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Fall 2014 Final

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Magna Carta   A legal document written by English lords in 1215 that stated certain rights and limited the power of the King  
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English Bill of Rights   Guaranteed certain rights to English citizens. Introduced the concept of individual rights. (1689)  
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Mayflower Compact   1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.  
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Virginia House of Burgessess.   Set-up the first representative government group in the American colonies.  
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Fundemental Orders of Connecticut   was the first written constitution in America  
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Northwest Passage   a waterway through or around North America  
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Columbian Exchange   the transfer of plants  
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Mercantilism   an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought  
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1607   Jamestown the first permanent English colony on North America  
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1492   Columbus sailed the ocean blue  
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1776   On July 4 of this year  
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1787   Constitution Written  
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Declaration of Independence   a 1776 document stating that the 13 English colonies were a free and independent nation  
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Articles of Confederation   America's first written constitution. Adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777  
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Constitution   A document setting out the structure and main principles of a government  
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Saratoga   Battle which was the "turning point" in the Revolutionary War  
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Yorktown   The last major battle of the war in which Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington. The French helped us. The was over  
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French and Indian War,   this struggle between the British and the French in the colonies of the North America was part of a worldwide war known as the Seven Years' War  
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Albany Plan of Union   Proposal by Benjamin Franklin to unite the British colonies; defeated by colonial legislature  
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Lexington and Concord   first "battles"; meant to get supplies from militia  
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Thomas Jefferson   Main author of the Declaration of Independence  
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George Washington   Commander of the Continental Army  
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Thomas Paine   Wrote Common Sense  
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John Adams   Lawyer who defended British soldiers in the Boston Massacre trial. He believed in "innocent until proven guilty." In spite of these actions  
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Popular Soveriengty   government by consent of the governed  
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Federalism   A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments  
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Republicanism   A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.  
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Separation of Powers   Dividing the powers of government among the executive  
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Checks and Balances   A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power  
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Individual Rights   Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.  
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Limited Government   A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.  
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Bill of Rights   1st 10 Amendments  
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Northwest Ordinance   Enacted in 1787  
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1st Amendment   Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion  
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2nd Amendment   Right to bear arms  
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3rd Amendment   Amendment that prohibits the required quartering of troops.  
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4th Amendment   Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures  
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5th Amendment   Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination  
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6th Amendment   Amendment that guarantees a speedy and public trial and the right to counsel.  
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7th Amendment   Right to a trial by jury in civil cases  
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8th Amendment   Cruel and Unusual Punishment  
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9th Amendment   Citizens entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution  
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10 Amendment   states retain powers not delegated under the Constitution and not prohibited by it to the states  
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1620   Mayflower Compact signed  
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1803   Louisiana Purchase  
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1861-65   Civil War  
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