US History Regents Review 142 Questions with Complete Solutions Mayflower Compact - Correct Answer A document written by the Pilgrims setting guidelines for self- government Virginia House of Burgesses - Correct Answer First representative government in the colonies, self- government Mercantilism - Correct Answer Economic system where the mother country benefits - raw materials sent from the colonies, colonists buy finished products from the mother country.Common Sense - Correct Answer 1776: a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation French and Indian War - Correct Answer Caused England to raise taxes on the American colonies, leading to protests Proclamation Line of 1763 - Correct Answer British say colonists can't settle past Appalachian Mountains, don't want conflict with Native Americans.Declaration of Independence - Correct Answer 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.British Taxes - Correct Answer Colonists thought they were unfair because they lacked representation in Parliament, "No taxation without representation." Articles of Confederation - Correct Answer First government of the United States that failed because it lacked the power to collect taxes U.S. Constitution - Correct Answer A document written by delegates at the Constitutional Convention that established a national government in the United States. 1 / 2
Bicameral Legislature - Correct Answer a lawmaking body with 2 houses - the Senate and the House of Representatives Great Compromise - Correct Answer Created the House (population) and Senate (equal) while resolving the dispute between the large and small states. Bicameral legislature 3/5 Compromise - Correct Answer each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes Anti-Federalists - Correct Answer People who opposed the constitution Federalists - Correct Answer Supporters of the Constitution during ratification.Bill of Rights - Correct Answer a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Strict vs. Loose interpretation - Correct Answer Strict interpretation: go exactly by what the constitution says- Thomas Jefferson
Loose: have more liberal views-Alexander Hamilton
Federalism - Correct Answer A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Elastic Clause - Correct Answer Part of the Constitution which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution.Separation of Powers - Correct Answer Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law George Washington's Farewell address - Correct Answer He advised the nation: 1. to stay away from permanent alliances with foreign nations 2. stay away from political parties
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