1. Why was the creation of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an important milestone in the growth of representative governme
nt in the colonies? A. It was a written constitution and is considered the first in the colonies. B. It was a social contract requiring settlers to sign a loyalty oath to Britain. C. It established the first legislature in the colonies, the House of Burgesses. D. It set the precedent for the idea of judicial review for laws from Congress.
The Cuban missile crisis marked the climax of an acutely antagonistic period in U.S.-Soviet relations. It played an important part in Nikita Khrushchev's fall from power and the Soviet Union's determination to achieve nuclear parity with the United States.
