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BRITISH DOCUMENTS
COLONIST DOCUMENTS
COLONIAL LIFE
FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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This document which granted English citizens basic rights was written in 1215.
What is THE MAGNA CARTA.
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
Document written and signed by the Pilgrims established a system of self-government or majority rule for Plymouth County.
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Who do we associate with the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
Thomas Hooker
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Which British Act (tax) finally pushed the colonists to assemble the First Continental Congress?
Intolerable Acts
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When were the Articles of Confederation Written, and when were they ratified?
Written in 1777 and finally ratified in 1781.
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How did the Magna Carta influence the American Colonists, and later the authors of the AOC and Constitution?
The Magna Carta was used as a model for America's founding documents. Our rights to a fair trial, to be safe from unlawful imprisonment, and our right to a trial by jury all come from the Magna Carta.
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When was the Mayflower Compact written?
1620
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What is Religious Toleration?
It is the belief that others have the right to practice their own faith.
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What year was the First Continental Congress held?
1774
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Who held the most power under the Articles of Confederation?
The states.
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What is Parliament?
Parliament the legislating body of the government in Great Britain. We compare it to our Congress.
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What was the House of Burgess?
It was an elected assembly created in Virginia Colony in 1619.
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Who did mercantilism benefit?
The mother country (of the colony).
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What year did the Second Continental Congress declare independence from Britain?
1776
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How many branches of government did we have under the Articles of Confederation?
One. We had a unicameral system that performed both legislative and executive duties.
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This English document gave British citizens freedom of speech and was ratified in 1689.
English Bill of Rights
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What type of government was the House of Burgess
Representative
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What is the Northwest Passage?
The passage most countries were looking for that cut through North America. It was believed to be a shortcut for sailors seeking trade with China.
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In payment for which war did the King use as an excuse to tax Colonists for everything from sugar to paper?
French-Indian War
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Why didn't we have a president under the Articles of Confederation?
The colonists were afraid of giving one person too much power. Remember the King?
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Why was it important that the monarch (king) of England not have his own standing army?
The king could use his army to intimidate British citizens and possibly overthrow the government of England (Parliament).
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What are the Fundamental orders of Connecticut?
Governing Orders that put the welfare of the community above that of individuals, first written Constitution in the Colonies.
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Why was the Northwest Passage so important to American history?
The search for the Northwest Passage by many countries created a great deal of interest in the New World and led to its growth.
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All of the colonies but _________ sent delegates to the First Continental Congress.
Georgia.
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List some of major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Congress did not have the power to tax, there was only one branch of government, approval of 13 states to make amendments, Congress had no power to enforce laws, and no ability to regulate trade.