Ap U.s Government And Politics

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Mercantilism

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Creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling Trade.

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Stamp Act Congress

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Meeting held in 1765 in New York city consisting of nine colonies representatives.

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Committees of Correspondence

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Developed by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British action.

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First continental congress

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Meeting held in Philadelphia in which delegates from every colonies except Georgia to approve a resolution in opposition to the Coercive act.

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Second Continental Congress

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Meeting held in Philadelphia at which it was decided that an army should be raised and George Washington of Virginia was named commander in chief.

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Declaration of Independence

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The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.

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Articles of Confederation

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An agreement among the thirteen original colonies that provided a loose federal government before the present Constitution went into effect.

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Confederation

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A type of government in which the national government takes its power from the states.

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Shay's rebellion

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A series of protests led by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.

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Constitution

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A document establishing the structure, functions, and limitations of a government.