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26 Cards in this Set
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signed by King John of England in 1215 limiting the power of kings/monarchs
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Magna Carta
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protected rights of English citizens and became the basis for the American Bill of Rights
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English Bill of Rights (1689)
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signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 stated reasons for the colonists declaring independence from Great Britain
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Declaration of Independence
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Established first representative government in the colonies
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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First shots were fired in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775
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American Revolution
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, became the 3rd president of US, and purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 doubling the size of the US?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who led the Continental Army in its fight against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War and later became the first president of the United States?
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George Washington
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First US constitution that was a very weak document and limited the power of Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions (1781-1789)
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Articles of Confederation
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series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton defending the Constitution
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Federalist papers
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written in 1787; it is the oldest one in the world and serves as a basis for our government
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Constitution
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Crisis over protective tariiffs; Angry southerners declared the federal tariff null and void and threatened to secede from the Union in 1832
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Nullification Crisis
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powers that the Constitution neither gives the federal government nor denies to the states; South Carolina felt theirs had been violated by the protective tariff
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States' rights
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1861-1865; first battle-Fort Sumter; ended at Appomattox Courthouse when Confederate commander General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to General Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander
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Civil War
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amendment that abolished slavery
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13th amendment
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amendment that gave former slaves citizenship
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14th amendment
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amendment that gave black men the right to vote
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15th amendment
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fundamental rights guaranteed to people naturally-life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
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unalienable (inalienable) rights
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first ten amendments to Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition
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1st amendment
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forbid quartering of troops
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3rd amendment
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right to bear arms
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2nd amendment
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no unreasonable search and seizure
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4th amendment
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right to remain silent, rights of accused
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5th amendment
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right to speedy trial; trial by peers-
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6th amendment
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jury trials in cases over $20
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7th amendment
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no excessive high bail; no cruel or unusual punishment
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8th amendment
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