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STAAR Facts- Colonization, Revolution, Constitution, Early Republic

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*Religion (God) *Wealth (Gold) *Fame and International recognition (Glory)   show
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1st Amendment   show
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show right to bear arms  
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3rd Amendment   show
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show no unreasonable searches or seizures  
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5th Amendment   show
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show right to a speedy, fair, jury trial with a lawyer  
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show right to a jury trial in civil cases in cases worth more than $20  
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show no cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail or fines  
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show rights not mentioned in the Constitution are saved for the people  
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10th Amendment   show
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1787   show
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1803   show
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Abigail Adams   show
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show Who were some of the leaders of the Federalist party?  
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Alexander Hamilton   show
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show woman kicked out of Massachusetts Bay; founded Rhode Island for religious freedom  
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Anti-Federalists   show
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show first government of the United States that created a bond between states for foreign affairs, but could not tax or raise an army (FAILED!)  
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Battle of Lexington and Concord   show
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Battle of Saratoga   show
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show last battle of the American Revolution; helped by the French navy  
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show Author, printer, inventor, scientist, and colonial ambassador to France during the American Revolution  
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show Spanish military leader who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed Americans the use of the port  
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show The name given to the first ten original amendments to the US Constitution that protected individual freedoms  
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show British soldiers fire on mob and kill 5 colonists  
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Boston Tea Party   show
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Boycott   show
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show Commander of British forces at the Battle of Yorktown  
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checks and balances   show
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Constitutional Convention   show
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show African American; First person killed in the Boston Massacre; martyr of the American Revolution  
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show July 4, 1776  
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Declaration of Independence   show
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Doubled the U.S. in size, gave us control of the Mississippi River   show
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show What law was passed that banned imports and exports from other countries?  
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Executive Branch   show
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show What did the Federalists believe about government?  
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show A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments  
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show What two political parties emerged during Washington's presidency?  
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Federalists   show
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First Great Awakening   show
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French and Indian War   show
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show Which colonizing nation established a good relationship with the Natives and came to the Americas in search of furs to trade?  
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Fundamental Orders of Connecicut   show
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Geography of New England colonies   show
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show An Anti-Federalist that was instrumental in creating the Bill of Rights, refused to sign Constitution  
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George Washington   show
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Georgia   show
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Haym Salomon   show
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He sent in the army   show
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impressment of sailors   show
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Individual Rights   show
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show ship building, fishing, trading, commerce, whaling, small farming.  
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show act passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party (cancelled town meetings, closed the port of Boston)  
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James Armistead   show
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James Madison   show
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show founder of Georgia, a colony for debtors  
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show 1607; first permanent English colony in North America  
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show Who were some of the leaders of the Democratic - Republican Party?  
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John Adams   show
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show Who was the judge in the case of Marbury v. Madison?  
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John Paul Jones   show
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show Branch of government that interprets the laws in the U.S. Also known as the Supreme Court & court system.  
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King George III   show
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Legislative Branch   show
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show What impact did the Case of Marbury v. Madison have?  
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show Who did Jefferson send to explore the new territory?  
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Limited Government   show
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show What territory did Thomas Jefferson purchase during his presidency?  
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Loyalist   show
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Magna Carta   show
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show What were some of the effects of the War of 1812?  
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Marquis de Lafayette   show
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Maryland   show
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Massachusetts Bay Colony   show
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Mayflower Compact   show
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show an economic system to increase a nation''s wealth by sending natural resources from colonies to the mother country.  
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Mercy Otis Warren   show
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National Bank   show
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New England Colonies   show
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show Plan at Philadelphia Convention for equal representation in new Congress (1 state 1 vote). Also known as "small state plan." Opposite of the Virginia "big state" Plan. Becomes basis of representation in the Senate.  
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Northwest Ordinance   show
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Only serve 2 terms, Farewell Address, setup a Cabinet (several more)   show
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Patrick Henry   show
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Patriot   show
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Political parties, don't interfere in European or foreign affairs (stay neutral), don't make taxes too high   show
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show What started to develop during Washington's presidency that he did not like and warned against in his Farewell Address?  
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Popular Sovereignty   show
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show Opening statement of the Constitution that sets its purpose  
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Primary reason for declaring independence   show
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show Closed off the region west of the Appalachian mountains to colonial settlement  
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Quartering Act   show
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show Process by which each state had to approve the Constitution in order to establish the federal government  
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show Political philosophy that federal laws should be made by elected representatives  
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Roger Williams   show
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show Leader of the Sons of Liberty and Patriot who established the committees of correspondence in Boston & is thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party  
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Separation of Powers   show
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setup the court system   show
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Shay's Rebellion   show
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show Act which places a tax on almost all printed materials.  
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show What did the Democratic-Republicans believe about government?  
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Sugar Act   show
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Tea Act   show
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The British blockade forced Americans to produce their own goods and actually increased manufacturing.   show
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show A set of essays written in support of the ratification of the Constitution  
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The Great Compromise   show
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Thomas Hooker   show
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show author of the Declaration of Independence  
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Thomas Paine   show
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Three-Fifths Compromise   show
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Told European nations to stay out of the western hemisphere and North America- no further colonization would be permitted without consequences   show
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Townshend Acts   show
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Treaty of Paris 1763   show
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Treaty of Paris 1783   show
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show trade between England, the Americas, and Africa in which slaves, rum, and manufactured products were exchanged  
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unalienable rights (definition)   show
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unalienable rights   show
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show winter camp where Washington's men die of cold, starvation , and disease.  
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show the first representative assembly of elected representatives in North America.  
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Virginia Plan   show
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show What city did the British set on fire during the War of 1812?  
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Wentworth Cheswell   show
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show rich fertile soil, long growing seasons, hot  
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show plantations; agriculture that depends on slave labor.  
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show "breadbasket" colonies, grew grains for the colonies, ironworks  
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What was the Geography of the Middle Colonies like?   show
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William Penn   show
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