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Great Charter,established limited govt |
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Power of the monarch is not absolute |
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Set limits on what the King can do |
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People elect the representatives |
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First example of colonial government |
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First basic system of laws in the colonies |
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First formal constitution |
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Divided the power of government |
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Placed a tax on all legal documents |
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Coercive Acts, closed Boston harbor |
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First plan to unite the colonies |
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Committees of Correspondence |
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Letters between people to find out info |
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Ban trade with another country |
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Single-chambered Congress |
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Showed how territories would be settled |
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Representation based on population of the state |
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Representation is equal in congress |
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Combined Virginia & New Jersey Plans |
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How slaves would count toward population |
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Convinced people to want the Constitution |
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Father of the Constitution |
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Based are Declaration off his philosophies |
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Wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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