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1
George santayana wrote that___________
those who don’t remember the past, are bound to repeat it.
2
The renaissance resulted in a narrowing of horizons for_______
human thought and activity
3
What introduced the geography, cultures and riches of the east to Europeans?
the crusades
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Who’s crew sailed around the world?
Magellans
5
Who led the conquest of the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
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What does the word renaissance mean
rebirth
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What was the first permanen European settlement in what would become the United States?
St Augustine
8
The colony of Plymouth was setttled in 1620 by a group we call:
Pilgrims
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The colony of Massachusetts Bay was settled in 1630 by a group we call:
seperatists
10
Roger williams founded the colony of
Rhode Island
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What colony was intended to be a haven for English Catholics?
Maryland
12
What religious group was associated with the founding of Pennsylvania?
the Quakers
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The most common occupation of the colonists was:
farming
14
What colonial militia officer tried to push the French to Fort Duquesne?
George Washington
15
Emphasized natural law and de-emphasized God’s role in the world.
Enlightenment thinking
16
The confrontation between Boston citizens and Brito soldiers on March 5, 1770, is called the :
Boston massacre
17
Who gave the speech that ended,”Give me liberty or give me death?”
Patrick Henry
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What general surrendered his army to Washington at Yorktown, Virginia?
Cornwallis
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What was the first governing document of the United States?
the Articles of Confideration
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Who led settlers through The Cumberland Gap?
Daniel Boone
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At the constitutional convention, who was chairman?
George Washington
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What dealt with how slaves were to be counted for representation and taxation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
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Essays published to encourage ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist
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The most prominent and active delegate at the Constitutional Convention 1787
James Madison
25
What portion of the Senate is elected every two years?
One-third
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It’s members serve six-year terms.
The Senate
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The length of the presidents term
four years
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Ways te branches of government limit the powers of each other
Checks and balances
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guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment
right to keep and bear arms
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The entire body is up for election every two years
Enumerated powers
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The fraction of states that must ratify a proposed Constitutional amendment for it to take effect.
Three-fourths
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The presidents role with the military.
commander in chief
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The body that determined the outcome of he election of 1800
the House of Representatives
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What Jefferson called his election in 1800
a revolution
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Leaders of the corps of discovery
Lewis and Clark
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Influential Chief Justice of the us supreme court
John Marshall
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City invaded and burned by the British in 1812
Washington
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Last battle of the war of 1812
the battle of New Orleans