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22 Cards in this Set
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a person who founds or establishes (our cuntry)
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founder
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a system of political administration that governs a state or nation
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government
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a person who came to america under contract to work for someone to play off a debt
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Indepentured servant
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able to supply your own needs with out outside help
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self sufficient
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1) representatives form 12 of 13 colonies meet in philadelphia in sep 1774 to protest the Intolerable Acts
2) representatives from 13 colonies meet in philadelphia on may 10th 1775 to diside how to fight the amerrican revolution war and break away from Ingland |
1st and 2nd continental congress
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rights that people are born with and that no government can take away such as the right of life, liberty, and property
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natural rights
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keep peace, protect the country, provide serveses, make laws, and enforse laws
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porpus of government
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a wild primitive state untuched by civilization
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state of nature
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a government in witch citizens elect representatives to make laws
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republic
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the well being of all members of saciety
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common good
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a form of government in which laws are made directly by the citizens
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direct democrocy
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a form of government were representatives are elected to govern the nation
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representitave democracy
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the habits and ways of life that is best for the community as a whole
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civic virtue
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a government in whitch citizens elect representatives to make laws
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republic
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the branch of government responsible for executuing or enforcing the laws
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execative branch
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a body of law based on judges decisions
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common law
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the division of power between the states and federal, or national, government
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feudalism
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the quorts and the judges
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judicial branch
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a document signed by king jhon of england that took some athority away from the king and gave it to the England barons
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magna carta
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a document that states the right and privileges of the people
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charter
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local governments with in the 13 colonies that were formed to send info about the british to each other
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committees of comesponclance
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a document giving permission to create a government and providing a plan as to how government should work
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sons of liberty
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