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What is one way the roles of Iroquois women and European women were the same?

A
Women in both cultures conducted trade.
B
Women in both cultures took care of the family.
C
Women in both cultures could veto acts of war.
D
Women in both cultures helped select leaders.
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Read the excerpt from the Mayflower Compact.[We] combine ourselves together into a civil Body . . . for our better Ordering and Preservation . . . [to] frame such just and equal Laws . . . for the general Good of the Colony.—Mayflower Compact

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They did not come together to create a government.
B
They did not write laws that protected everyone in the colony.
C
They did not create an orderly community within the colony.
D
They did not form a civil body that could preserve the colony.
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Why did the nation’s leaders decide that the Articles of Confederation needed to be replaced with a new constitution?

A
to end taxation by the central government
B
to unite in independence against Britain
C
to fix weaknesses in the central government
D
to provide more power to individual states
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Which constitution governed the Iroquois Confederacy?

A
the Magna Carta
B
the Articles of Confederation
C
the Great Law of Peace
D
the Mayflower Compact
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Read the excerpt from the congressional resolution.Whereas the confederation of the original Thirteen Colonies into one republic was influenced by the political system developed by the Iroquois Confederacy as were many of the democratic principles which were incorporated into the Constitution itself . . . (1)the Congress, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, acknowledges the contribution made by the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian Nations to the formation and development of the United States.—House Concurrent Resolution 331, October 21, 1988

A
the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy
B
the formation and development of the United States
C
the organization of the 13 colonies into a confederation
D
the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution
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Read the scenario.Martha is an enslaved African woman on a Virginia plantation. The plantation is owned by a man who serves in the House of Burgesses. The House of Burgesses has passed several laws meant to control enslaved African people.

A
They passed laws that were for the good of everyone.
B
They passed laws that made it easier to purchase land.
C
They passed laws that denied some groups their basic human rights.
D
They passed laws that made owning private property illegal.
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Read the excerpt from the Great Law of Peace.The Lords of the Confederacy . . . shall be mentors of the people for all time. . . . Their hearts shall be full of peace and good will and their minds filled with a yearning for the welfare of the people of the Confederacy. . . . Neither anger nor fury shall find lodgement in their minds and all their words and actions shall be marked by calm deliberation.—the Great Law of Peace

A
be peace-loving and caring toward people
B
focus on peace rather than on people’s welfare
C
make all their decisions quickly
D
speak their minds and show anger when necessary
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Read the excerpt.[We] combine ourselves together into a civil Body . . . for our better Ordering and Preservation . . . [to] frame such just and equal Laws . . . for the general Good of the Colony.–Mayflower Compact

A
the promise to create one society
B
the promise to pass just and equal laws
C
the promise to act in an orderly fashion
D
the promise to work for the good of the colony
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How did the roles of Iroquois women differ from the roles of European women?

A
Iroquois women raised children.
B
Iroquois women had political power.
C
Iroquois women did household tasks.
D
Iroquois women made clothing.
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Why was equal representation in the Articles of Confederation considered a weakness?

A
It gave both large and small states too much power.
B
It gave large states too much power.
C
It gave small states too much power.
D
It gave both large and small states too little power.
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How did town meetings encourage civic participation?

A
They made the laws for the entire colony.
B
They provided a form of representative democracy for the colony.
C
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to vote in national elections.
D
They gave people in the colony the opportunity to discuss important community topics.
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Why was there rebellion under the Articles of Confederation?

A
People were frustrated by the weak central government.
B
People were upset about the American Revolution.
C
People wanted representatives to write fewer laws.
D
People wanted the country to reunite with Britain.
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What is one reason the United States could not pay its debts under the Articles of Confederation?

A
The articles limited the type of taxes the central government could collect.
B
The articles gave the central government no power to collect taxes.
C
The articles required the central government to give tax money to the states.
D
The articles weakened the power of state governments to collect taxes.
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Why were laws unable to be maintained under the Articles of Confederation?

A
There was no chief executive.
B
The chief executive had too little power.
C
The chief executive had too much power.
D
The legislature disagreed with the chief executive.
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How does a confederation differ from a federation?

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A confederation has a strong balance of power, while a federation gives all power to the central government.
B
A confederation gives all power to the central government, while a federation has no balance of power.
C
A confederation is a strong union between states, while a federation has no balance of power.
D
A confederation is a weak union between states, while a federation has a strong balance of power.
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What is the historical importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

A
It made laws for the entire country.
B
It set up the first colonial government.
C
It was the first legislature in the colonies.
D
It established the first colonial rule of law.

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