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| Main idea of the Enlightenment |
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| Reason can be used to improve people's quality of life |
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| went from the colonies to the West Indies to Britain |
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| Who did Great Awakening appeal to? |
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| women, members of minority, poor people |
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| law-making body made up of 2 houses or groups |
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| Navigation Acts required colonists to trade with |
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| French wanted Ohio River valley and area around Great Lakes |
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| to protect their profitable fur trade |
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| First law of Parliament taxed colonies not just trade goods |
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| Settlers began crossing Applachian Mts in late 1760s |
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| British victory in French and Indian War reduced concern about American Indian raids |
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| Boston Massacre gained its name and reputation |
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| propaganda used by Samuel Adams and other Boston protesters |
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| "No taxation without representation" was ideas of |
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| Samuel Adams and James Otis |
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| What happened after the Praoclamation of 1763? |
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| colonial settlement expanded west of the Applachian Mts. |
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| primary author of Declaration of Independence |
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| On December 25,1776, Washington and 2,400 Patriot soldiers surprised enemy at Trenton |
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| crossing Delaware River at midnight |
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| Declaration of Independence failed to guarantee equal rights to |
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| What happened during winter of 1777-78? |
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| 1/4 of Washington's troops died to disease and malnutrition at Valley Forge |
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| Fundamental rights, such as religious liberty and equality before the law |
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| Three-Fifths Compromise resolved problem of how slaves would be counted |
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| as part of each state's population when allotting representatives to the lower house |
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| What did Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights do? |
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| limited powers of monarchs |
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| What did Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights do? |
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| limited powers of monarchs |
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| type of government in which head of state is elected and in which people hold political power |
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| Why did delegates from smaller states object to Virginia Plan |
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| small statesz would have few representatives in Congress while large states have many |
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| Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
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| self-governing documents written by Americans before American Revolution |
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| What allows Constitution to fit needs of a changing nation |
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| first 10 amendments, or Bill of Rights |
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| What do civil cases guaranteed by Seventh Amendment involve? |
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| disputes over money or property |
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| Under Constitutional reqirement for apportionment, if state gains some representatives in House |
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| another state must lose some to maintain a total of 435 members |
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| grants to states and people any powers that Constitutiondoes give to Congress or prohibit from states |
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| Why do citizens serve when called to jury duty? |
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| fulfill their fellow citizens' Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury |
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| Why does Fourth Amendment restricts authorities from searching a person's home |
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| Why are appointments for life to federal court system? |
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| judges make decisions free from influence of political parties |
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| According to Fifth Amendment, no one can be deprived of property without due process unless |
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| property was obtained through illegal activities |
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| Sixth Amendment guarantees person indicted by grand jury |
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| prompt, public trial by jury |
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| person "not guilty" in criminal trial |
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| cannot experience double jeopardy, or be tried again for same crime in same jurisdiction |
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| Thomas Jefferson felt federal government should do only what the Constitution does not forbid |
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| Why was George Washington chosen as America's first president? |
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| his character, honesty, and patriotism |
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| Why did Washington accept presidency in 1789? |
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| felt it was his duty to serve his country |
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| Alexander Hamilton felt federal governmentcan take actions that Constitutiondoes not forbid |
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| Whiskey Rebellion, protest led by small farmers against |
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| Why did Thomnas Jefferson became vice president in 1796? |
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| was second-place finsher in presidential campaign |
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| As nation's first secretary of trasury, Hamilton's biggest challenge |
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Why did nost Americans favor Pinckney
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| Pinckney Treaty opened western frontier to further expansion |
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| playwright and writer from American Revolution Era |
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| set of basic principles and laws that determine powers and duties of government |
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| wife of John Adams who wrote many letters concerning women's suffrage |
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| stories and images designed to support particular point of view |
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| resolved differences between United Staates and Great Britain |
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| first 10 amendments to Constitution |
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| resolved differences between United States and Spain |
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| first American to die in colonists fight for freedom in Boston Massacre |
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