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35 Cards in this Set
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Colonists saw the need for order in their relationships with each other
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Ordered Government
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The idea that government is not all-powerful
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Limited Government
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The idea that government should serve the will of the people
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Representative Government
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1776, July 4
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Declaration of Independence adopted
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1774, Spring
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Parliament passes Intolerance Acts
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1774, September 5
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First Continental Congress convenes
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1775, May 10
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Second Continental Congress convenes
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1775, April 19
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Revolution begins at Lexington and Concord
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1776, July 2
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Congress Passes Lee's independence resolution
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1776, June 7
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Richard Henry Lee proposes the U.S. Independence
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The Articles of Confederation established "____________________________" among states.
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firm league of friendship
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Under the Articles of Confederation the states came together:
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for their common defense & security.
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Thomas Jefferson wrote:
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the Declaration of Independence
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What event is considered the breaking point of the Articles of Confederation?
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Shayes Rebellion |
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A triumph for our enemies refers to
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What George Washington said about the Shayes Rebellion |
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What kind of representation did large states want in government?
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Representation by Population |
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What kind of representation did small states want in government?
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Equal Representation |
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What was considered the greatest constitutional crisis the US has ever seen? |
The Civil War |
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Why didn't the framers include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
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They wanted to go home
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The states compromised on what important 3 issues?
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1. Slavery 2. The Presidency 3. The make-up of Congress |
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The Virginia Plan was a _______________ legislature. |
Bicameral |
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The Virginia Plan proposed representation in Congress based on ___________________.
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Population |
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Congress had _____________ to tax under the Virginia Plan.
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power |
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The New Jersey Plan _________________ legislature. |
Unicameral |
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The New Jersey Plan proposed __________ representation in Congress. |
Equal |
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Congress had _________ ___________ to tax under the New Jersey Plan. |
limited power |
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The Great/Connecticut Compromise was a ______________ Congress. |
Biacameral |
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Congressional membership in the House of Representatives based on population and Senate based on equal #'s from each state was what compromise? |
Great/Connecticut Compromise |
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True or False. Three-Fifths Compromise provided that Southern states could add 3/5ths of slaves towards representation and taxes. |
True |
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True of False. The Three-Fifths Compromise only benefited Southern States. |
False. It benefited Northern States (taxes) and Southern States (Representatives) |
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True or False. The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise forbid congress to tax exports. |
True. |
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True or False. The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise forbid congress from passing laws against slave trade for 50 years. |
False. The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise forbid congress from passing laws against slave trade for at least 20 years. |
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True or False. The Virginia Plan benefited Large states. |
True. |
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True or False. The New Jersey Plan benefited Large States. |
False. The New Jersey Plan benefited Small states. |
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True or False. The Great/Connecticut Compromise benefited all States. |
True. |