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37 Cards in this Set
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Britain was nearly bankrupt following what war? |
The 7 years war. |
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Civics is the study of what? |
How to be a citizen. |
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Conflict over ownership of the Ohio Territory led to which war? |
French & Indian War |
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How did the Stamp Act Congress protest the tax? |
Petitions and Boycotts |
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The Albany Plan of the Union was suggested by Ben Franklin to fight against whom? |
The French. |
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The movement of large numbers of people from region to region is what? |
Migration |
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What body passed the Declaration of Independence? |
The 2nd Continental Congress |
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What branch of government carries out the law? |
Executive Branch |
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What branch of Government interprets the laws? |
Judicial Branch |
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What branch of Government makes the laws? |
Legislative Branch |
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What civilization was to first to experiment with Democracy? |
The Greeks |
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What did Thomas Paine publish in 1776 |
Common Sense |
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Which English King signed the Magna Carta? |
John |
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What is a Bill of Rights? |
Part of a Constitution guaranteeing basic freedoms to citizens. |
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What is the name of a group of individuals who band together for a common purpose? |
Confederation |
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What is federalism? |
Form of Government in which power is divided into National and State levels |
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What is naturalization? |
Process by which an alien becomes a citizen. |
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What is taken to find out a states population? |
Census |
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What is the term for a detailed, written plan for Government? |
Constitution |
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What means to approve, referring to government and law documents? |
Ratify |
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What thinker came up with ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances? |
Montesquieu |
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What type of products did the Stamp Act pass? |
Paper |
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What was the first constitution of the United States of America? |
Articles of Confederation. |
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What was the Great Compromise? |
Plan for government by Roger Sherman of Connecticut the satisfied all states. |
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What was the importance of the Greco-Persian War? |
Democracy survives. |
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What was written to increase support for the Constitution? |
Federalist Papers. |
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What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War? |
Lexington and Concord |
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When was Julius Caesar assassinated? |
March 15, 44 BC |
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed? |
July 4, 1776 |
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Who became the first Emperor of Rome? |
Augustus Caeser. |
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Who defended British Troops charged with murder in the Boston Massacre? |
John Adams |
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Who did the Declaratory Act say had the power to tax the colonies? |
Parliament |
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Who kept a notebook of daily events for the Constitutional Convention? |
James Madison |
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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? |
Samuel Adams |
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention |
George Washington |
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Who wrote it was OK for the people to rebel if the government violated natural rights? |
John Locke. |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson. |
