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Semester Review part 3
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History
8th Grade
01/11/2012

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Great Awakening appeal to
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women, members of minority groups, poor people
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first law of Parliament that taxed colonies, not just trade goods
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Stamp Act
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primary author of Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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during winter of 1777-78
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one fourth of Washington's troops died of disease and malnutrition at Valley Forge
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smaller states object to Virginia Plan
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small staes would have few representatives in Congress while large states would have many
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civil cases guaranteed by Seventh Amendment involve
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disputes over money or property
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From Fifth Amendment, no one can be deprived of property without due process of law unless
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it was obtained through illegal activities
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George Washington was chosen as America's first president
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his caracter, honesty, and patriotism
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Thomas Jefferson became vice president in 1796
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second place finsiher in presidential campaign
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Abigail Adams
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wife of John Adams who wrote many letters concerning women's suffrage
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Jay's Treaty
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resolved the differences between the United States and Great Britain
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Fundamental rights, such as religious liberty and equality before the law
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natural rights
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