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an agreement between countries

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treaty

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fair treatment under the law

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justice

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a person who speaks for others

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delegate

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uprising in Massachusetts

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treaty

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allowed the states to mostly be self governing

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Articles of confederations

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meeting to revise the AOC

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Constitutional convention

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plan that favored smaller states

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new jersey plan

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two part legislature

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bicameral

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between states

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interstate

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goods bought from foreign countries

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imports

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plan that called for a bicameral legislature

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virginia plan

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goods sold to foreign countries

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exports

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plan of government adopted at the second continental congress

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AOC

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opposed ratification of the constitution

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Anti federalists

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supported the ratification of the constitution

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federalists

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they represent others at a convention or congress

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delegates

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government that serves the will of the people

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representative government

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delegates who drafted the constitution

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framers

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signed by king john

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magna carta

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farmer uprising in Massachusetts

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shays rebellion

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births laws passed to punish the colonies

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intolerable acts

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allows parliament to approve taxes

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english bill of rights

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protested the intolerable acts

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first continental congress

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allowed the states to be self governing

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AoC

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what was the importance of the magna carta?
it limited the power of the english king
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which colonies governed themselves?
Charter colonies
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in which type of colony did strict governors anger the colonists?
royal colonies
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what did the stamp act congress do?
protested unfair taxes
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what is true about the first continental congress?
it sent a declarations of rights to king george
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why did congress need money after the revolutionary war?
pay its war debts
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delegates met in philly in 1787 to revise the AOC. what did this meeting become?
constitutional convention
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what powers did the national government have under the AOC?
make war and agree to treaties with other nations
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how were the states represented in congress under the AOC?
one delegate per state
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which leader is known as the father of the constitution
james madison
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on which point did the virginia and new jersey plans disagree?
how the states should be represented in congress
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which compromise combined parts of the new jersey plan and virginia plans to make the legislature like today?
connecticut compromise
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which of the following statements is true of the federalists ?
believed in checks and balances
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what was an important argument against the proposed constitutional?
it did not guarantee basic rights
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which basic principle of government means that individuals have basic rights that government cannot take away?
limited government
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which type of colony had a governor and council appointed by the king?
royal colony
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what pushed the american colonists toward wanting independence from britian?
britian put high taxes on certain goods
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how was the united states set up under the AOC?
the states controlled most of their own affairs
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what was true about the national government under the AOC?
congress couldn't tax the states
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why would it be difficult to settle a dispute between two states under the AOC?
there was o national court system
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why did smaller states favor the new jersey plan over the virginia plan?
it called fort eh states to e represented equally
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how did the three fifths compromise affect representation in congress?
every five saves were counted as 3 free men
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that finally solved the conflict at the constitutional convention over representation in congress?
connecticut compromise
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why was the main reasons the federalists support the ratification of the constitution?
need for a stronger control government
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what's stated in the english bill of rights?
person charged with crime could have a jury trail
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what did most of the first state institutions have in common?
three branches of government
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why did the AOC fail?
too weak
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what caused many people to believe the AOC must be revised?
economic problems
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based on the quote what did dickinson think about the constitution?
strong system of checks and balances
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the magna carta...
monachrys power was not absolute
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which colonies were largely self governing ?
charter colonies
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before George 3 come to the throne england...
colonies were allowed fairly large amount of self rule
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by agreeing to the articles the states...
promised to provide troops requested by congress
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the heaviest criticism of the proposed constitution was that..
it didn't have a bill of rights
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which concept of government includes th ideas that government is restricted in what it may do and that every individual has certain rights that government cannot take away?
limited government
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under the AOC the united states was
alliance of independent states
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the government under the AOC had a
unicameral congress and no executive branch

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