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24 Cards in this Set
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Credible.
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When using a primary or secondary source it is important to research and make sure the sources are...
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Examining alternative courses of action.
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Important Historical and Thinking Skills include which of the following.
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Thesis
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What do historians develop and use evidence to support or refute positions?
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Sequence.
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Historians analyze cause,effect,correlation and...
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God
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According to the Founding Fathers Natural Rights come from what/who?
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To protect the Principles of the Declaration of Independence.
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According to Lincoln what is the purpose of the Constitution and the Union?
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Enlightenment.
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Where did the Founding Fathers get the idea for natural rights?
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Alexander Hamilton
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All were Enlightenment thinkers except whom
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The contract theory of government
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Which of the following Enlightenment ideals was described in the Declaration of Independence?
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John Locke
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"We hold these truths to be self evident," was heavily influenced by who?
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the bill of rights is derived from english law, ideas from the enlightenment, the experiences of the american colonists, early experiences of self government and the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the united states.
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the bill of rights to the constitution of the united states is derived from several sources. these range from the english heritage of the united states to the debates over the ratification to the constitution.
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english sources for the bill of rights include the magna carta (1215) and the bill of rights (1689)
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the magna carta marked a step towards constitutional protection of rights and recognized trial by jury.
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the english bill of rights affirmed many rights including the right to habeas corpus and it protected against cruel punishments.
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enlightenment ideas about natural rights of life, liberty and property were becoming widespread as american colonists were experiencing what they saw as infringements upon their rights.
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the quartering act of 1765 was seen as an infringement on property rights
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the mass. government act placed severe limitations on the colonists ability to assemble in their own meetings.
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the enlightenment ideas and british policies became focal points of the declarstion of independence.
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as the american people began to govern themselves they incorporated individual rights in governing documents
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the virginia declaration of rights 1776 included protections for the press, religious exercise and the accused
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the national government under the articles of confederation enacted the north west ordinance of 1787 which provided for religious liberty due process protections for the accused and property rights.
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one of the key issues in the debate over the ratification of the constitution concerned individual rights.
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the strength of anti federalist arguments that the original constitution didnt contain adequate protections for individual rights led to the introduction in the first congress of nine amendments devoted to rights of individuals
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