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30 Cards in this Set
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1st Continental Congress
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Sept. 5, 1774. attended a meeting that would last for 2 months. Colonial leaders called for boycotts until certain taxes and trade regulations were repealed
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Intolerable Acts
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1774; passed by parliament as a reaction to Boston Tea Party
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most important thing 1st continental congress did
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agree to meet at 2nd continental congress
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2nd continental congress
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met in Philadelphia in May 1775. Revolutionary war had already broken out. Congress created Continental Army commanded by George Washington
America's first national govt for 5 years until Articles of Confederation |
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president of continental congress
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John Hancock
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Describe the government of the 2nd continental congress
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unicameral legislature with both executive and legislative powers. Govt had power to raise army, fight war, borrow money, make treaties
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Who proposed a permanent split from Britain during 2nd cc?
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Richard Henry (Virginia)
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Date DOI was adopted by Congress
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July 4, 1776
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popular sovereignty
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gov't can only exist by the consent of the governed
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Articles of Confederation
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ratified March 1, 1781- unicameral- each state had one vote in Congress. No executive or judicial branch
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Congress' abilities under Articles of Confed.
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make war and peace, make treaties, borrow money, raise an army by asking states for troops
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weaknesses under articles of Confed.
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Congress could not tax, draft, or regulate trade between states
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revolution ended when?
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Oct. 19, 1781
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what document ended revolution?
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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Constitutional convention
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in 1787 delegates from 12 states attended convention in Philadelphia
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delegates of the constitutional convention
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Framers
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president of the Constitutional Convention
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George Washington
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Father of the Constitution
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James Madison. he kept the best notes at the convention
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Virginia Plan
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proposed by Edmund Randolph; mostly work of Madison; said govt would have 3 branches and legislature would be bicameral. Representation based on population. Executive and judiciary would be picked by Congress
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New Jersey Plan
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William Patterson of NJ. proposed unicameral congress but added power to tax and regulate trade. could be more than one executive. states would be represented equally
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Connecticut Compromise
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said there would be two houses. upper house would have equal representation from the states while lower house based on population. Ben Franklin.
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3/5 compromise
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said each slave would count as 3/5 of a person for taxation or representation. Slaves still could not vote.
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commerce and slave trade compromise
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congress was forbidden to tax exported tobacco goods and could not interfere with slave trade for 20 years
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federalists
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wanted the constitution
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anti federalists
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didn't want the constitution because they didn't like a strong central govt and there was no bill of rights
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federalist papers
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85 essays written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay in NY. Written to persuade the colonists to accept the Constitution
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when was the constitution ratified?
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Sept. 13, 1788.
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United States V Eichman (1990)
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supreme court found that Eichman was within his constitutional rights to burn the US flag
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Roe V Wade
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supreme court said it is not unconstitutional to have an abortion
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9th amendment
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citizens have more rights than those enumerated in the constitution
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