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What position toward other governments does Washington encourage future politicians to adopt?
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preparation for aggression
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respectful neutrality
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support of anyone opposed to the British
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fostering of as many alliances as possible
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What does Washington’s use of the words “enlightened and independent patriot” reveal in terms of his philosophical influences?
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He was influenced by European Enlightenment thought.
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He was consistently pro-slavery.
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His ideas about society came from a military career.
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Christianity defined his world view.
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Which region’s politics is Washington particularly interested in avoiding?
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Africa
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Latin America
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China
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Europe
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Besides political and military neutrality, how else does Washington suggest that the country should be neutral with other countries?
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in economic trade
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in immigration policy
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in family disagreements
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in religious matters
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By 1786, even defenders of the Articles of Confederation agreed that which of the following needed to be strengthened?
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the power to tax
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the navy
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the court system
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the executive
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the army
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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the men who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
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They were well educated.
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They were all highly respected.
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They were relatively young.
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They believed in democracy.
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They represented great property interests.
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The greatest division in the Constitutional Convention was between
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eastern and western interests.
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large and small states.
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slave and free states.
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agricultural and manufacturing interests.
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the Federalists and the Republicans.
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The unresolved issue considered most important when the Constitutional Convention adjourned was
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the fairness of a national tax.
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where to locate the national capital.
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the absence of a list of individual rights.
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whether or not to have an executive.
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how to count slaves for representation.
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The Antifederalists did all of the following EXCEPT
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fear potential despotism in a strong centralized government.
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show a basic faith in human nature and man’s ability to wield power justly.
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present themselves as the true protectors of the principles of the Revolution.
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argue that the Constitution would increase taxes, weaken the states, and abolish individual liberties.
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argue that the Constitution represented the rights of the “well born” at the expense of the common people.
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The Constitution’s most distinctive feature was its
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lack of a national judicial system.
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single-house legislature.
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system for the direct election of the executive.
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lack of amendment provisions.
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separation of “powers” with “checks and balances.”
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Which of the following was NOT a belief held by Alexander Hamilton?
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The best leaders are those democratically elected.
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The new government needed the support of the wealthy and powerful.
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A stable and effective government required an elite ruling class.
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A permanent national debt was desirable.
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Urbanization and industrialization were desirable.
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President Washington helped stabilize the western frontier by
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putting down the Whiskey Rebellion.
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establishing white settlements in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region.
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allowing existing states to incorporate additional land claims.
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refusing to bargain with Indian resistance leaders.
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relieving General “Mad Anthony” Wayne of his command.
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Madison and others became convinced that the Federalists were creating a political party because they were
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forming caucuses of elected officials.
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forming local associations to strengthen their stand in local communities.
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using their offices to reward supporters and win allies.
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All the answers are correct.
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working to establish a national network of influence.
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Under the Constitution, the status of the western Indian tribes was
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not clearly defined.
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that of indentured servants.
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that of independent nations.
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the same as states.
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that of conquered nations.
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Republicans pinned their hopes for a reversal of the Alien and Sedition Acts on the
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The most resourceful advocate of a centralized government was Alexander Hamilton.
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The intellectual leader of the Constitutional Convention was James Madison.
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The “Great Compromise” was important because it solved the problem of representation.
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The Constitution did not resolve the question of which law—state or national—would be the supreme law of the land.
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The Constitution had little chance of success unless Virginia and New York ratified it.
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After the Constitution was ratified, Americans agreed that the government should strive to create a highly commercial, urban nation.
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Most of the framers of the Constitution believed organized political parties were evil and should be avoided.
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Which of the following accurately describe the impact of the Constitution of 1787 in addressing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
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was nearly the same as the Articles of Confederation
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granted no power to levy taxes
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produced a completely different plan for a new type of government
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framed a national structure with all power given to the federal government and none to the states
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What event spurred far greater elite interest in the 1787 Convention than would otherwise have occurred?
