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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?

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it limited the power of the english king

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which colonies governed themselves?

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Charter colonies

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in which type of colony did strict governors anger the colonists?

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royal colonies

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what did the stamp act congress do?

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protested unfair taxes

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what is true about the first continental congress?

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it sent a declarations of rights to king george

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why did congress need money after the revolutionary war?

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pay its war debts

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delegates met in philly in 1787 to revise the AOC. what did this meeting become?

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constitutional convention

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what powers did the national government have under the AOC?

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make war and agree to treaties with other nations

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how were the states represented in congress under the AOC?

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one delegate per state

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which leader is known as the father of the constitution

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james madison

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on which point did the virginia and new jersey plans disagree?

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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?

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connecticut compromise

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which of the following statements is true of the federalists ?

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believed in checks and balances

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what was an important argument against the proposed constitutional?

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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?

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limited government

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which type of colony had a governor and council appointed by the king?

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royal colony

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what pushed the american colonists toward wanting independence from britian?

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britian put high taxes on certain goods

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how was the united states set up under the AOC?

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the states controlled most of their own affairs

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what was true about the national government under the AOC?

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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?

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there was o national court system

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why did smaller states favor the new jersey plan over the virginia plan?

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it called fort eh states to e represented equally

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how did the three fifths compromise affect representation in congress?

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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?

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connecticut compromise

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why was the main reasons the federalists support the ratification of the constitution?

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need for a stronger control government

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what’s stated in the english bill of rights?

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person charged with crime could have a jury trail

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what did most of the first state institutions have in common?

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three branches of government

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why did the AOC fail?

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too weak

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what caused many people to believe the AOC must be revised?

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economic problems

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based on the quote what did dickinson think about the constitution?

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strong system of checks and balances

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the magna carta…

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monachrys power was not absolute

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which colonies were largely self governing ?

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charter colonies

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before George 3 come to the throne england…

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colonies were allowed fairly large amount of self rule

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by agreeing to the articles the states…

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promised to provide troops requested by congress

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the heaviest criticism of the proposed constitution was that..

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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?

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limited government

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under the AOC the united states was

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alliance of independent states

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the government under the AOC had a

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unicameral congress and no executive branch

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