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| A doctrine that humans have basic rights: life, liberty; people create a government to protect these rights |
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An Agreement to set up a government and obey its laws. Developed by John Locke |
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| Based on natural rights; condition of people living without a government, rules, or laws; not an ideal way to live |
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Divides the power of the government into different branches of government |
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| A nation whose government is set up where people elect representatives |
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| System of government where everyone meets and makes the laws |
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| States combine to form a common purpose |
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| Elected representatives are chosen by the people to act on their behalf; more efficient then direct democracy |
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| A set of customs, tradition, rules, and laws that determine how a government is organized and operated |
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| form of government in which the power is held by a single ruler like a queen or king; power is spread out among a few people |
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| Form of government in which one person has unlimited power and denies people rights and decisions in government |
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| A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine promoting the need for independence from the British |
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| document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 declaring independence from Britain |
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| the first constitution of the United States; stated how the government was to operate; was replaced by the current United States Constitution |
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| armed revolt by farmers in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shay over relief from debt and mortgage foreclosures; founding fathers realized the current government did not address the citizens' needs and rewrote the Constitution |
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a group of people who leave their native country to a new land and form a new settlement, they are still connected to their nation |
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A British law that required people living in the colonies to pay a tax through buying stamps on all documents |
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| A group of people who leave thier native country to a new land and form a new settlement, they are still connected to their nation |
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—March 5, 1770, a mob of colonists harassed British soldiers, the soldiers killed 5 people in Boston |
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A rebellion against the British Tea Act, where colonists threw expensive tea off a ship into the Boston Harbor |
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A series of laws imposed on the colonists in Boston |
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A congress set up by colonists during and after the Revolutionary War to address problems in the colonies and write the Declaration of Independence |
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