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Articles of Confeder

Unit 2

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The first Representative assembly and a colonial building block to American democracy Virginia House of Burgesses
"The crucible of American democracy" New England Town Meeting
Desire of the colonist to live under the rule of law even before tehy set foot on Plymouth colony was shown in the Mayflower Compact
The biggest problem the colonists had with paying taxes levied against them by King George III was that they wanted proper representation in Parliament
The Mayflower Compact, the House of Burgesses, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were important to America because they promoted Self Government
John Peter Zenger and New York Times Co. vs. US strengthened freedom of the press
Limiting the colonies' trade with other nations Merchantalism
Lax emforcement of laws regulating colonial trade Salutary Neglect
Principles of governemnt included inthe Declaration of Independence were influenced by John Locke's social contract theory
Colonial responses to the British Mercantile Policies Boston tea party
Convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence Thomas Paine's Common Sense
The govenrmnt was very weak and could have failed during this period The Critical Period
The states had more power than the national government under this document Articles of Confederation
Congress could not require a tax on the people under this Articles of Confederation
It had the power to admit new states Articles of Confederation
Provided a process for admission of new states into the Union Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The states had much greater power than the central government under this document Articles of Confederation
It was difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation because All 13 states had to agree on the changes
A blueprint for setting up a new government Articles of Confederation
A success of the Articles of Confederation included the conclusion to the Revolutionary War
A major criticism against the Articles fo Confederation was that power was allocated primarily to state governments
A major intention of this document was to use Great Britian's government as a model Articles of Confederation
A list of natural rights and grievances Declaration of Independence
The reason that Great Britiain established this was to avoid conflicts between colonists and Native American Indians Proclamation Line of 1763
This document provided justification for revolting against unjust governments Declaration of Independence
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