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History of the Americas
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- In the rivalry between the British and the French, with whom did most Indian nations align themselves?
- The first national constitution of the United States was the __________________.
- To win support for the Constitution, Federalists promised to add which of the following?
- The businessman who built the nation's first water-powered textile mill was________________.
- An _____________ is a tax placed on imported goods.
- American colonists valued which British principle of government?
- The ______was a tax on printed materials imposed on Americans by Parliament.
- ___________ was the statesman who led the Constitutional Convention in drafting the original Constitution, earning the title, "The Father of the Constitution"
- Washington's surprise victories here in late 1776-early 1777 likely saved the Patriot cause
- The ____________________ are the name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution
- Under the new Constitution, the President of the United States would be elected by___________________.
- ________called for the colonies to unite and cooperate under British rule.
- The plan of government proposed at the Constitutional Convention calling for equal poweramong all the states was known as the ________________
- _____ drafted the Declaration of Independence with the help of Franklin and Adams.
- The ________ was a religious movement that swept through the colonies.
- The Puritan minister ________ was banished from Massachusetts BayColony for arguing that church officials should stay out of government matters.
- The ________was an agreement of about 100 people to form a government and obey lawswhen they reached New England in 1620.
- The first permanent English settlement in the present-day United States was___
- Which colony was founded as a haven for Roman Catholics?
- Which colony had the highest level of religious tolerance?