Goal 1B - Civics And Economics

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Mercantilism

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The colonies existed to benefit England economically

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Great Awakening

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A period of religious revival and growth for many denominations

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Salutary Neglect

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The non-enforcement of trade laws in the colonies; Ended due to British debt from the French and Indian War

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Colonists

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Sided with the British in the French and Indian War

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Indians

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Sided with the French during the French and Indian War

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Land

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A dispute over this lead to the French and Indian War

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Iroquois

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A Native American group that helped the British in the French and Indian War

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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Marked the end of the French and Indian War

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British

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These people won the French and Indian War

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Navigation Acts/Laws

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Began to be enforced after the French and Indian War

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Parliament

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The colonists became angry and declared "no taxation without representation." - They wanted representation here

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Proclamation Line of 1763

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The King issued this to keep colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Sugar Act

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This act mposed a tax on sugar

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Quartering Act

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This act required colonists to house British troops

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Stamp Act

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This act placed a tax on legal documents

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Declaratory Act

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This act said Parliament shall have the power to make laws that applied to the colonists in "all cases whatsoever."

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Townshend Acts

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These acts placed duties on glass, tea, lead, and paper

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Boston Massacre

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Colonists threatened British soldier resulting in the British opening fire causing the death of 5 colonists

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Tea Act

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This act drove American tea merchants out of business

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Boston Tea Party

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This was a result of the Tea Act. A group of colonists dressed as Indians and threw tea in the harbor

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Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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These acts were a result of the Boston Tea Party

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Lexington and Concord

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The first battle of the American Revolutionary War

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Patriots

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Those who rebelled against the King of England and fought for independence

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Common Sense

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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

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Independence

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Common Sense mentioned/encouraged this

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Thomas Jefferson

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This person was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence

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Inalienable Rights

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness

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John Locke

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The person who's natural rights were used in the Declaration of Independence

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Saratoga

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The turning point of the American Revolution

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France

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This country joined the colonies after the turning point of the American Revolution

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Yorktown

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This was the last battle of the American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris 1783

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This treaty ended the American Revolution

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Articles of Confederation

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The first national government of the United States - created in 1776

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Weaknesses of the Articles

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It had a weak national government and stronger state governments

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Passed by Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Established steps for statehood for land around the Ohio River

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Land Ordinance of 1785

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Passed by Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Established townships from western land and set aside part of that land for the establishment of schools

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Shay's Rebellion

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This event was led by angry farmers and exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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Philadelphia Convention

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A secret convention originally to revise the Articles of Confederation

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John Madison

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The father of the United States Constitution

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Virginia Plan

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Wanted representation in Congress based on population, this satisfied the larger states

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New Jersey Plan

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Wanted representation in Congress based on equality, this satisfied the smaller states

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Great Compromise

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This plan settled the conflict over representation in Congress

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Bicameral

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The Great Compromise gave us this type of legislation

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House of Representatives

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The branch of Congress based on population

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Senate

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The branch of Congress based on equality

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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This compromise settled the dispute for how to count slaves for the purpose of representation in Congress

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Electoral College

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Settled the compromise for how to elect the president

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Federalists

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This group supported the ratification of the United States Constituion; Wanted stronger national government

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Anti-Federalists

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This group opposed the ratification of the United States Constituion; Wanted stronger state governments

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Federalist Papers

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These were written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay to persuade others to accept the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution; Added to the Constitution to satisfy the Anti-Federalists

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Nine of Thirteen

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The number of states that needed to ratify the United States Constitution