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Ch.2 Am Gov
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A plan in which the colonies would unite in defense of any member faced with raids or invasion. | Albany Plan of Union |
| Those who opposed the constitution. | Anti-Federalists |
| The idea of a confederate government in which state and national government were equal. | Articles of Confederation |
| Theory that stated that European nations prospered when their treasuries were full of precious metals and when they exported more goods than they imported. | Mercantilism |
| The right to colonize, set up a government, and trade with England. | Charter Colony |
| The upper legislature body made up of the colony's leading citizens. | Council |
| The lower house that seated representatives from each town and city in the colony. | Assembly |
| Remained under the direct control of the British monarchy. It consisted of a governor, council, and assembly. | Royal Colonies |
| Colony owned by a single person. the governor and council were chosen by this colony, and the people selected the lower house. | Proprietary Colony |
| A body of written and unwritten rights and legal practices | Common Law |
| Law controlling colonial trade were written but not enforced. | Salutary Neglect |
| Allowed law officers to enter any home, building, or ship in search of smuggled. | Writs of Assistance |
| A document declaring independence from Great Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
| Those who favored the constitution | Federalist |
| Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. | Constitutional Convention |
| The idea of a strong central government compared of 3 branches. | Virginia Plan |
| The idea that the number of representatives a state sent to each house would be based on the state's population or the amount of money the state donated to the national treasury. Proposed by Virginia. | Bicameral Legislature |
| The idea that every state would have equal representation in the single house. Idea was proposed by New Jersey. | Unicameral Legislature |
| The approval of the constitution that required 2/3 of the states to approve. | Ratification |
| Newspaper written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay. | Federalist Papers |
| A senate in which each state has an equal voice and a House of Rep. in which seats are based on population. | The Connecticut Compromise |
| A meeting in 1774,in which the colonies pledged cooperation and sent a Declaration of Rights & Grievances to the king. | First Continental Congress |
| A meeting in which delegates wrote the Declaration of Independence. | Second Continental Congress |
| Meeting opposing the Stamp Act | Stamp Act Congress |
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