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| What was the first permanent English settlement in the U.S.? |
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| what nation governed the original 13 colonies? |
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| english political heritage |
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| What document was King John forced to sign in 1215? |
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| In 1628, Parliament forced King Charles to sign this. |
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| When these two were crowned king and queen in 1688, many people referred to it as the "Glorious Revolution". |
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| What did the English Parliament pass during the "Glorious Revolution"? |
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| In this form of government, people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government. |
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| Representative government |
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| What are the two Houses in the British Parliament? |
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| House of Lords and House of Commons |
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| This 17th century philosopher from Great Britain wrote Two Treatises on Government. |
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| What three men were heavily influenced by Two Treatises on Government? |
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| Franklin, Jefferson, Madison |
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| What is Two Treatises on Government sometimes called? |
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| "Textbook of the American Revolution" |
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| John Locke believed all people were born... |
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| free, equal, and independent |
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| John Locke believed people possessed these three natural rights. |
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| What did Locke believe people had the right to do if a government failed to protect those three natural rights? |
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| people could change the government |
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| Most governments in the colonies had their own governments with how many branches? |
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| How many colonies were there? |
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| How many of those colonies had official churches? |
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| In this colony, breaking the Sabbath the third time was punishable by death. |
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| Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, this was the first example of many colonial plans for self-government. |
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| In 1629, this became the first basic system of laws in the colonies. |
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| In 1639, this became the first formal constitution drawn up in the colonies. |
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| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| Founded in 1619, this was the first legislature in America. |
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| Virginia House of Burgesses |
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| The American colonies were how many miles apart from Great Britain? |
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| This war lasted from 1754-1763 and had a big impact on relations between the American colonies and Great Britain. |
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| He became King of England in 1760. |
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| Who was the winner of the French and Indian War? |
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| In 1765, this became the first direct tax on the colonists. |
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| The Declaratory Act of 1766 taxed these four items. |
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| How many civilians were killed by British troops in what became known as the Boston Massacre? |
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| Before the Boston Tea Party, many people in the colonies had been smuggling in tea from this country. |
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| What did the British hope to have with regard to their tea industry in the colonies? |
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| When did the Boston Tea Party take place? |
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| Where did the colonists dump 342 chests of British tea? |
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| What man worked hard to defend and publicize the Boston Tea Party? |
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| These were passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party? |
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| After the Boston Tea Party, the British closed these two things. |
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| This man proposed the Albany Plan of Union, which would later be rejected. |
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| The Albany Plan of Union, proposed in 1754, was designed to ward off attacks against what type of soldiers? |
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| This 1765 meeting in New York was the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George's actions. |
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| This communication network was organized by Samuel Adams and urged resistance to the British. |
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| Committees of Correspondance (1773) |
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| why did the First Continental Congress meet? |
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| because of the Intolerable Acts |
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| All colonies at the First Continental Congress met except for... |
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| Who began to drill following the First Continental Congress? |
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| this massachusetts governor sent british troops to take weapons from colonists at concord. |
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| who learned of the british plan? |
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| what was fired on April 19, 1775? |
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| "shot heard round the world" |
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| Where was the 2nd continental congress held? |
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| true or false. the 2nd continental congress served as the first national government in this country. |
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| who was chosen as the president of the 2nd continental congress? |
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| chosen as commander in chief during the 2nd continental congress. |
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| when was the final draft of the declaration of independence approved? |
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| who was the primary author of the declaration of independence? |
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| who was the first person to sign the declaration of independence? |
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| when was the articles of confederation ratified? |
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| did the article of confederation have a congress? |
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| did the article of confederation have a president? |
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| did the article of confederation have a judicial branch? |
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| TRUE or FALSE. under the articles of confederation, most people saw an increase in taxes. |
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| TRUE or FALSE. under the articles of confederation, trade was heavily regulated. |
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| under the articles of confederation, how many states were needed to approve laws? |
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| under the articles of confederation, how many states were needed to approve amendments? |
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| among the achievements of the articles of confederation were the completion of a peace treaty with ______ ______ in 1783 and the _________ Ordinance in 1787. |
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| GREAT BRITAIN.......NORTHWEST |
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| where did Shays' Rebellion occur? |
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| when did shays' rebellion occur? |
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| Shays' rebellion demonstrated the weakness of the __________ of __________. |
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| articles of confederation |
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| where did George Washington live? |
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| Washington invited representatives from what two states to his home in 1785? |
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| where did the constitutional convention begin? |
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| when did the constitutional convention begin? |
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| what were the temperatures like during the constitutional convention? |
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| how many delegates were present? |
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| who was the oldest delegate in the constitutional convention? |
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| known as the "father of the constitution" and author of the virginia plan. |
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| how many branches of government did the virginia plan call for? |
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| under the virginia plan, representation would be determined by... |
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| main author of the new jersey plan. |
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| the new jersey plan wanted representation to be.... |
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| this compromise, designed by roger sherman, called for one house of congress that would be based on population, and another house of congress that would be equal for each state. |
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| what fraction of the people living in the south during this time period were slaves? |
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