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25 Cards in this Set
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To be an America
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Civics
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Someone who has entered the country and they weren't supposed to
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illegal alien
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An American by birth
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natural born citizen
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Countryside/low population
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rural
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A king or queen with no power
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constitutional monarchy
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a fixed number of immigrants allowed into a country
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quota
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allowing anyone who wants to immigrate into America in
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open door policy
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City/ high population
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urban
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The culture of a community is based on
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economy
geography social makeup |
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The Stamp Act
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tax on paper
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British started taxing the colonies heavily because
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The French and Indian War
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King George III
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Absolute monarch
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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Group that appointed the committee who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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2nd Continental Congress
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Member of the committee of % who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson John Adams |
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British punished Boston for the Tea Party with the
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Intolerable Acts
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The primary influence on the Declaration of Independence
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John Locke
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While portesting in front of the Boston Custom House, colonists were fired on by British Troops at
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The Boston Massacre
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Only person to sign the Declaration fo Independence on the 4th of July
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John Hancock
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1st shots of the Revolution were fired at
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Lexington & Concord
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What is government
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the authority that rules on the behalf of the people
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Democracy
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people rule and vote
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Totalitarianism
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ruler with absolute power
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Absolute monarch
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King or Queen with absolute power
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Constitutional Monarch
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King or Queen with no political power
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