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| Great Charter,established limited govt |
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| Power of the monarch is not absolute |
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| Set limits on what the King can do |
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| People elect the representatives |
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| First example of colonial government |
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| First basic system of laws in the colonies |
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| Fundamental Orders of Conn. |
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| First formal constitution |
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| Divided the power of government |
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| Placed a tax on all legal documents |
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| Coercive Acts, closed Boston harbor |
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| First plan to unite the colonies |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| Letters between people to find out info |
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| Ban trade with another country |
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| Single-chambered Congress |
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| Showed how territories would be settled |
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| Representation based on population of the state |
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| Representation is equal in congress |
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| Combined Virginia & New Jersey Plans |
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| How slaves would count toward population |
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| Convinced people to want the Constitution |
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| Father of the Constitution |
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| Based are Declaration off his philosophies |
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| Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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