U.S. History Regents Study Guide with Complete Solutions Virginia House of Burgesses - Correct Answer established in 1619 by Jamestown. Was Americas first elected legislature.democratic principle in colonial america - Correct Answer political equality (leger equality) equality of justice and franchise (vote) The pamphlet common sense - Correct Answer was written by Thomas Paine, states that it is "common sense" to want independence from the British, says to create a republic industrialization - Correct Answer Development of a system which supports machine production of goods Articles of Confederation - Correct Answer A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War constitutional convention of 1787 - Correct Answer A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution enlightenment - Correct Answer A movement of ideas that occurred in Europe between 1680 and
- Attempted to apply reason to understand, explain and even change the world. influenced the
constitution census - Correct Answer A valuable tool for understanding demographic changes. The Constitution requires that the government conduct an "actual enumeration" of the population every 10 years.what advantages did the colonists have in the revolutionary war - Correct Answer 1. fighting on their own land, all volunteer forces that were willing to fight but poorly equipped who helped the colonists during the revolutionary war - Correct Answer louis XVI checks and balances - Correct Answer unsure that one branch doesn't overpower another A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power 1 / 2
amendment process - Correct Answer step 1: amendment proposed by 2/3 vote of both houses of congress OR a constitutional convention called by congress on petition of 2/3 out of 50 states. THEN amendment ratified by 3/4 of the 50 state legislatures OR 3/4 of special constitutional conventions called by 50 states THEN the new amendment!elastic clause - Correct Answer Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution.alexander hamilton as secretary - Correct Answer wished to set the new nation on a sound financial course who did the manifest destiny influence - Correct Answer acquisition of mexican cession the supreme court increased it's power by - Correct Answer The economic theory of laissez-faire gained political clout in the late nineteenth century in part divided house - Correct Answer one of Lincolns most famous speeches in 1858 sharecropping effect - Correct Answer sharecropping was a system of agriculture in which a landowner rents their land in return for a share of crops produced on their land. positive effect was that slaves were taken care of. negative effect was that they were beaten harsher then back when they were slaves because they were no longer seen as property (you usually take care of your property).industrialization led to - Correct Answer increase in the use of natural resources immigrants - Correct Answer took jobs from united states citizens population growth - Correct Answer increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state granger and populist movements - Correct Answer help western farmers fight unjust economic practices
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