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| America's first formal constitution |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| The fundamental reason the colonists revolted was because of government ____ |
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| The first president of the Second Continental Congress was ____ ______ |
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| The concept of _____ ________ dates back from the time of the Magna Carta in 1215. |
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| Limited government was an accepted part of the _____ _____. |
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| This severely limited the power of the English monarch. |
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| The colonists firmly believed in _______ _______. Following the model of the _______. |
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| Representative Government, Parliament |
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| Who deeply influenced the American Colonists. |
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| A key feature of the colonial period was ______ _____. |
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| What did the British allow the colonies |
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| What made the colonies debate what they should do about their relationship with Britain. |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| Congress acted as a central government to carry on the Revolution under the |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Who drafted the Dec. of Independence? |
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| What were the 3 parts of the Declaration of Independence |
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1. Human Rights
2. List of specific complaints towards King George III
3. Statement of determination to separate from Great Britain. |
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| The ________ _________ established that the land would eventually become states on an equal basis with older states. |
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| Why did Shay's Rebellion cause concern in Congress. |
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| Feared the national government was too weak to prevent other such protests. |
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| Shay's Rebellion was caused by this problem. |
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The Virginia Plan proposed a:
_____ executive
_____ judiciary
& strong ___-_____ legislature
FAVORS ______ STATES |
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Strong
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The New Jersey Plan proposed a:
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& a ___-_____ legislature with one vote for each state.
FAVORS _____ STATES |
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Weak, Congress
One-House
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| _____ ______ proposed a legislative branch with a house and a senate. |
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| House of Representatives with state representation based on _______. |
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| A Senate with ___ members from each state, regardless of size. |
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| The Connecticut Compromise gave the large states an advantage in the _____ and protected the smaller states in the _____. |
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| Said that 3 of every 5 African American votes counted. |
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| The Founders compromised and refused to deal with _______ in the Constitution. |
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| The delegates agreed to include a ___-____ term for the president, with an ______ ______ versus a direct election. |
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| Four-Year, Electoral College |
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| Urged ratification, argued it was badly needed. |
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| Opposed Ratification, delegates had to draft it in secret due to the |
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| Anti-Federalists urged for a ____________ to be included in the Constitution. |
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| Who were the authors of the Federalist? |
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| Who introduced the Bill of Rights? |
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| Played an active role in the debates |
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| Author of the basic plan that was adopted |
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1. Promised a Bill of Rights.
2. Urged for a Bill of Rights. |
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Federalists
Anti-Federalists |
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| Argued the Bill of rights case for six weeks |
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| The first legislature in America was the |
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| Virginia House of Burgusses |
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