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| 1607 | the virinia company of london established the 1st permanent english colony in north america
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| samuel adams | cousin of john admas: based in boston ,MA;he was one of the early founding fathers;leader of the sons of liberty
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| mayflower compact | drafted in 1620 by the pilgrims at plymouth rock; declared that the 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and to do what was best for the colony
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| 1776 | a very important date for the united states. continental congress met. july 4th we declared independence from great britain with the passage of the declaration of independence. revolutionary war began
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| democracy | a system of government where supreme political authority resides with the people.
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| representative government | power is held by the poeple and exercised through the efforts of representatives elected by those people
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| barm de montisquieu | he first outline the concept of seperating the powers of government between the executive,legislative and judical branches
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| republic | a state in which the supreme power rest in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is excersised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them
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| unalienable rights | fundamental rights,or natural rights,guaranteed to people naturally instead of by law. used as fouondation of the declaration of independence and bill of rights
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| magna carta | corner stone of english justice and law signed by king john(of england):declared that he king and government were bound by the same law as the other citizens of england
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| ulysse s. grant | he was a general during the civil war .fought for the north,became commander of the whole union army. he successfully suided the north to victory over the south
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| mercantilism | an ecnomic theory which states that a nations wealth is based on the amount of gold and silver bullion in its treasury
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| virginia house of burgesses | createdin 1619;was an assembly of elected representatives from the virginia colony. first form of representative government in the english colony.
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| absolute chronology | to organize events in order from oldest to most recent
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| relative chronology | depend less on specific dates and more on relationship of events.
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| articles of confederation | our 1st constituion adopted in 1781 during the american revolution; created weak nation government and strong state government.
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| daniel webster | a famouse senetor form massachusettes. a very good speaker; he helped keep the country together during the years right before the civil war.
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| us constitution | established the government of this countire. ahs
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