented the development of large port cities where ships could easily move in and out
They provided more usable coastline than the other colonies
They allowed for open and easy transport for the shipping industry
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2
3
4
How to maintain the balance of power of small and large states and everyone still have a voice in Congress
How to send representatives to Congress and elect them
The compromise caused more problems and they had to meet again later
How to send electors to vote for President
The new government could not afford the purchase of $15 million
The Constitution did not say anything about the president's right to purchase land
Spain was threatening to declare war on the US over the land
France would kick the US off the land and control the whole region
NC's people did not believe in Manifest Destiny
They did not have the money to purchase the land from France
It was too much land too govern and control
They thought the new land would eventually bring an end to slavery
Impressment of US sailors
Blockade of American ships by the French and the British
War Hawks in Congress who were eager to go to war with England
Dolley Madison burning the White House
The US made their own goods and items since trade difficulties occurred with embargo and blockades
James Madison encouraged trade with other nations of the world after the war
Native Americans gave up fighting with the US people and the economy began to grow
Thomas Jefferson sent the French out of the nation
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
John Adams
King George III
Blaming the king for all of the colonies problems
Taxes
Slavery
Rights of the people
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