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Federalism
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a political system in which a national government and consituent units, such as state governments, share power.
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Treaty of Paris
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1783. The treaty that ended the Revolutionary war, confirming the independence of the United States and setting he boundaries of the New Nation.
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Egalitarianism
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The belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, and civil rights.
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Republicanism
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The bilief tha overnment should be based on the consent of the people.
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Townshed Acts
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Series of laws encated by Parliament in 1767establishing indirect taxes on goods
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Boston Tea Party
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The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest to protest the tea party.
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Martial Law
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Temporary rule by military rather than civilian authority.
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Minutemen
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Patriot civilian soldiers jus before and during the revolutionary war, pledged to be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
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Republic
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Form of government in which citizens rule through elected representatives.
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Confederation
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Term for government that loosely unified the states before the constitution was ratified
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Articles of Confederation
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The set of laws that created two leves of government; later replaced by the constitution.
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