Facts and Details in Intellectual and Cultural History from Pre-Columbian History to 1789

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SAT Subject Test in United States History › Facts and Details in Intellectual and Cultural History from Pre-Columbian History to 1789

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What is the name of the city in which the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both written?

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_____________ was instrumental to the religious revival of the First Great Awakening.

3

Who was the author of the widely read pamphlet "Common Sense," which galvanized the American Independence movement?

4

Who wrote the pamphlets Common Sense and The Crisis to champion American independence?

5

The Mesoamerican cultures do not include which of the following major civilizations?

6

Benjamin Franklin was all of the following EXCEPT:

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On October 12th, 1492, this European explorer landed in the New World, beginning centuries of colonization, conquest and development for the West.

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During the American Revolutionary War, this general originally served the cause of the American Continental Army before defecting to the British. As a consequence of his treason, his name is now a popular byword in the States for betrayal. What was this general's name?

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The Half-Way Covenant was passed to .

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What is the name of the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States that was founded in 1636?

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