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| sons and daughters of liberty |
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| created in response to the stamp act, they encouraged people to protest the stamp act |
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| convinced the french to join the colonists against the English provided naval support and supplies |
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| articles of confederation |
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| relied primarily on the legislature and severely executed power authority rested in the state |
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| made slavery illeagle in the new territories was only success of the articles of confederation government |
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| showed that the articles of confederation was weak and lead to the creation of the constitution scared elite, people |
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| power of government is limited is shared between the states and the national government |
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| large state wanted to be based on population |
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| small states wanted equal representation with each state having only one vote |
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| a legislature with two houses |
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| declaration of independence |
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| full and formal declaration adopted July 4, 1776, by representatives of the Thirteen Colonies in North America announcing the separation of those colonies from Great Britain and making them into the United States. |
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| Connecticut compromise/ great compromise |
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| each state has two votes in the senate and representation in the house of representatives is based on population |
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| this settled the debate over how slaves would be represented in congress |
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| created because founders feared the uncontrolled will of the people; was a safeguard for presidential elections |
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| the number of states required to ratify the constitution to approve |
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| poor farmers, strict interpretation concentrated among back country farmers; feared elite people; did not like a strong central national government; wanted bill of rights |
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| written to voice support for a strong national government and persuade New York to pass the constitution |
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| government must be controlled so that it cannot infringe on peoples rights |
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| voters elect legislatures to make decisions that are in their best interest |
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| powers meant of federal government |
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| powers meant for states governments |
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| an anti-federalist or democratic-republican who disagreed with Hamilton's plan |
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| federalist who proposed a whiskey tax, establishing a national bank,and issuing bonds go fund the government |
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| part of the constitution that allows the government to take actions that are considered "necessary and proper" |
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| the government could take actions not specifically stated in the constitution; supported by the federalist |
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| the government can only take actions specifically stated in constitutions supported by the democratic- republican/ anti-federalist |
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| tax on imports designed to make consumers purchase lower priced goods in their home country |
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| acts passed by federalist intended to silence criticism or the democratic- republican |
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| Virginia and Kentucky resolutions |
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| state legislatures could nullify or declare an act of congress to be unconstitutional |
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| Thomas Jefferson was president; power switched from federalist to the democratic- republican |
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| showed the new government under the constitution was strong enough to lead |
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