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Ch. 2: VIP Dates Flashcards

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Quartering Act

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Colonists were require to feed and house British soldiers

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The Stamp Act

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Mandated all papers must have a British stamp

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Townsend Duties

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Indirect tax to Britain

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The shot heard ‘round the world

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From Ralph Waldo Emmerson’s Poem: “Concord Hymn”

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The Royal Proclamation

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By King George III to prevent future wars with the Indians by not allowing colonists to settle West of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Magna Carta

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Signed by King John in 1215 A.D. in Runnymede, England

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Social Contract Theory

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Principle of Popular Sovereignty

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Conservative

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Life, Liberty, and the protection of property

Self Reliance

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Liberal

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Compassion

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Articles of Confederation

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No tax, commerce regulation, and executive branch, national judicial branch. Required 9 of 13 states to pass a law and unanimous vote for an amendment. Each state only gets 1 vote in Confederation Congress

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1787

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Meeting called in Philadelphia to revise the Articles. Then started from scratch as the Constitutional Convention. 55 attend, 42 remain, 39 sign. Not present: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry.

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Framers of the Constitution

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George Washington (Pres.), Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Mason, James Maddison

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Principle that sustained the Convention

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Compromise

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The Great Compromise

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(1) Virginia Plan: reps based on population
(2) New Jersey Plan: reps based on size
(3) Solution/Connecticut Plan: combines VA and NJ plan to creat bicameral gov.

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The 3/5 Compromise

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(1) South: slaves count for reps but not for taxes
(2) North: slaves dint count for reps but count for taxes
(3) Solution: reps and taxes determined by all free persons and 3/5 slaves

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Presidential Election

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(1) The people: can’t, too stupid
(2) Congress: can’t, too similar to parliament
(3) Solution: The Electoral College

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Commerce & Slave Trade Regulation

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(1) South: tax on exports (tariff) prohibited/no slave trade interference
(2) North: tax controlled by Congress/slave imports banned
(3) Solution: both North and South/slave trade not interfered for 20 years.

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September 17

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Constitution Day

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Ratification

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Took two years; With: Federalists - Against: Anti-Federalists. 9 of 13 needed for ratification. NY and VA persuaded by Federalist Papers.

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