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Author of Common Sense
Convinced people to gain independence. |
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| "Common Sense" pushed America toward independence by convincing the colonists that- |
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| Kings and Queens had NO right to rule them! |
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| This document told the world why the colonists were breaking away from Britain. |
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| Declaration of Independance |
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| This guy wrote the Declaration of Independence |
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| This group of people voted to make the colonies free and independent. |
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| A person who betrays his or her country. |
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| This guy signed the Declaration in big bold letters. |
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| The Declaration of Independence has ___main parts |
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| The 1st part of the Dec. of Ind. describes how a government should protect.... |
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| the RIGHTS of the people. |
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| The 2nd part of the Dec of Ind covers all the _________ that were committed by ________. |
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| Colonists who supported independence from Britain were called |
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| The British said that all Patriots were |
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| Listing the British wrongs showed why the colonists had the right to |
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| 2 advantages the Americans had at the start of the war. |
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1. George Washington knew the lay of the land.
2. Americans were defending their OWN LAND. |
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| This was an early victory for the colonists during the war. |
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| Americans won many battles in the west because this guy was n command. |
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| Washington's troops got sick with small pox during- |
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| the winter at Valley Forge. |
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| The guys who followed Etahn Allen were called the |
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| Colonists who took the British side were called |
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| France decided to join the American Patriots after they won the battle at |
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| Americans teamed up (alliance) with France because |
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| Americans needed weapons and a navy to beat the British. |
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For $250,000~
Who was the Swamp Fox? |
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| When the British left Boston many Loyalists took off too. People who leave their homes because it isn't safe are called |
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| At some point the British kept their fighting in the south because they wanted - |
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| the Loyalists to support them. |
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| Did Native Americans fight with British or Americans? |
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| Most of the Native Americans stayed away from the war and remained |
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| The British finally decided they better negotiate with the Americans after they got whipped at |
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| They say the last battle of the Revolutionary War took place at... |
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| Why did Washington allow African Americans to fight in the war??? |
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| The dang British were getting slaves to fight on their side so Washington decided he better allow it too! |
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| The ____________________ says that everyone has a right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| This document officially shows that Britain finally agreed America was a free and independent state. |
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| What document explains the rights on which our nation was founded? |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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3 problems caused by the
Articles of Confederation |
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1. Other countries didn't show respect.
2. Couldn't raise $$$
3.Couldn't settle disputes between states |
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| Why did the Articles of Confederation have such a weak government? |
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| They were afraid of giving it too much power because of their experience with the King. |
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| The Articles of Confederation allowed congress to |
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| What did Shay's rebellion prove to American's? |
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Government rules from the Articles of Confed.
DID NOT WORK! |
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| Three things the Northwest Ordinance set up. |
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1. Set a government for the NW territory.
2. Set up a way to add new states to the Union.
3. Outlawed slavery in the north. |
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| Land Ordinance did these 3 things. |
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- Divided land into townships
- Set up a way to settle Northwest Territory.
- Provided land for schools.
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| The discussion at the Constitutional Convention was kept secret so that |
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| They could discuss things freely without pressure from everyone else. |
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| The group of people who wanted a STRONG government in the constitution were the |
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| It was really important to clearly define the powers of the new government in order to |
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| stop individuals or groups of people from having too much power. |
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| John Locke pushed these 3 ideas |
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1. Government is and agreement between the ruler and the ruled.
2. People have a right to life, liberty, property.
3. Gov.must protect natural rights. |
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| The small states did not like the Virginia Plan because |
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| they were afraid the bigger states would always win the vote. |
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| The Bill of Rights guarantees people these 3 rights. |
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1. Speedy trial
2.Freedom of speech
3.Due process of law |
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The New Jersey Plan included
___________ house with ___________vote per state. |
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| Which guy finally worked out the Great Compromise? |
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| Antifederalists did not like the constitution because they thought it gave too much power to |
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| The compromise that allowed states to count three fifths of their slaves as their population was called the |
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| The hit and run attacks are called |
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| When a president gets the OK from the senate to do something big like signing a treaty, we know that the system of ________ ___ __________ is working. |
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