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| Region known for shipbuilding |
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| Region known for agriculture, farming & plantations |
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| Peaceful transfer of power (showed power of Partliament) |
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| Limited the power of the English King & included rights such as trial by jury |
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| Evidence of direct democracy today in some New England towns |
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| social contract among a group (1st direct democracy in America & example of self-government) |
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| 1st representative democracy in America (example of self-government) |
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| orderly method for joining new states to the union (only good thing passed under the AOC) |
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| religious group who wanted to purify the Anglican church |
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| theory by John Locke that people are born with natural rights & agree to follow government rules in exchange for government protection |
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| Philosopher who influenced Thomas Jefferson & the Declaration of Independence |
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| proved America needed a new plan for a central government to replace the AOC (breaking point) |
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| Britain ignoring the colonists (caused them to self-govern) |
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| War that created the debt Britain wanted the colonists to pay for with taxes |
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| protest against taxes by colonists (dumped tea into harbor) |
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| Thomas Paine's Common Sense |
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| Encouraged colonists to break away from Britain immediately and declare independence |
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| Combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans at the Convention to create a plan for government |
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| Part of 1st Amendment- government may not establish an official religion |
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| No system of laws or government |
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| Division of government power between the federal and national governments |
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| Things that are required by law (paying taxes, obeying laws, jury duty) also involves punishment |
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| Things that you should do (voting, volunteering) there is no punishment for not doing them |
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| Lack of representation in Parliament |
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| Main cause of Revolutionary War |
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| Refusal to buy goods (How the colonists reacted to the Stamp Act & other taxes) |
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| Theory that cultures have become blended in America & people have lost their identity |
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| When America is described as diverse and people have retained their cultural identity |
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| Philosopher who believed in separation of powers & the best way to limit power was among 3 branches |
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| Caused colonists to resent Britain for limiting their westward expansion |
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| Plan at the convention about how slaves would be counted |
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| Colonists reacted to this early tax by boycotting British goods (dealt with paper) |
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| Means "Out of many, One"; examples would be America united, not segregated (violation would be building separate buildings for ethnic groups) |
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| To prevent abuse by one branch of government |
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| The purpose of separation of powers |
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| Reason why the Article of Confederation (AOC) did not work |
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| British policy that was a problem for the colonists |
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| Both were denied the right to vote at one time |
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| What early colonists and Washington, D.C. residents had in common |
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| Early colonial act that gave colonists religious freedom |
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| Federal govt gained the power to tax |
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| Weakness under the AOC that was corrected by the Constitution |
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