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20 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
This document created a weak national government that could not generate revenue, build an army, or have a president |
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Unalienable Rights |
Rights that could not be taken away unless you are convicted of a crime |
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No representation in parliament |
Why were colonists so upset about the taxes placed upon them by Britain? |
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George Washington |
Commander in chief of the Continental Army |
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Haym Salomon |
A Jewish Immigrant who helped pay for the American Revolution |
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James Armistead |
An African American spy during the Revolutionary War |
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Events leading to the American Revolution |
Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party |
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Taxing the colonies and the Proclamation of 1963 |
The French and Indian War and Pontiac's Rebellion led England to? |
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Charles de Montesquie |
His idea was to separate the government's power into 3 branches |
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Iife, liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
Unalienable Rights |
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Bias |
A predetermined opinion based on emotion |
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Southern Region |
Had rich soil and a long growing season |
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Religious Freedom |
The reason Puritans, Quakers, Pilgrims, and Catholics came to America |
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Appalachian Mountains |
The geographic feature that created a western boundary for the colonies prior to the American Revolution |
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The purpose is the reflect the changing values in America |
Amendment Process |
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Used slaves for labor and grew tobacco, rice, and indigo |
Southern Region |
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According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory could apply for statehood when the population reached? |
60,000 |
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Under this economic system, colonist served as a source of raw material, and they were discouraged from manufacturing goods |
Mercantilism |
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This document contained the colonist's grievances against King George III |
Declaration of Independence |
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This led to England passing the Intolerable Acts |
Boston Tea Party |
