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19 Cards in this Set
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Taxation without Representation
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Rallying cry of colonists during the Revolutionary period b/c of the taxes placed on them by a parliament in which they had no representation.
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Tea Act
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Legislation passed by the British government in 1773 designed to give the British east india company a monopoly on tea in the colonies. the act led to infamous boston tea party.
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Boston Tea Party
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On Dec. 16, 1773, American colonists protested the British tax on tea by dumping 342 crates of British tea into Boston harbor.
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Committees of Correspondence
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Groups made by local colonial governments for the purpose of coordinating written communication with the other colonies. Provided basis for formal political union among the colonies.
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Patrick Henry
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"Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Anti-Fed who wanted a bill of rights to be added to Constitution after its ratification |
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Second Treatise of Government
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Locke: 1 State of nature, no gov.
2. men create a social contract 3. Gov.'s only job is to protect natural rights 4. Gov. exists by consent of gov. 5. People can revolt if gov. violates social contract |
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Declaration of Ind.
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1. "Nature and Nature's God" entitles certain rights
2. Gov. instituted among men 3. gov. to secure natural rights 4. powers made from the consent of the governed 5. people can abolish violating governments |
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Thomas Paine
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English Scholar who helped start the American Revolution
wrote "Common Sense" |
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Common Sense
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helped convince colonists to fight against Britain
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Paul Revere
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Patriot in the Revolution
Messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord. |
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George Washington
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aggressive entrepreneur, land speculator, canal promoter, agricultural experimenter
led the continental army to victory over Britain |
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What led to the American Revolution?
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1. colonists were accustomed to colonial gov. with some power in colonial legislaure
2. conflict of interest (taxes, land policy, trade) 3. Educated elite molded public opinion |
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Strategy for Revolutionary War
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-Washington wanted to tire the British
-Summoned great public virtue from ordinary citizens as well as the famous -Divided people on both sides of the Atlantic -Resulted in independence for each colony |
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Dec. of Independence today
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Political Democracy
Equality (political, social and economic) Concern for life, liberty and individual happiness |
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Articles of Confederation
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Document outlining an alliance of sovereign, equal states where there was a weak central governing Continental Congress
No chief executive No power to tax No judiciary Essentially provided common defense |
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Virginia Plan
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James Madison:
represent people more than states powerful gov. authority to tax and spend conduct foreign affairs raise an army settle internal disputes better for large states |
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New Jersey Plan
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William Paterson:
minor changes in the existing confederation equal rep. for each state |
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Great Compromise
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Roger Sherman:
upper house rep equal by state and lower house proportional by population |
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Compromise of Slavery
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- 3/5 of slaves were counted as part of state population for taxation and representation
-slave trade could not be abolished for 20 yrs 3- fugitive slaves were to be returned to owners |
