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| a form of government in which people meet to make decisions for the community |
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| the rights that belong to every human being from birth |
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| a king or queen, exercising complete control over all aspects of government. |
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| an organized body of armed volunteers |
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| the colonists who remained loyal to Brittian |
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| Hired for service in a foreign army |
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| Series of laws enacted in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party |
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| many revivals which occurred in the American colonies between 1725 and 1776. It was spread by wandering preachers |
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| Which battle covinced France and other European powers that the colonists had a chance to win independance |
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What was the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord? |
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| The fighting pointed to the start of the American Revoultion |
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| On what other parts of the world did the American Revolution have the greatest impact? |
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| Latin America, and France |
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| How how did Britian punish Massachsetts after the Boston Tea Party? |
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| Parlament placed limits on the colonist right to call town meetings |
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| wrote a popular quide that increased support for independance? |
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| What were complaints against King George in the Declartion of Independance? |
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He has changed the way our colonies are governed He has forced us to keep troops in our houses. He has not passed laws that help the colonists. He has taxed us without consulting us He has stopped us from trading with any other country. He has not allowed us to have jury trials. He has made war upon our people and our land. He has said that he will not protect us from our enemies. |
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| What are the three branches of government Montesquieu believed in |
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Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch |
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| One cause of the Great Awakening was that |
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| some christians believed that religious zeal, or passion, was on the decline |
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| What were the importantfactors that led to the Patriot victory in the Revolutionary war. |
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foriegn help patriotic spirit leadership of George Washington British mistakes |
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| Who wrote a pamphlet that increased support for independance? |
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| How did the ideas of John Locke and the Baron de Montesquieu influence the American clonists and encourage them to declare their independance from Britian? |
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Both challenged the ideas of an absolute Monarch Locke argued for natural rights everyone entitled to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Montesquieu argued for placing limits on the powers of government through seperation of powers |
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