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| The 13 english colonies were divided into 3 regions. name them |
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New England
Middle Colonies
South |
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| how did the 3 regions differ from one another? |
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| what are the three political traditions that we borrowed from england? know them in detail: |
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Magna Carta- limited the King's power
English Bill of Rights- protected rights of english citizens
Parliament-englands strong representative assembly that established it supremacy over the king |
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| what did we borrow from the Magna Carta? |
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| limiting the king's power |
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| fair treatment through the normal judicial system |
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| what did we borrow from the English Bill of Rights? |
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| protected rights of english citizens |
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| what 2 key principals were found in colonial assemblies? define them. |
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popular sovereignty- the people hold the supreme political power.
Republicanism- the government should consist of elected representatives of the people. |
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| what did the Mayflower Compact state? |
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| pilgrims signed it, electing representatives |
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| what happened between 1775 and 1783? |
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| how did england try try to make the colonies pay for the debt they incurred during the French and Indian war? |
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stamp act- no taxation without representation
stamp act congress- boycotted british goods
quartering act- soldiers were quartered in colonists homes against their will. |
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| why did the colonists really dump tea off the British ships? |
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| they were not represented in parliament |
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| who wrote the Declaration of Independence? when was it adopted? |
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Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776 |
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| what are the three unalienable rights according to the Declaration of Independence? |
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basic rights that can't be taken away.
job of govn't is to protect these rights.
if govn't failed to protect these rights, people had right to change their govn't |
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| according to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of a government? |
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| which document stated that if the gov is oppressive, it is the duty of the people to overthrow the gov? |
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| Decleration of Independence |
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| does the declarations of independence outline the basic form and rules of gov? if not, which document does? |
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| no. the Constitution does |
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| list the grievances stated in the declaration of independence |
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the king imposed taxes on the colonists without their consent.
he asked citizens to give up their rights of representation
he dissolved the colonists representative assemblies
he made the military superior to the civil gov.
he quartered large numbers of soldiers among the colonsits
he protected his soldiers against trial for murders of colonists.
he refused to answer colonial petitions for the redress of grievances.
he deprived the colonists of trial by jury.
he waged war against the american colonists. |
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| who were these grievances against? |
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| describe the gov under the Articles of Confederation |
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| first form of gov for the united states |
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| what were the weaknesses of the articles of confederation? |
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Lacked power to tax or borrow.
No national Court system
Obstacles to trade.
No national army. |
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| these weaknesses led people to realize what was needed? |
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| when delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787, what was their original goal? what acctually ended up happening? |
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Revise the Articles of Confederation.
Abandonded the Articles of Confederation & drafted a new constitution. |
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| what were some major differences between the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution? |
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| what were the key principals found in the U.S. Constitution? define them all |
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Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Republicansim
Federalism
Seperation of Powers
Checks and Balances |
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| how does the system of checks and balances work? give examples |
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| Each branch can check the other 2 |
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| why do we have the system of checks and balances? |
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| So no branch can have to much power |
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| what did the Federalist Papers try to do? |
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| Wrote a series of papers in favor of the constitution |
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| What does the First Amendment guarantee? |
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| Freedom of speech, press, religion, freedom of assembly. |
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| what does the second amendment guarantee? |
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| Right to keep and bear arms |
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| what does the third amendment guarantee? |
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| Protection of quartering troops |
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| what does the fourth amendment guarantee? |
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| Protection of unreasonable search and seizure |
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| what does the fifth amendment guarantee? |
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| Due process, double jeopardy, self incrimination. |
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| what are amendments one through ten known as? |
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| for the most part, have americans been living with the Bill of Rights since 1791, or have there been major changes in the gov since then? |
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| why was the BIll of Rights added to the U.S constitution? |
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| protect individual rights. |
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| what does the fifteenth amendment guarantee? |
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| Believer that slavery was morally wrong and wanted to end it. |
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| what did John C. Calhoun believe in? |
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| A state had the right to nullify a federal law on its own territory. (states rights) |
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| what were the causes of the Civil War? know them in detail |
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Sectionalism
Slavery
States Rights
Western Expansion |
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| look at "The Tariff Issue Promotes Sectional Divisions." Were people in New England for or against high tarrifs? What about people in the south? |
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New England- favored higher tariffs
The Middle States- favored higher tariffs
Western States- favored higher tariffs
Southern States- opposed higher tariffs |
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