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What is another name given to the 18th century

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Enlightenment or age of reason

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Which French political philosophy wrote spirit of the laws in 1748 and promoted the idea of checks and balances by dividing power among different branches of government

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Baron de Montesquieu

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That’s the three branches of government discussed in spirit of the law

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Legislative executive and judicial

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What is defined by the following powers are divided among different branches of government

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Separation of powers

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To prevent this abuse, it is necessary from the very nature of things, ______ should be a check to power

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Power

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Which English political philosopher out commentaries on the laws of England in 1765 and promote a natural law in common law

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Sir William Blackstone

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What is defined by Blackstone as these are the eternal immutable lots of good and evil

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Love nature

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So great moreover is the record of the law for ________ _______ that it will not authorize the lease violation of it no not even for the general good of a whole community

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Private property

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Which group of economic fingers in the 18th century a post government interference in the marketplace and believe that the economy is governed by natural laws

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French physiocrats

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What is defined by the following individuals should be allowed to pursue their own economic interests and literally means let people do as they choose

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Laissez-faire

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Which Scottish political philosopher up wealth of Nations in 1776 rejected mercantilism and promoted free market economics

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Adam Smith

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What metaphor is used in the wealth of Nations to describe the workings of a natural economy

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The invisible hand

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Which of Adam Smith’s works contain the following it is not from the benevolence of the butcher the beer or the baker that we expect our dinner but from there regard to their own interest be a dress ourselves not that humanity but to their self love and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages

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Wealth of Nations

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What economic philosophy that I’m Smith make popular

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free market philosophy

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What child took place in 1735 in New York over the publication negative articles about government officials and became a defining moment and reinforcing the freedom of the press and the freedom of speech in America

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Trial of John peter zenger

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The loss of ______ to a generous mind is worse than death that is why every man that values freedom not to consider he should act by judgment and not by affection or self interest as up on the other hand the man who loves his country prefers it’s______ to all other considerations well knowing that without ______ life is a misery

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Nobody

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Who said by your verdict you have laid a noble foundation for securing to ourselves and our descendants and our neighbors the liberty both of exposing an opposing tyrannical behavior by speaking and writing truth

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Andrew Hamilton

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What principle of freedom to this child reinforce

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Speech and press

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How long has the American colonies giving themselves by the 1750s

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150 years

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What active part of it was past and 1750 in a certain manufacturing in the colonies to encourage British manufacturing and keep the colonies dependent on Britain

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Iron act

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Which American clergyman wrote discourse is concerning unlimited submissions and then resistance to the higher powers and 1750 and argued against absolute submission to the king of Britain and promoted resistance to oppression by the government

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Jonathan Mayhew

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For a nation recipes to rise unanimously and to resist their prince even to ____ ____ is not criminal but a reasonable way of vindicating their liberties and Their just rights is making use of the means and only means which God has put into the power for mutual and self-defense

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Dethroning him

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Which conflict took place between Britain and France in North America for 1754 1763

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French and Indian war

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Which founding father published poor Richards almanac from 1733 to 1758 and was a world renowned author scientist printer political theorist inventor states in and diplomat

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Benjamin Franklin

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What time is proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 to unify the colonies so that they could better defend themselves against French aggression during the war

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Albany plan of union

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What can your friend rain from 1760 to 18:20 start to increase the power of the monarchy and was Americas last king

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George the third

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Who did the British government sector tax in order to pay off the national debt that was encouraged to the heavy costs of war and it’s recent conflict with France

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American colonists

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What did Americans do to avoid paying taxes on imported goods in the colonies

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Smuggling

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What written order allowed British officials to conduct searches of anyone anywhere at any time and was used to curtail the snuggling of untaxed goods into the American colonies

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Writs of assistance

30
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Which founding father defended colonist against these general searches and argued that they infringed on the right to privacy and were tyrannical

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James Otis

31
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What trail took place in 1760 over the general search is conducted by British officials although the policy was upheld in the Royal Court it became a defining moment and reinforcing the right to privacy in America

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Writs of assistance trial

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A man’s house is his ____ and whilst he is quiet he is as well guarded as a prince in his ____ this writ if it should be declared legal would totally annihilate this privilege

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Castle

33
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What active parliament was passed in 1764 and impose an indirect tax on molasses imported into the colonies

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Sugar act

34
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What acts of parliament was passed in 1765 and imposed a direct tax on printed good legal documents pamphlets newspapers books licenses playing cards and dice in the American colonies

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Stamp act

35
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What crisis broke out in your sponsor permanence a text to tax the colonies in 1765

