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John Winthrop became the first governor of this New England colony.

The Alien & Sedition Acts punished supposedly disloyal speech and led to the jailing of opposition party journalists, potentially violating the freedoms of [right1] and [right2].

The Northwest Ordinance banned this institution in the territories north of the Ohio River.

The Articles of Confederation created a weaker central government, reserving significant power to the states.

When Winthrop referred to the new Puritan settlement as a “city upon a hill”, he meant that they would be a ___________________ of proper Christian living to the rest of the world.

This was the most valuable commodity shipped in Britain’s Triangular Trade, produced in Caribbean plantations.

Give one example of an Anti-Federalist argument against the new Constitution.

The 1st Amendment protects the freedoms of [right1] and [right2], the 2nd Amendment the right to bear [right3], and the 4th through 8th Amendments various legal rights, including the right to trial by [right4].

According to Joseph Plumb Martin, who was caught between the American/French and British lines at Yorktown?

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