Early US History

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  1. 1. This compromise settled the issue of how slaves would be counted for representation
  2. 4. This was the first constitution of the United States
  3. 7. An early tax protest that led to the British repealing the Stamp Act
  4. 8. Famous pamphlet urging American independence, written by Thomas Paine
  5. 10. This colonial region was known for its shipbuilding and fishing industries
  6. 11. The treaty that ended the War of 1812, signed in 1814
  7. 13. This event was a major turning point during the Revolution, leading to French aid
  8. 15. Group of farmers that protested taxes in Massachusetts, leading to a rebellion
  9. 16. This document established the framework for the U.S. government and was signed in 1787
  10. 17. The first U.S. president
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  1. 2. The "Father of the Constitution"
  2. 3. This law created the system of land distribution and territories in the U.S.
  3. 5. The legislative body of the United States government
  4. 6. First permanent English settlement in America
  5. 9. This principle divides the government into three separate branches
  6. 12. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  7. 13. This act, passed by the British, taxed paper goods in the colonies
  8. 14. This document officially ended the American Revolution