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What was the main purpose of the Magna Carta?
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to protect noble's rights and limit the power of the king
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What is the "rule of law" that the Magna Carta helped to establish?
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the monarch (king) was bound by the law
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The English Bill of Rights gave Parliament the power to do what?
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the monarch could not create courts, impose taxes or raise an army without Parliament's consent
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England's system of law, based on precedent, is known as....
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common law
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The rights of englishmen were guarenteed to the colonists who settled in Virginia by what document?
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Charters of Virginia Company of London
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The first permanent English settlement in North America was....
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Jamestown
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Why did the first colonists feel the need to establish their own government?
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they wanted rules to govern themselves
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
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written plan of government for the Pilgrims
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Most of the writing of the Declaration of Independence was done by....
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Thomas Jefferson
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What was Shay's Rebellionand why was it considered an important historical event?
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It was an armed uprising and a wake up call to the government
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The beginning of self-government in colonial AMerica was marked by the establishment of the ....
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House of Burgesses
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What are the inalienable rights that are guarenteed in the Declaration of Imdependence?
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life, libery, and the pursuit of happiness
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Why did Daniel Shays lead a rebellion against a federal arsenal in Massachusettes?
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to protest unfair taxes
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Why did Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?
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the colonists were boycotting goods
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The Mayflower Compact was an example of...
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direct democracy
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What did the delegates at the Second Continental Congress agree they should do?
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break away from Britain
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The ______________________ was the first constitution of the United States of America.
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Articles of the Confederation
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What was the Glorious Revolution?
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peaceful transfer of power from the King to William and Mary
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The _________ required colonists to attach tax stamps to newspapers and legal documents.
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Stamp Act
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_____________ was the author of Common Sense.
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Thomas Paine
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______________ is self-reliance and freedom from outside control.
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Independence
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What is mercantilism?
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a country should sell more than it buys
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The Boston Tea Party cause Parliament to pass the Coercive Acts, which aslo became known as the _________________.
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Intolerable Acts
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Any attempt to _______ the Articles of Confederation required a unanimous vote.
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amend
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Number these events in the order they occured:
____ Articles of Confederation ____ Shay's Rebellion ____ Dec. of Independence ____ U.S. Constitution ____ Revolutionary War |
Revolutionary War
Dec. Of Independence Articles of Confederation Shay's Rebellion U.S. Constitution |
