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| What year did the Constituion take effect? |
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| What powers did the Legislative, Exectutive, and Judicial branches have? |
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Legislative- makes laws
Executive- carry out laws
Judicial- enforce laws |
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| Why were the Bill of Rights created and what were they made up of? |
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| They were made to make the people who did not support the Constitution happy. They were made up of the first 10 admendments. |
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| Why were the Articles of Confederation weak? |
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-only one vote and one delegate per state
-no formal leader
-delegates kept meeting in different places (no consistancy
-laws were not enforced |
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| Debates held in every colony between Federalists and Anti-Federalists. |
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| The support of a strong national government. |
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| Who were Anti-Federalists? |
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| People who supported The Articles of Confederation and who did not want a new constitution. They supported state government. |
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| List some groups of people who were kicked out or not appreciated after the Revolutionary war. |
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-The Loyalists fled to Canada or England
-Quakers were not appresiated because of their lack of effort during the war
-The colonists also did not like the Anglocan church in their colonies because it was a symbol of England |
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| What kind or war effort did women show? |
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| ran buisnesses, joined sewing groups, dressed up as men to fight in the battles, and served as nurses |
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| Why was the "Olive Branch Petition" given it's name? |
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| Olive Branches are symbols of peace. This was a Peace Petition. |
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| What was the first settlement in North America called and who was it named after? |
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| Jamestown, VA named after King James of England |
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