American Revolution Flashcards
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american revolution causes
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- Taxation without representation
- Sugar act, stamp act, and other taxes
- Independent America free from bristish rule
- America started stock piling weapons
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Deceleration of independence
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- All men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- When a government fails to protect those rights, it is not only the right, but also the duty of the people to overthrow that government.
- Why they have chosen to overthrow their ruler (King George)
- The new government will reserve the right to levy war, make peace, make alliances with foreign nations, conduct trade, and do anything else that nations do.
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articles of confederation
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- was a document signed amongst the thirteen original colonies that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution
- lacked foreign
- policy, national taxes and unity
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King George
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• Ruler of England during the American Revolution
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John Adams
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- 2nd president of the US, first vice president
* key player in the American revolution
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Thomas Jefferson
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- Founding father
- Primary writer of the declaration of independence
- 3rd president
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Benjamin Franklin
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- Famous inventor (bifocals, lightening rod)
- Writer
- Founding father
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Thomas Paine
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• author of the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain
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The constitution
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- Supreme law of the USA
- Divides the US government into three branches; judicial, legislative, executive
- Includes the amendments
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Bill of Rights
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- First ten amendments of the constitution
- Free speech, bear arms, no soldiers in homes, unreasonable searches and seisures, right to jury, speedy and public trail, no cruel or unusual punishments,
