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Which state constitution was the most radical and democratic?
Which state constitution was the most radical and democratic?
Which state constitution included a declaration or 'bill' of rights?
Which state constitution included a declaration or 'bill' of rights?
Which state constitution established a three-branch government based on checks and balances?
Which state constitution established a three-branch government based on checks and balances?
Which document ratified in 1781 preceded the Constitution in shaping the nation-state?
Which document ratified in 1781 preceded the Constitution in shaping the nation-state?
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What is one of the questions that historians have long argued over regarding the American Revolution?
What is one of the questions that historians have long argued over regarding the American Revolution?
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What did the Revolution's rhetoric of equality, as encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence, help highlight?
What did the Revolution's rhetoric of equality, as encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence, help highlight?
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Which of the following powers was NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Which of the following powers was NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
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What was the most important long-term economic consequence of the American Revolution?
What was the most important long-term economic consequence of the American Revolution?
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What role did women play in the immediate postwar period of the American Revolution?
What role did women play in the immediate postwar period of the American Revolution?
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What happened to the loyalists who supported the British during the Revolution?
What happened to the loyalists who supported the British during the Revolution?
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Which type of government did Pennsylvania's first state constitution create?
Which type of government did Pennsylvania's first state constitution create?
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What was the basis for the new state constitutions in the United States?
What was the basis for the new state constitutions in the United States?
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Which state's constitution underwent a more popular process of ratification?
Which state's constitution underwent a more popular process of ratification?
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Which document ratified in 1781 preceded the Constitution in shaping the nation-state?
Which document ratified in 1781 preceded the Constitution in shaping the nation-state?
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What was the aim of the Revolution in terms of social and civic inequalities?
What was the aim of the Revolution in terms of social and civic inequalities?
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Which social and political movements were inspired by the Revolution's rhetoric of equality?
Which social and political movements were inspired by the Revolution's rhetoric of equality?
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Which of the following powers was NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Which of the following powers was NOT given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
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What was the most important long-term economic consequence of the American Revolution?
What was the most important long-term economic consequence of the American Revolution?
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What role did women play in the immediate postwar period of the American Revolution?
What role did women play in the immediate postwar period of the American Revolution?
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What happened to the loyalists who supported the British during the Revolution?
What happened to the loyalists who supported the British during the Revolution?
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