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17 Cards in this Set
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Source of ALL governmental power and authority in the US
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the people and the constitution
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charter
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written grant authority by the King
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13 colonies
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charter: Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
proprietary: Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland Royal: New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
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governor
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taxation without representation
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colonies' slogan against the Stamp Act and Townsend Act
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New England Plan
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? the first idea of the colonies to defend themselves from the Native Americans ?
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Albany Plan (of Union)
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lead by Benjamin Franklin; plan to unite all 13 colonies for business/political reasons
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Boston Massacre
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British troops fired into a jeering crowd, killing 5 in 1770
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Lexington and Concord
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fighting breaks out in April 1775; where the Shot heard around the World was
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Declaration of Independence
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grievances on July 4th, 1776
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Ben Franklin
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lead the Albany Plan of Union
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Thomas Jefferson
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credited for drafting the Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation
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written document that linked the states together
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Federalism / federal system
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divides the powers of government between the national government and state
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Federalists
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supported the Constitution and believed in a strong central government
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Anti-Federalists
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opposed the Constitution and feared a strong central government
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treason
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