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gov't test topic 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| English nobles forced upon King John saying kings must obey the law | magna carta |
| King needed to get parliaments approval of rights | the petition of right |
| gave people protection from the king | english bill of rights |
| writers of the constitution | framers |
| wanted central government | federalists |
| wanted state gov't | anti-federalists |
| list of grievances sent to the king by the colonists | olive branch petition |
| british king limited by the magna carta | king john |
| wrote the declaration of independence | thomas jefferson |
| king during resolution | geroge III |
| leader of shays rebellion | daniel shays |
| wrote federalist papers | alexander hamilton |
| father of the constitution | james madison |
| what was the purpose of the first and second constitutional congress | to work out differences between the colonies and parliament |
| How did the american rebels win the revolutionary war against the most powerful military in the world? | They were fighting harder for freedom, knew the landscape, and they were protecting their families |
| Why was George Washington considered a great leadeer both politically and militarily? | he kept us in the war and kept the army in tact |
| Why was it so important for Virginia and New York to ratify the Constitution? | because they had the biggest population with the most money |
| What were the three types of colonies? | Royal, charter, and proprieter |
| When was the declaration of independence issued? | July 4, 1776 |
| What was an early attempt of Colonial Unity? | The Albany Plan which was a way to try to create colonial defense in the french + indian war |
| What ideas did state constitutions give to the development of the U.S. Constitution? | self-government, seperation of powers, limited governments, individual rights |
| what was the 3/5's compromise | 3 out of 5 slaves were counted and taxed |
| what were the two parts of the delcaration of independence | theory of government reasons of seperation |
| what were the meetings at mt vernon and annapolis? | Mt-Vernon was a meeting at washingtons home between virginia and maryland to work out trade disputes Annapolis- larger meeting to do the same thing |
| what are three weaknesses of the articles of confederation | Had no power to tax no court system no power to regulate trade |
| what were three power of the articles of confederation | could coin + borrow money declare war + make peace admit new states |
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