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36 Cards in this Set
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How did the Americans react to the Tea Act
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The boycotted and destroyed a whole intier shipment of tea
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What group of people didn't like the king of Britain
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The Patriots
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What group of people like the king of Britain
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The Loyalists
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What people were in the middle that just didn't have a side
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The moderalists
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What was the Main message from Thomas Paine Common Sense
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That the colonist should declare independence form england
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What best desribes the Declaration of Independence
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a list of people that supported the separation from england
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What battle was know as " the shoot heard around the world".
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The Battle of Lexington
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What year did the first congress approve the Declaration of Independence
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1776
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How many POV of the King was there
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3
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What year was the Proclamation pasted
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1763
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Who did the Proclamation protect the Americans from
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The Native Americans
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What year did Washington get a letter with the idea of bring the colonies together
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1782
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Washington Happy with this idea
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no
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Did most people want a strong central government
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Yes
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Anarchy
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A system of government with no government
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In which year was the first constitutional convention held in
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1787
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Where and what was the place
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It was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Independence Hall
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What came first the Declaration of Independence or the Articles of Confederations
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Declaration of Independence
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Why didn't they use the Declaration of Independence
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Because not enough people liked it
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Was there one or more constitutions in the United States of America
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No, there was one for each state which adds up to 13
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How did all the state constitutions start off with
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the lists of rights
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What were the rights based off of
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The Declaration of Independence
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What state gave equal rights to black people and women
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New Jersey
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Did any of the original 13 states give slaves rights
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No
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What part of the United States did not give equal right to slaves
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The south
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Why weren't people happy about making a strong central government
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because they just come out of a war because of a strong central government
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What year was the first draft of the constitution made
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1777
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Did people like the Constitution
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No
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What document did they use during this time period after the constitution was denied
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The Articles of Confederation
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What were two thing that happened under the Articles of Confederations
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There was no central government
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What powers did the Congress have under the Articles of Confederation
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They Could Declare war and make peace treaties with other countries
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What powers did the articles of confederation didn't have
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They couldn't impose taxes
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How many years did it take the 13 colonies for the ratification of the Articles of Confederation
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3 1/2 years
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What are the names of the new england colonies
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New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
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What are the name of the Middle Colonies
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New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
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What are the name of the southern colonies
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Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia
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