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- Two political factions grew out of the Federalists as a result of conflict over
- 1st american advocate of higher education for woman
- During the early 1800s, democratic forms of church government were typical in all of the following denominations except the
- One of the early successes in solving transportation problems in the United States was the construction of the Lancaster Turnpike in 1794 in
- The American Education Society and the American Bible Society were examples of
- The Adams-Onis Treaty transferred which of the following Spanish colonies to the United States?
- Slavery thrived in the new lands of the Old Southwest because of
- An important compromise of Congress in 1820 between north and south over spread of slavery
- The policy declared by President Monroe regarding the Western Hemisphere became know as the
- Which of the following classes most closely embodied the concept of democratic republicanism after U.S. independence?
- in 1817, influential americans who were worried about the impact of slavery and race on society founded
- the action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property
- What was the result of George Washington keeping his plan for attacking Cornwallis at Yorktown a secret?
- Where did British General Cornwallis surrender at?
- What is the name of the peace treaty that ended the war?
- How did the British prevent supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Americans?
- What Americans negotiated the Treaty of Paris that was signed on September 3, 1783?
- What country helped America win the Battle of Yorktown?
- What happened when Congress refused to pay pensions and other debts to American soldiers following the British surrender at Yorktown?
- Who replaced Horatio Gates in October 1780 as commander of the Continental forces in the South?