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Shays’s Rebellion
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Bacon’s Rebellion
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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Which of these accurately describe the role of The Federalist Papers in the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?
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discussed fear of anarchy, disorder, and chaos
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provided a powerful defense of the new Constitution.
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represented ideas of the latest political philosophers.
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All of these are correct.
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Who of the following opposed the principles and ideas of the Federalist Papers?
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Alexander Hamilton
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Samuel Adams
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John Jay
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James Madison
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What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?
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What was the main antifederalist grievance with the 1787 Constitution?
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the omission of slavery
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the lack of a bill of rights
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the unclear separation of powers
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Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
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the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt
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no new taxes should be proposed.
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a national bank should be created.
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No answer text provided.
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Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the main tenets of Alexander Hamilton's financial program?
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the new government should take responsibility for the existing public debt
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no new taxes should be proposed.
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a national bank should be created.
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According to Alexander Hamilton, support from which social group was essential in ensuring the government’s survival?
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Within his financial programs, what source did Hamilton envision providing most of the funds for the establishment of the National Bank of the United States?
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Which industry did Hamilton’s 1791 report idealize as essential to a healthy, prosperous society in the United States?
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manufacturing
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import/export trading
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slavery
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market agriculture
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Which is NOT one of the diplomatic crises faced, and handled, by the United States in the first decade?
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Jay's Treaty prevented a war between the United States and Great Britain
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in negotiations with Spain, Pinckney won all of the concessions the United States wanted
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the "XYZ" affair led to improved relations with France
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American neutrality was tested when the revolutionary French government went to war with Great Britain
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In 1793, the United States found itself drawn into its first external conflict involving which European powers?
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Spain and Portugal
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France and Spain
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Britain and Spain
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Britain and France
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hose personal mission to England and subsequent diplomacy ended the conflict with Britain in 1794?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Edmund Randolph
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Thomas Pinckney
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John Jay
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Which of the following does NOT describe the "Revolution of 1800"?
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after Jefferson and Burr received an equal number of votes, the election was decided by the Congress, who were mostly Federalists
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the tie between the two candidates Jefferson and Burr was settled with a duel between them
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unlike the previous election, this election was filled with controversy and ugly politics
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Republicans celebrated victory: they now controlled two of the three branches of government
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According to Alexander Hamilton, who was too unreliable to be trusted with the presidency?
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John Adams
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Aaron Burr
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
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Which of the following is associated with the Federalists?
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Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams
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agrarian localists, fearful of too much central power
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Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
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would later become Republicans
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Demanding a Bill of Rights before ratifying the Constitution
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led to an undeclared war between the U.S. and France
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involved foreign interference in an American presidential election
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involved secret foreign treaties with nearby Indian nations
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increased tensions between the U.S. and Great Britain
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was prompted by a feud between John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
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First President of the United States is [blank_start]George Washington[blank_end].
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First Secretary of Treasury and established the first National Bank [blank_start]Alexander Hamilton[blank_end].
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Wrote most of the Constitution and Fourth President is [blank_start]James Madison[blank_end].
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First Vice President and Third President is [blank_start]John Adams[blank_end].
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First Secretary of State and Third President is [blank_start]Thomas Jefferson[blank_end].
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An agrarian republic, where citizens would farm their own land, the happy yeoman farmer. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
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A commercial republic, where manufacturing and trade dominated the mostly urban nation. [blank_start]Federalist[blank_end]
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Appealed mostly to Northern aristocrats, urban elites, and merchants. [blank_start]Federalist[blank_end]
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Appealed mostly to settlers on the Western frontier and small farmers. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
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Would soon become the Republican Party, creating the first party system in U.S. politics. [blank_start]Anti-Federalist[blank_end]
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Nine of the first ten amendments to the Constitution placed limits on the
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new federal government
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courts
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Presidential cabinet
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rights of individuals
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states
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The state of ______________________ refused to allow the federal government to assume state debts unless the new national capital was located in the South.
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
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Virginia
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South Carolina