Why did most first state constitutions include a bill of rights?
a. to remind future rulers of the exact limits of their authority
b. to establish that only white male landowners had rights
c. to create a stronger central federal government
d. to prevent a stronger central federal government
e. because the federal Constitution included a bill of rights
A
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A) a mostly successful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives B) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the forced labor of the Tainos natives C) a mostly successful effort using volunteers from the Tainos natives D) a mostly unsuccessful effort using the free labor of the Tainos bartered for Spanish goods such as swords
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A) Christians who supported traditional moral values. B) poor rural whites. C) blue collar union members. D) urban minorities.
Jefferson encouraged Congress to pass the Embargo Act in 1808 to punish Britain and France for
(A) Allowing American ships to sail to their countries (B) Trying to convince the United States to enter the war in Europe (C) Refusing to recognize U.S. rights as a neutral nation on the high seas (D) Demanding enormous bribes