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Chapter 3 Section 3 And 4
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10/05/2012

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ratification
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can be defined as the confirmation or approval of
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letters of marque
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these licenses were presented to privateers
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legislative branch
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is made up of the two houses of Congress which in turn make up the laws
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popular sovereignty
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this principle means rule by the people
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checks and balances
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system created as a way for each branch of government to monitor and limit the power of the other
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president
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must sign a bill before it becomes a law
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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provided the basis for governing western lands and developing them into states
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guerilla warfare
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are sneak like attacks and hit-and-run ambushes
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Delaware River
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George Washington led 2,400 men across this icy river on the night of December 25, 1776
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Second Amendment
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guarantees the right to have guns
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Virginia Statue For Religious Freedom
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declared that the state could not collect taxes for churches
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amendment
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can be defined as changes or modifications to the Constitution
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amendment
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amending the Constitution requires both proposal and ratification
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Francis Marion
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was known as the "Swamp Fox" and led to the most famous guerilla unit in the South
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General Cornwallis
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British general who surrendered to the American forces at Yorktown
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Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
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was a plan for a loose union of states under the authority of Congress
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John Paul Jones
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American naval officer involved in the most famous naval battle of the war
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Preamble
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states the following reasons for creating the Constitution: promoting equality for all promoting a peaceful life, and defending Americans
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federalism
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this system was created by the Constitution to strengthen the central government but still preserve the rights of the states
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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helped determine both representation and taxes by stating that every five enslaved people in a state would count as three free persons
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Benedict Arnold
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this American traitor was an American commander early in the war but later sold the British military information
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Southern leaders
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showed little interest in abolishing slavery because the South relied on slavery to sustain its economy
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Great Compromise
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proposed that in the House of Representatives, the states would be represented according to the size of their populations
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Confederation Congress
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sold land west of the Appalachians to raise money
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Confederation Congress
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was given the power to declare war, sign treaties, and raise armies by the Articles of Confederation
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Battle of Saratoga
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this American victory was a turning point in the war because it convinced France to commit troops to the American cause
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ecclesiastical tyranny
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is the power of a church, backed by the government, to make people worship in a certain way
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Shays's Rebellion
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started because Massachusetts raised taxes to pay off its debts instead of issuing paper money
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British disadvantages
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included fighting in unfamiliar, hostile territory far away from Britain and its resources, as well as halfhearted support at home
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recession
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is a severe economic slowdown
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two-thirds majority
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of both houses of Congress is need to propose an amendment
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Federalists
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to aid ratification of the Constitution, promised to attach a bill of rights and support an amendment that would reserve for the states all power not specifically granted to the federal government
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Constitution
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the real issue for opponents of the Constitution was whether a national government or state governments would be supreme
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