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| what urope movement resulted in exposure to middle eastern and asian goods (after a failed attempt to take away the holy lands muslims? |
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| what european movement resulted in new art, technology, and a return to classical thought? |
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| what european movement resulted in the rise of the protestant religion? |
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| what were the spanish explores who called searched for "gold, gold, and glory"? |
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| what was the name of the first american settlement in 1492 by europeans? |
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| what was the first succesful english settlement in new world (1607)? |
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| what was the legislature of the virginia colony called (the first representative goverment in the new world)? |
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| what was the main reason for the american colonies protestation against british rule? |
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| which war put the english into debt and forced them to tax (and closely monitor) the troops in boston? |
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| what 1760's acts were enforced by the english that were already in place? |
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| what occured in 1770 that resulted in 5 colonists being shot and killed by british troops in boston? |
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| in 1773 bostonians protested the tea act by stagibg what famous event? |
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| the first skirmishes of the revolutionary war occured in what two towns? |
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| what famous english document (signed in 1215 by king john 1)was the beginning point for representative government and protection of indivdual rights? |
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| A. Social Contract Theory |
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| jeffersons used this idea (dec. of ind.), which allows for a people to overthrow its rulers if their natural rights are no ;onger being protected |
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| who was the english philiosopher who greatly influenced jefferson as he wrote the declaration of independence? |
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| what french philosopher came up with the idea of a three-branch government? |
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| what religious movement occured in the 1730s and 1740s in the colonies? |
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| A. First Continental Congress |
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| what was the first meeting called when 12 coloines sent delegates to philsdelphia to discuss britsih tyranny (and take action)? |
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| A.Second Continental Congress |
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| what group sent the olive branch petition and wrote the declaration independence? |
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| A.Declaration of Independence |
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| What document was sent to the britsh informing them of colonial independence? |
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| A.Articles of Confederation |
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| what was the first set of laws govering the u.s.? |
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| what famous convention was held to replace the articles of confederation with a more centralixed goverment? |
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| what was the solution to the problem of representation at the convention called? |
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| A.Three-fifths Compromise |
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| what was the soloution to the problem of how to count slaves for represenatation purposes? |
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| the constitution allows for power to be shared between the national government and the states. what kind of systems is this? |
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| the opening paragraph of the constitution ("we the people...") is called what? |
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| the constitution calls for a three-branch government creating a separtion of what? |
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| what is the clause called which gives congress broad powers? |
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| a word for word interpretation of the constitution is called? |
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| what amendment abolished slavery? |
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| what amendment gave the vote to african american males? |
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| What amendment gave the vote to women? |
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| what papers were written by jay, hamilton, and madison encouraging the passage of the constitution? |
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| what addition was made to the constitution giving futher protection for individual rights? |
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| A. Federalists and Democratic-Republicans |
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| what two political parties emerged after the debate over ratification of the constition? |
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| who developed the economic plan for the u.s. during the 1790's? |
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| who warned americans about competing political parties in his farewell address? |
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| who served as chief justice of the supreme court for 34 years and helped shape a powerful national government? |
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| what famous supreme court ruling established judicial review? |
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