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Influential
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Principles of
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We’ve Got
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These were formed to
represent the interests of
the colonists and weaken
the Royal Governors.
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colonial assemblies
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This was a major
complaint of the colonists
with regard to the actions
of the British Parliament
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“No Taxation Without
Representation”
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This was passed to allow
the British soldiers to
demand housing in the
homes of colonists.
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Quartering Act
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A confrontation between
South Carolina and
President Andrew Jackson
over the right of a state to
disobey a federal law
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Nullification Crisis
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The biggest issue,
aside from slavery,
that led the south
to secede from
the United States.
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states’ rights
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The author of the
Declaration of
Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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This was the year that
the Declaration of
Independence was signed
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1776
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His fame as a military
commander during the
American Revolution
led him to be elected
to political office
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George Washington
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This is the year our current
U.S. Constitution
was adopted
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1787
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These are the dates the
U.S. Civil War
began and ended
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1861 and 1865
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This 1215 British
document limited the
king’s power and
established the rule of law.
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Magna Carta
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This document established
the British Parliament and
guaranteed certain rights
such as freedom of speech.
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English Bill of Rights
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This document was signed
by colonists in 1620,
agreeing to join together
and pass laws for
the good of the colony
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Mayflower Compact
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Our first plan of
government, written during
the American Revolution
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Articles of Confederation
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These articles were
distributed to persuade
readers to support the
ratification of the
U.S. Constitution
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Federalist Papers
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The principle that each
branch of government has
its own responsibilities
and limitations
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separation of powers
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The belief that the creation,
maintenance and abolition
of the government belongs
to the people
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popular sovereignty
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The idea that each
branch of government
exercises some control
over the others
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checks and balances
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The belief that power
should be divided
between the national
and state governments,
limiting central power
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federalism
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The idea that voters
hold the power, but that
they elect representatives
to exercise that power
for them.
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Republicanism
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“Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness”
are examples of these
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unalienable rights
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The first ten amendments
to the U.S. Constitution are
called this
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Bill of Rights
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Freedom of religion, of
speech, of the press, of
assembly, and to petition
the government are all
guaranteed by this
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First Amendment
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In order for democracy to
survive, the founding
fathers believed these
two rights were essential
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“freedom
of speech and freedom
of the press”
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This constitutional
amendment banned
slavery in the
United States
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th
13 Amendment
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