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Stand back crisis

36
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Which founding father gave a speech but for the Virginia house a bird guess is in 1765 when he denounced king of Britain

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Patrick Henry

37
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Cesar how does Brutus Charles the first is Cromwell and George the third George the third made profit by their example if this be treason ___________

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Make the most of it

38
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What name was given to the gathering our founding fathers in New York City in 1765

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Stamp act Congress

39
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That it is inseparably essential to the freedom of the people in the undoubted right of Englishman that no taxes be imposed on them but with _____

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Their own consent

40
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Which founding father organized colonists to pose British policies and is known as the father of the American revolution

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Sam Adams

41
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If you love wealth greater than liberty the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom go home from us in peace we seek not your counsel nor your arms crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you may your chains set lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were

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Our countryman

42
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What group of American patriots was organized in 1765 to oppose British policies pursue the cause of liberty and such to protect the rights of the colonists

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Sons of liberty

43
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What was repaired by permit in 1766

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The stamp act

44
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What acts of parliament this person 1766 and proclaimed that parliament had the power to pass laws and levy taxes on the colonies

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Declatory act

45
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What acts of parliament were passed in 1767 indirectly taxes American products

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Townshend acts

46
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What is the five key items that were taxed by this act

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Tea paper lead glass paint

47
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Which founding father wrote letters from Pennsylvania farmer in 1767 and I get that the colonies were sovereign in their own affairs and the taxes laid upon the colonies by parliament were unconstitutional

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John Dickinson

48
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From these reflections I conclude that every _______ should incessantly watch and instantly take alarm on any addition being made to the power exercised over them innumerable instances might be produced to show from what slight beginnings the most extensive consequences have flowed

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Free state

49
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What formal agreement was made between the colonies in 1768 to boycott all British imports

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Non-importation agreements

50
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What did Britain send to the colonies in 1768 to ensure obedience and the payment of taxes

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British troops

51
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What colonial city underwent military occupation by British soldiers from 1768-1776

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Boston

52
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What event took place on March 5, 1770 that resulted in the deaths of five colonists and resulted in outrage throughout the American colonies

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Boston massacre

53
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Which founding father was a lawyer from Boston and promoted law and justice as exemplified in his defense of British soldiers that stood in trial in 1770

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John adams

54
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What was repealed by parliament in 1770

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Townshend taxes

55
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Which founding father wrote rights of the colonists in 1772 and promoted the natural rights of American colonists

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Sam Adams

56
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Among the ______ are these first right to life secondly to liberty Thirdly to property together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can these are evident branches of rather than deductions from the duty self-preservation commonly called the first law of nature all men have a right to remain in the state of nature as long as it is in a case of intolerable oppression so a religious to me this is really going to enter into

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Natural right of the colonies

57
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What network of American patriots was organized in 1773 by Sam Adams to spy on British officials and gather intelligence on British troops

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Committees of correspondence

58
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What did Americans boycott in 1773 to 2 small tax imposed on the product by the British government

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Tea

59
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What if it was organized by Sam Adams and take place on December 16 1773 and became an iconic about an American history and really upset the British Empire

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Boston tea party

60
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What acts of parliament we’re passing 1770 for that shit down the port of Boston cottage soldiers in peoples homes and dessert popular assemblies in order to punish the people Massachusetts

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Intolerable acts

61
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Who said the day is no cast the colonies miss either submit or Triumph

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King George the third

62
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Which founding father wrote some review of the rights of British America in 1774 and stated that the colonies had their own legislatures in that part of it had no authority over the colonies

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Thomas Jefferson

63
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Single acts of ______ maybe a scribed to the accidental opinion of a day but a series of oppression began at a distinguished. And pursued and all terribly through every change of ministers to play the prove a deliberate systematical pan of reducing us to slavery

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tyranny

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What meeting was held in Carpenters Hall Philadelphia in 1774 by many of the founding fathers to address Britain’s treatment of Massachusetts and potential acts of aggression toward other colonies

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First continental Congress

65
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What is the formal meeting of representatives from different countries

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Congress

66
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What name is given to those who are involved in promoting the natural rights of colonists American independence in the creation of theUnited States

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Founding fathers

67
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Who declared that the distinctions between Pennsylvanians New Yorkers and New Englanders are no more I am not a Virginian but an American

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Patrick Henry

68
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What agreement was drafted by Dr. Joseph one in 1774 that’s a cleared the coercive acts unconstitutional and that Massachusetts supposed to form its own government and malicious

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Suffolk resolves

69
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What organization was created in 1770 for that imposed economic restrictions on traders Britain

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Continental association

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