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Please for the love of all things know this
I am pretty sure if you don't know this than that will make Ms. K Sad
This will most likely be on your test
100
Created a "league of friendship" among states
The articles of Confederation
100
Constitutional amendments that protected individual freedoms
Bill of Rights!
100
Formal approval.
What is ratification?
100
what did Britain do in response to the French and Indian war that caused the colonist to boycott British goods?
British increased the colonist taxes
100
What doc stated that monarchs could not interfere with parliamentary elections ?
English Bill of Rights
200
An agreement not to buy goods from specific source
Boycott
200
Said slaves would be counted as less than a whole person
3/5THS Compromise
200
Concept that a governments power is not absolute
Limited gov
200
The purpose of the preamble ?
Establish the source of rights of all the Americans
200
The series of 85 essays written by the Federalists in favor of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
300
Resulted in a bicameral legislature
Connecticut compromise
300
Writings that supported adoption of the constitution
The federalist papers
300
Who talks about the "laws of Nature and Nature's god" ?
Richard Henry Lee
300
The plan, proposed by a southern state at the Constitutional Convention, that called for a bicameral Congress, an executive and judicial branch chosen by the legislative branch, and representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
300
The plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention that called for a unicameral legislature, an executive branch elected by the people, and equal representation.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
400
A system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the government.
What is representative government?
400
A government in which citizens elect delgates
Representative gov
400
in 1776 states began creating written constitutions because
knew that once they were independent they needed to have a orderly gov
400
Colonist valued limited government because
Thought people should be protected from punishment of unjust governments
400
A major reason for Shays Rebellion was ?
Citizens were upset about farm foreclosures
500
Constitution containing rules for a government
Charter
500
Type of congress created by the Articles of confederation
Unicameral Legislature
500
New Jersey delegates did not support the Virginia plan because
it gave too much power to the large states
500
Also known as the "Great Compromise," it called for a bicameral legislature, with the Senate based on equal representation, and the House of Representatives based on population.
What is the Connecticut Plan?
500
As the Articles of Confederation were written, a major debate centered around whether
national gov or state/local gov should be stronger