This quiz explores the historical context and societal structures of early American colonies. It assesses knowledge on the Puritans, Cavaliers, and other groups' contributions to American colonial history, focusing on religious, economic, and social developments.
Small land grants in the Shenandoah Valley
Large land grants in eastern Tidewater Virginia
Town charters throughout the colony
Fishing rights along the Virginia coast
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New England colonies
Middle Atlantic colonies
Southern colonies
Western colonies
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New religion-Mayflower Compact
Convent community- Mayflower Compact
New church- Plymouth Compact
Religious community- Plymouth Compact
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Virginia House of Burgesses
Virginia Company of London
Plymouth Company of London
Dodge Company of London
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New England colonies
Middle Atlantic colonies
Southern colonies
Western colonies
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Articles of Confederation
Appalachian treaty
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
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Whigs -Tories
Loyalists-Patriots
Patriots- Loyalists
Whigs-Patriots
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Allowed colonists to move west
Levied new taxes on the colonists
Helped land speculators
Built 150 forts along the Mississippi
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Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
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Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Concord
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Cornwallis
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George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
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A lack of debate over the ratification of the Constitution
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
Development of a federal court system
Constitutional provision for a strong president
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More power to the states than to the Federal government
Create a national Supreme Court
To add a Bill of Rights
A political principle that favors democratic policies
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Virginia Plan
Bill of Rights
Great Compromise
Federalists Papers
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
United States Bill of Rights
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Constitution
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Patrick Henry
George Mason
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
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War of 1812
Northwest Ordinance
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsen Purchase
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Land Ordinance of 1785
Popular Sovereignty
Gadsen Purchase
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Granting each state two senators, but basing representation in the house on state population
Guaranteeing an equal number of Northern and Southern states in Congress
Establishing a popularly elected Senate and House based upon state population
Giving greater influence to the larger states in the Senate and greater influence to smaller states in the House
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McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Worcester v. Georgia
Marbury v. Madison
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Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Alexander Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
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A strong national government would tend to usurp the powers of the state governments.
A strong national government would concentrate too much power at the national level and too little at the state and local levels.
A national Bill of Rights was necessary.
A large republic would protect liberty because numerous political factions would check each other and prevent any one faction from gaining too much power.
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