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Causes of the American Revolution & American Revolution Already Passed What were the causes of the American Revolution? Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Mercantilism, Lack of Representation in Parliament, and British economic polocies following the French & Indian War. Intolerable Acts In response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering o...

US History Cumulative Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed list three of the four reasons why we should study history History is our story; history helps us understand the present; history helps us learn from the past; God teaches us that history is important. "Those who cannot remember the past... are condemned to repeat it" Two themes in American history and an example of each A mixture of good and bad - people are both good and bad; ethnocentricity - the idea that our way is best De...

OpenStax US History Ch. 6 Review Questions 100% accurate answers How did British General Thomas Gage attempt to deal with the uprising in Massachusetts in 1774? He attempted to seize arms and munitions from the colonial insurgents Which of the following was not a result of Dunmore's Proclamation? A majority of slaves got their freedom. Which of the following is not true of a republic? It is governed by a monarch and the royal officials by he or she appoints. What are the...

Hernan Cortes Spanish explorer who marched across mexico and conquered the aztecs - from spain Hernando de Soto -explored deep in USA -first to cross and disocer Miss. River -claimed for Spain Georgia first colonized by Spanish because they were looking for gold and land James Edward Oglethorpe The leader of English Parliament who founded the Georgia colony James Wright Georgia's third, and final, royal governor Jamestown -First permanent English sett...

Political Science American Government Why is it important to study American politics and government? - We become informed voters, to understand their Constitutional rights, to know their responsibilities under the law and to think about how processes can be improved to benefit society. What concept will we use this semester to evaluate the U.S. form of government? What does it mean? - Democracy- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, ty...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments - CORRECT ANSWER-Amendments to the US Constitution that abolished slavery (13th), granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States (14th), and prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (15th). Alien and Sedition Acts - CORRECT ANSWER-Laws passed in 1798 that allowed the imprisonment and deportation of non-citizens deemed dangerous and restricted speech critical of the gover...

UGA History Exemption Test - UPDATED 2022 with complete solution;(Actual questions and answers) WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest -Agriculturally focused groups that developed powerful and complex societies -Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great Plains - Migratory because of limited resources Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard ...

The Preemption Act of 1830 allowed squatters to stake out claims ahead of the land surveys Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon fear of growing Catholic influence The Know-Nothings campaigned primarily to limit immigrant influence A radical wing of the Jackson Democratic Party was also known as the Locofocos Ironically, the Jacksonian era was characterized by growing economic and social inequality The Jacksonian concept of equality was a belief t...

WATCH THIS CRASH COURSE SERIES Pre-Columbian Peoples of the American Southwest -Agriculturally focused groups that developed powerful and complex societies -Became increasingly dependent on the cultivation of maize Pre-Columbian economy in Great Basin and the western Great Plains - Migratory because of limited resources Pre-Columbian economy in the Northeast and along the Atlantic Seaboard -Another Group of tribes in present-day NY formed the Iroquois League -Cultivate...