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Quarter 1 Final: Guided notes
Standard: 8.1.1
Q1: What did the colonists come to realize because of the Great Awakening?
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Q2: The Great Awakening led to a movement toward which idea?
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Standard: 8.1.2
Q1: What was the main purpose behind the Declaration of Independence?
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Q2: In Common Sense, Thomas Paine expressed the view that Americans should
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Standard: 8.1.4
Q1: In their rebellion against British rule, the colonists were exercising the idea of
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Q2: As a result of the colonial experience under British rule, the United States government
incorporated the principle of
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Standard: 8.2.2
Q1: Read the following from the Declaration of Independence.
“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless
those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable
to them and formidable to tyrants only.”
How did the Articles of Confederation address the passing of laws, which was stated as a concern in the
Declaration of Independence?
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Q2: The Declaration of Independence states that individuals are entitled to “certain unalienable rights.”
The Constitution extends this idea by stating
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Standard: 8.2.3
Q1: A major debate that occurred during the development of the Constitution had to do with the issue of
slavery. Many delegates from the South wanted to maintain slavery to
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Q2: Some framers felt the Bill of Rights was not necessary in the U. S. Constitution because
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Quarter 1 Final: Guided notes
Standard: 8.2.4
Q1: Federalists argued that it would be difficult for factions to gain control and become tyrannical because
of which constitutional concept?
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Standard: 8.2.5
Q1: Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.
“We the General Assembly of Virginia do enact that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any
religious worship, place, or ministry…”
What amendment was written based on this quote?
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Q2: George Washington was against the use of taxes in Virginia to support religious instruction for
students, which led to
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Standard: 8.2.6
Q1: All of the following are enumerated powers of the government set forth in the Constitution except the
power to
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Q2: Based on Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution, the power to declare war belongs to
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Question Group #3: Standard: 8.2.7
Q1: Which of the following illustrates a constitutional protection of individual rights?
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Q2: Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution created the three branches of government. Which principle was
used by the framers?
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Standard: 8.3.1
Q1: Following the Declaration of Independence, state governments were committed to the idea of
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Q2: Which group of states strongly opposed the system of representation set up by the Articles of
Confederation?
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Quarter 1 Final: Guided notes
Standard: 8.3.4
Q1: Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed over the United States foreign policy relating to the 1790s war
between Britain and France. Hamilton believed the United States
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Q2: All the following were main points of conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
except
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Standard: 8.3.5
Q1: During which rebellion did the federal government respond with a strong military response?
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Q2: The Whiskey Rebellion was caused by Pennsylvania farmers’ anger over the federal government’s
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Standard: 8.3.6
Q1: In order for a bill to become law, it must be approved by the
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Q2: All of the following are ways citizens can participate in and influence the political system except
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Standard: 8.4.2
Q1: Read the excerpt from a speech by John Q. Adams on July 4, 1821.
“Whenever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be her heart…but
she goes not around, in search of monsters to destroy…she is the well wisher to the freedom and independence
of all.”
The characteristics described in this excerpt refer to the way the United States should conduct its
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Q2: All the following are significant recommendations George Washington made during his Farewell
Address after his second term in office except
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Q3: The Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson in 1801 was significant because it was the first time
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Standard: 8.4.3
Q1: What was the first case in which the Supreme Court held that Congress had the power to regulate
commerce amongst the states?
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Quarter 1 Final: Guided notes
Q2: Which Supreme Court decision allowed the National Bank to exist and strengthened the economy?
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Q3: Which was not a reason that Andrew Jackson wished to abolish the National Bank?
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Standard: 8.4.4
Q1: The Hudson River school, an American art movement composed of a group of landscape artists, was
heavily influenced by
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Q2: An idealized view of good relations between whites and Native Americans was the trademark of the
author
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Q3: The lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” come from a poem called “Defence of Fort McHenry,” by
Francis Scott Key, that was written after a battle from which war?
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