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Areas that were suitable for large plantation farming required these? |
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| After this act, colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. |
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| Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense? |
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| What is another name for the Coercive Acts? |
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| After the Boston Tea Party, England passed these acts. |
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| What is a joint-stock company? |
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It is a company that is comprised of many different merchants who all contribute money to a single colonial venture. |
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| What is the major difference between the three colonial regions? |
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| The major difference is the diverse geography and the economic base. |
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| The English Parliament and new state legislatures had this in common. |
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| They were both bicameral. |
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| How do we know if a person agrees to a social contract? |
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| They stay in the country. |
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| More than half the members of the ______ voted to declare independence from Britain. |
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| The Second Continental Congress |
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| The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses promoted ______-_______ which developed democracy in the colonies. |
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| One principle stated in the Declaration of Independence is that... |
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| government should be based upon the consent of the governed. |
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| Name the theory in which a country should sell manufactured goods to its colonies in return for imports of raw material and food. |
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| Name the English document that protected the NOBLES' rights and upheld their authority against the king. |
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| Which two continents was the middle passage in between? |
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| Name the first permanent English settlement in North America. |
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| How long did an indentured servant usually work for to pay for their passage to the "New World"? |
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| Which act forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes? |
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The Mayflower Compact is an example of what type of democracy? |
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What is the term for the period of time (mid 1700's) in which England left the colonies alone to develop their own independent colonial trade practices? |
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| What is the system of law that is based on precedent and customs? |
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| What is the term for a detailed, written plan of government? |
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| When did Colombus discover America? |
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| In 1492 Colombus sailed the ocean blue. |
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| What does John Locke's theory on natural rights in the Declaration of Independence state? |
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| The power to govern belongs to the people. |
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| What was the name of the revival of religious sentiment in the colonies which increased religious toleration (1740's)? |
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| The First Great Awakening |
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| What is the name of the idea in which humans are equal especially in respect to social, political, and economic rights? |
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| This rebellion occurred because small farmers were angered by crushing debt and taxes. |
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| Where did the North American Witch Trials take place? |
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| What happened to the women who confessed to being a witch? |
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| They were sent to jail but not hanged. |
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| Signing a Declaration of Intent is the first step in which process? |
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| The Naturalization Process |
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| What is the current U.S. immigration policy in the U.S.? |
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| The U.S. accepts about 675,000 aliens each year. |
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| Where is the population in the U.S. growing most rapidly? |
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This principle is applied when differences of opinion arise and citizens abide by what most people want. |
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| When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing what? |
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| In most states, children under the age of sixteen are required to do this? |
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| It is their legal duty to attend school. |
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| The military of the U.S. is currently made up of what? |
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| Volunteers (they do recieve pay/benefits) |
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| Serving on a jury is your legal ______? |
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| When is registering with the government for military service a legal duty? |
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| If you are a man between the ages of 18-25. |
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| This principle of "consent of the governed" is put into practice when citizens... |
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| Government where power is divided between national and state governments |
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| Government where all the power lies with a few people. |
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| complete lack of government |
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government where the ruler has absolute power, usually taken by force and maintained through military control |
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| government has deep ties to a specific religion |
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| Representative Government |
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people elect representatives to make decisions for them |
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| king or queen has little power: they act as figure heads |
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| leader controls all aspects of people's lives - mind as well as body |
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| king or queen has all the power |
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every voter participates in every decision |
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