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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| magna carta | english nobles forced king john saying even king has to obey law |
| the petition of right | king needed to get parliments approval to tax |
| english bill of rights | protected people |
| framers | writers of the constitution |
| anti-federalist | opposed U.S> constitution |
| federalists | supported u.s constitution |
| olive branch petition | a list of grievences sent to the king by the colonist |
| king whose pwoer was restricted during the magna carta | king john |
| write of the declaration of independence | thomas jefferson |
| king during revolutionary war | George III |
| wrote 85 essays on the need for a strong government called the federalist papers | Alexander Hamilton |
| father of the constitution | James Madison |
| purpose of the first and second continental congress | to work out differences between colonies and parliament, attached the olive branch petition |
| what was the second continental congress | became government during the revolutionary war |
| how did the American rebels win the revolutionary war against the most powerful military | 1. they fought harder 2. they knew the landscape 3. protecting their homes and families |
| why was George Washington considered a great leader both politically and militarily | he kept us in the war and kept the army together. kept war going until the British got tired |
| why was it so important for Virginia and New York to ratify the constitution | they had the biggest population with the most money |
| what were the types of colonies | 1. royal 2. charter 3. proprietor |
| what is the date of declaration of independence | July 4th 1776 |
| early attempts of the colonial unity | the Albany plan, presented by Ben Franklin to create a colonial defense in the French and Indian war |
| what ideals did State Constitutions give to the development of the U.S. Constitution (4) | 1. government 2. separation of powers 3. limited government 4. individual rights |
| Shays Rebellion and results of this uprising | he created his own army of 2800 soldiers and stormed the courthouse in Springfield to demand foreclosure papers, rebelled against the state of Mass, his land was being auctioned bc of taxes but he was in war |
| meetings at Mt. Vernon and Annapolis | Mt. V- meeting at Washingtons home between Virginia and Maryland to work out trade disputes Annapolis- larger meeting to do the same thing |
| 3/5ths compromise | 3 out of every 5 slaves were counted and taxes as a person |
| ratification of the constitution | September 17th 1787, delegated voted to approve the Const two rival parties; federalist and anti New York and Virginia had to approve for new govt to pass Washington influenced Virginia |
| declaration of independence (two parts) | reasons for separation theory of government |
| what were the reasons for separation (3) | taxation without representation unjust taxes and laws no court system |
| articles of confederation (3 weaknesses) | 1. no executive branch (president) 2. no court system 3. no power to tax 4. no power to regulate trade 5. took 9 out of 13 states to pass laws |
| Virginia Plan | Big states - Virginia and New York central government made up of 3 branches regulate trade power to tax make laws bicameral legislature based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | Small States central government made up of 3 branches but executive more than one person unicameral legislature based on equal representation to much like the articles of confederation |
| great compromise | 1. Ben Franklin influence delegate to compromise 2. bicameral legistlatue a. upper house (senate) chosen by state legislatures 2 from each state b. lower house ( house of reps) chosen by people based on pop |
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