Gills Social Studies Unit Test

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house of Burgesses

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americas first self-goverment

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monarchy

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a king or queen

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mayflower compact

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direct democracy: majority rule

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english bill of rights

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protects the individual freedoms of the people

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magna carta

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great charter

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colony

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a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent countru elsewhere

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charter

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written document

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compact

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an agreement

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parliament

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a law-making body

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common law

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system of law based on precedent

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precedent

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or rulings in earlier cases that were similar

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glorious revolution

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peaceful transfer of power

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boycott

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the refusal to purchase certain goods

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repeal

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to cancel a law

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ratify

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to vote approval of

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independence

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self-reliance and freedom from outside control

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mercantiliism

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the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys

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constitution

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a detailed written plan for government

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delegate

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a representative to a meeting

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burgesses

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representatives

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declaration of independence

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a document that said that america should be an idependent from great britain

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arcticles of confederation

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a document that gave united states some sort of unified goverment

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thomas jefferson

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main writer of the declararton of independence

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john locke

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kind of gave ideas to thomas jefferson when he was writing the declaration of independence

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thomas paine

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wrote common sense

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sons of liberty

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an undergroud organization and was formed by several colonies

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common sense

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a book that thomas paine wrote that said we should break free of great britain

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lexington and concord

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battle against the british that lead up to and also kind of started the revolutionary war

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stamp act

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great britain said that colonists had to buy a stamp for any printed document

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tea act

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allowed british east india company to bypass colonial merchants and sell tea directly to shopkeepers at high prices

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townshend act

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british said a small indirect tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea.

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declaratory act

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has a right to tax and make decisions for the colonies

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coercive act

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restricted the colonists rights including the right to trial by jury.

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intolerable act

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colonists had to pay for all the lost tea and obey british rule.

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boston tea party

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colonists (sons of liberty) dressed up as indians and raided 3 british ships and dumped 340 chests of tea into the harbor

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first continental congress

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they demanded that king george 111 restore their rights but the king responded with force

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second continental congress

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meets only some of the delegates wanted independence. the others wil felt loyal to britain.

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what was the effect of mercantilism and french and indian war

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colonists boycott an the british repeal

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effect of stamp act

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sons of liberty

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the effect of quartering act, declaratory, and townshend act

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colonists restarted their boycotts

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coercive act

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first continental congress

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second continental congress

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declaration of independence

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quartering act

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required colonists to house british troops and supply them with food

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no chief executive:they thought that one person would act like king george : lack of leadership from central gov. no single leader for the gov.

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no national court system: fear of a centreal gov. with a court tha might be unfair to the rights of states

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townshend act

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british said a small indirect tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea.

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declaratory act

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has a right to tax and make decisions for the colonies

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coercive act

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restricted the colonists rights including the right to trial by jury.

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intolerable act

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colonists had to pay for all the lost tea and obey british rule.

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boston tea party

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colonists (sons of liberty) dressed up as indians and raided 3 british ships and dumped 340 chests of tea into the harbor

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first continental congress

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they demanded that king george 111 restore their rights but the king responded with force

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second continental congress

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meets only some of the delegates wanted independence. the others wil felt loyal to britain.

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what was the effect of mercantilism and french and indian war

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colonists boycott an the british repeal

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effect of stamp act

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sons of liberty

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the effect of quartering act, declaratory, and townshend act

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colonists restarted their boycotts

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coercive act

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first continental congress

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second continental congress

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declaration of independence

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quartering act

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required colonists to house british troops and supply them with food

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no chief executive:they thought that one person would act like king george : lack of leadership from central gov. no single leader for the gov.

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no national court system: fear of a centreal gov. with a court tha might be unfair to the rights of states

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townshend act

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british said a small indirect tax on glass, lead, paper, and tea.

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declaratory act

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has a right to tax and make decisions for the colonies

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coercive act

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restricted the colonists rights including the right to trial by jury.

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intolerable act

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colonists had to pay for all the lost tea and obey british rule.

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boston tea party

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colonists (sons of liberty) dressed up as indians and raided 3 british ships and dumped 340 chests of tea into the harbor

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first continental congress

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they demanded that king george 111 restore their rights but the king responded with force

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second continental congress

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meets only some of the delegates wanted independence. the others wil felt loyal to britain.

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what was the effect of mercantilism and french and indian war

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colonists boycott an the british repeal

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effect of stamp act

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sons of liberty

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the effect of quartering act, declaratory, and townshend act

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colonists restarted their boycotts

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coercive act

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first continental congress

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second continental congress

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declaration of independence

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quartering act

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required colonists to house british troops and supply them with food

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no chief executive:they thought that one person would act like king george : lack of leadership from central gov. no single leader for the gov.

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name five weaknesses of the arcticles of confederation

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no national court system: fear of a centreal gov. with a court tha might be unfair to the rights of states