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51 Cards in this Set
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first ten amendments to US constitution
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bill of rights
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primarily land aristocrats and traditionalists within the british government
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tories
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american colonists that sided with great britain
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layalists
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life liberty and teh pursuit of happiness
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locke's natural laws
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battle where great britain surrendered o end the american revolution
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yorktown
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no taxation without representation
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patrick henry
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established in 1607 first american colony
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james town
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scientific method
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hypothesis, observation, experimentation, conclusion
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monarchy in which a royal power is established, but their power is limited and defined by a written law
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constitutional
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george I, king of england in early 1700's was from this country which may explain why a cabinet system was set up
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Germany
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people are naturally cruel and needed to be controlled by absolute monarchy
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hobbes
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western border of the united states fter the rev war
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mississippi river
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southern border of the united states after the rev war
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georgia
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florence is to the renaissance what is to enlightenment
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paris
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21st century salon
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chat room
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set up cabinet system
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george I
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sought educating women so that they could contribute to political and social issues
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mary wollstonecraft
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war that pitted the british and colonists against the french and native americans
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french and indian war
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set up throughout europe to offer a forum for enlightenment philosophers to discuss thier ideas and thoughts on society
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salons
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first battle of rev. war
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battle of laxington and concord
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amendment that prevents the federal government from performing illegal searches and seizures
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fourth
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style of art that sought to express desired lifestyle or miserable conditions in europe
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baroque
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advocated for a seperation of powers within an elected ogovernment
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baron de montesquieu
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government in which a few peopel rule the rest
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oligarcy
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produced teh encyclopdia
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denis dederot
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acts imposed by great britain in teh latter part of teh 17th century to limit the freedoms of american colonists
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navigation acts
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elected branch of teh US government
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legislatave and executive
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amendment that allows the US citizens the right to carry weapons
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second
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wrote common sense to offer a pracitcal excuse for american independence
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paine
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sought freedom of speech by relaying messages in works of fiction
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voltaire
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teamed up with american colonists to gain independence from great britain
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france
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amendment that protects US citizens from excessive punishments
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eighth
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amendment that allows for teh freedom of religion and speech
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first
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great britain nified itself with this nation in order to achieve more prosperity
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scotland
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site fo teh first continental congress in 1774
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philidelphea
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great britains first prime minister
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robert walpole
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authored teh declaration of independence
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thomas jefferson
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mountain range that the british wanted to limit the colonists form crossing in the proclamation of 1763
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appalachain
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amendment that says you should have your day in court
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sixth
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ninth amendment
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unenmerated rights
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10th amendment
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power is reserved to the state
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seventh
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right to jury in civil lawsuits
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fifth
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self incrimination
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third
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can deny federal gov. right to quartering soldiers
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advocated for freely elected and limited governemtn
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rouseau
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in the wealth of nations he argued that the free market should regulate business activity
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smith
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government and church authorities waged a war against enlightenment philosophers on this issue
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censorship
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established by naval warships to prevent teh importing and exporting of other naval vessels
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blockade
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favored a parlimentary system rather than royalty in british government affairs
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whigs
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amadeus
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mozart
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allowing businesses to operate with little or no government interference
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laissez-faire
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