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| The Articles of Confed. (Dates) |
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| The Constitutional Convention (Dates) |
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| Columbus Discovers America |
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| First Permanent Settlement (English) in America (Date and Name) |
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| Jamestown, Virginia (1607) |
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Jamestown: King James (1603-1625)
Virginia: Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) |
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| First Permanent Settlement |
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| First Representative Assembly in America |
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Virginia House of Burgesses
Burgess: Representative
1619 |
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| Connections of House of burgesses |
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The French and Indian War
English and Colonists vs. French & Indian War
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| Who wins the Seven Years War |
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| How does England intend to recover expenses? |
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| When was the Royal Proclamation? |
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| What was the Quartering Act of 1765? |
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To save England expenses, colonists were required to house and feed (quarter) British soldiers
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| All Documents and papers in the colonies has to have a british stamp |
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| "No Taxation without Representation." |
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| Indirect Tax (Townshend Duties) (1767) |
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| First to die in Boston Massacre |
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John Hancock
Paul Revere
Samuel Adams |
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| What was the Shot heard around the world? (When? Where?) |
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| Lexington. 1773. Started the revolutions. |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Independence Hall |
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| Resolution of Independence |
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| Richard Henry Lee of Virginia June 1776 |
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| Second Continental Congress Date |
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| Vote on the Resolution of Independence |
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J Adams-Mass
T Jefferson -VA
B Franklin-Penn
Roger Sherman
Robert Livingston-NY |
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| Vote of Declaration of Independence |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| Constitution becomes law of the land |
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| The Declaration of Independence is America's |
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| Influences on the Declaration of Independence |
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The Magna Carta (Great Chanter)
Social Contract Theory |
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1215 AD in the field of Runnymede England
signed by King John of England
limited gov: limited by the ruled. |
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Principle of popular sovereignty
Written by John Locke
Authority resides with the people. |
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Introduction
Contemporary American philosophy
Indictment of King George III
Resolution of Independece
Signatures |
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| Introduction of Dec. Ind. |
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| Necessary to declare our independence from Great Britain. OUt of respect for mankind, we will write down the reasons for the separation. |
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| Contemporary American Philosophy Parts |
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Equality
Unalienable Rights
Democracy
Dictatorship
Right to Revolution |
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| All men created equal. Under God, Under Law, in opportunity. Public School system: ex. |
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| Unalienable Rights (dec. Ind.) |
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| Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, |
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| What is the simple difference between conservatives and liberal? |
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| Life, Liberty, Protection of Property |
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| life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
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| Governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consents of the governed. |
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| Governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consents of the military. |
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| Right to Revolution (Dec. Ind.) |
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| That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it. |
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| Indictment of King George III |
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Examples:
- Taxation without representation
- interfering with trade
- quartering troops |
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| Who wrote the Resolution of Independence? |
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| Who didn't sign the dec. Ind. ? |
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