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He was the king of England that wanted to keep strict rule of the colonies
Who is King George III
100
Two plans offered to decide representation for small and large states
What is VA and NJ Plans
100
Bill of Rights
What is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
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members of Congress who favored war against Great Britain during the War of 1812

Who are the War Hawks

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He led a violent slave revolt in Virginia in 1831 that left 55 whites dead.

Nat Turner

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This law that required colonists to house British soldiers 

What is the Quartering Act

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Every state would have equal votes in the upper house and the lower house the vote is based on population of the state.
What is the Great Compromise
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in 1786 an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts  in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased taxes 

Shays Rebellion

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He was President the last time a mob stormed the capitol! This time it was the British Army



James Madison

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The name of the political party that demanded an armistice in the middle of the Civil War. Old Abe locked these snakes up without giving them a trial 

The Copperheads

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an American stevedore of African and Native American descent, widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre

Crispus Attucks

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This English Enlightenment thinker had a huge intellectual influence on the Founding Fathers 

John Locke 

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He said,"We are all Republicans, We are all Federalists..."
Who is Thomas Jefferson
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A series of meetings from December 15, 1814 to January 5, 1815, in Connecticut in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812

The Hartford Convention

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He attempted to organize a slave revolt at Harpers Ferry,VA in 1859.
Who is John Brown
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In 1776,this group had 56 colonial delegates that met to debate the best way to respond to the crisis in Boston.
What is the First Continental Congress
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"[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause

Fourth Amendment 

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Famous landmark Supreme Court case (1803) that established the idea of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

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This battle didn't have to be fought since the War of 1812 was already officially over.
What is the Battle of New Orleans
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After this battle in Pennsylvania, General Robert E. Lee never went on the offensive again.

What is the Battle of Gettysburg

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"Give me Liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry.
500

Passed on July 13, 1787, it outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. This legislation provided for civil liberties and public education within the new territories, but did not allow slavery.

Northwest Ordinance

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When the British seized American sailors and forced them into the British navy

Impressment

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Peace agreement between the U.S. and the British, ending the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent.
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General Sherman's battle strategy
What is total war