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12 Cards in this Set
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Stamp Act Congress |
colonies upset with Stamp Act, petitioned King/Parliament, but failed...Parliament did repeal it in 1766. |
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1st Continental Congress
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sent petition to King demanding repeal of Intolerable Acts, no more military in colonies, let colonies impose own taxes, boycott of British goods until demands were met, all were rejected. |
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2nd Continental Congress |
established a military, Washington to lead them, sent Olive Branch Petition to King George...again, ignored by him, said colonists were in a state of rebellion.
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Declaration of Independence
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6/7/76, Richard Henry Lee of Va. proposed we should be independent from Britain, unanimously approved. Committee appointed to write this formal document, five men appointed, Jefferson wrote most of it...7/4/76 Congress approves it and sends to G.B./King George. Also, all "new" states were to draft their own constitutions, included self-government, separation of powers, limited gov't, and individual rights. |
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New England Confederation |
unite to defend themselves from native Americans in Dutch colonies
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Albany Plan of Union
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reps from each colonies' assembly, President appointed by King, job was to regulate trade, raise an army, have naval fleet...shot down |
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representative gov't
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from King's council of nobles and religious leaders to bicameral Parliament, House of Lords and house of Commons...their goal: limit the king's powers over time
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limited gov't concept |
came from Magna Carta- King John needed $$ to pay for his army, wanted to increase taxes, nobles refused, gathered their own army, forced him to sign Magna Carta...result: monarchs had to obey laws as citizens, no new taxes w/o consent of nobles, gave people trial by jury of their peers. |
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individual rights
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Parliament forced King Charles I to sign Petition of Rights: no citizen imprisoned w/o due process of law, no quartering of troops in people's houses, no martial law during peace time. After Charles I beheaded, no monarch for brief time, then William and Mary take over, only after they sign English Bill of Rights: really limited power of monarchy, members of Parliament had freedom of speech, citizenry had protection against cruel/unusual punishment, as well as other rights people already had from Petition of Rights...this was called the Glorious Revolution, established England as a Const. Monarchy for 1st time. |
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republicanism |
representative gov't, citizens take active part in gov't, if we give too much power to monarch, he could become a tyrant
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Judeo
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Christian values- individual rights come from God, individual responsibility, self-gov't, and freedom of worship.
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enlightened thinkers |
people's natural rights-liberty, life, and property, the idea of there being a social contract between people and those who govern them, as well as people's right of economic freedoms(free enterprise) |
