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| set of pamphlets authored by Thomas Paine that encouraged separation from the Crown. Pamphlets called the king a brute and stated that American had a seperate destiny from England |
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| the theory and system of politics of developing colonies to maintain a balance of trade |
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| a letter written to King George III from the members of the 2nd Continental Congress that appealed to the king to address colonial grievances to avoid war |
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| political system in which ownership of all product and land are in the hands of the people, and all goods are equally shared |
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| occurred in the 18th century. Philosophers wrote new ideas on politics such as the role of the "divind right" of kings and the seperation of church and state |
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| Predecessor to the U.S. Bill of Rights. Outlined new rights for the English people sucha s "no taxation without representation" |
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| government where the people elect leaders to carry out the rules and ideals that they want |
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| a system of government in which all the citizens participate in politics and decision making |
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| Influential English philosopher who inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independance |
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| authored the Declaration of Independance |
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| father of the constitution |
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| violation of allegiance to ones country |
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| a person who betrays his country |
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| the king shares power with a group of advisors or a democratic body |
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| colonists loyal to the United States |
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| colonists loyal to the British |
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| King of England during the American Revolution |
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| Acts of law passed by England to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party |
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| a group of nations or states united for a common cause |
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| war fought to gain American independence from England |
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| a body of 55 representatives appointed by the colonial legislatures who met to plan a response to England's Intolerable Acts |
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| An act of protest of the stamp act by the American colonists against England |
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| a body of representatives who met and approved the Declaration of Independence |
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| armed civilians fighting during the revolutionary war |
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| a company or group having exclusive control over commercial activity |
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| A driving force calling for indpendence from England |
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| a compromise reached by the Northern states and Southern states over how to count the slave population. slaves were counted 3/5 of all other persons |
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| people who support the Constitution |
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| people who are against the Constitution |
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| large states plan for a bicameral congress with representatives to be based on population |
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