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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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God, Glory, and Gold

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Three G’s (Motives for European Exploration

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2
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Spread Christianity

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God

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3
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Bring Honor to self and country

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Glory

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Gain greater wealth

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Gold

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An economic policy adopted during the Age of Exploration which associates a nation’s power with wealth accumulation through precious metals and/or a favorable balance of trade, more exports than imports

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Mercantilism

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6
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A government in which the head of state is a king or queen

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Monarchy

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A form of government that gives power to the people

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Democracy

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8
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A set of rules for self-governance and created by the English settlers who traveled to the United States

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Mayflower Compact

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9
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People who journey to distant places for devotional purposes

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Pilgrims

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10
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The first English legislative assemble in America

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House of Burgesses

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11
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A stock company

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The Virginia company

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12
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Official approval from the monarch to create a colony

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Charter

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13
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Ability of individuals to have a say in government decisions through voting

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Democratic government

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14
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Ability for individuals to have a say in government decisions through voting

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Democratic government

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15
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Ability for one to improve their social status through hard work (Also known as the American dream)

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Social mobility

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16
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Ability for people to establish multiple religions within the same colony

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Religious toleration

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17
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Northernmost group of colonies

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New England

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18
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A person involved with specific craft/trade that is not agriculture

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Merchants

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19
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A common job for New Englanders

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Shipbuilding

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20
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Formal instruction on how to read given to children, particularly in the New England colonies

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Education

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21
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Colonies located between the New England and Southern colonies

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Middle Colonies

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22
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Name for middle colonies referring to their production of wheat and corn

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Breadbasket

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23
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Religious group established in Pennsylvania known for their acceptance of all Christian denominations

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Quakers

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24
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A person who is chosen by their fellow citizens to speak on their behalf

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Representatives

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25
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Colonies located in the Southernmost point

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Southern Colonies

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26
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A large farm that mass produces a cash crop and includes a large labor force (slaves)

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Plantation

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27
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A highly demanded crop used to make a profit including tobacco and rice

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Cash Crop

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28
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The global system of trading goods and enslaved Africans between the American colonies, Britain, and West Africa

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Triangular Slave Trade

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29
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The British economic policy of requiring the colonies to enrich the mother country

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Mercantilism

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30
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Exchange between countries

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Trade

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31
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The value of the difference between the country’s exports and imports

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Balance of Trade

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32
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Selling goods to other countries

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Export

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33
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Buying goods from other countries

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Imports

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34
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British laws put in place to limit colonial trade

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Navigation Acts

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35
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Illegal act of buying goods from prohibited countries

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Smuggling

36
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The unwritten understanding between the British monarchy and the colonists that mercantilism policies would not be strictly enforced

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Salutary Neglect

37
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Taxes on sugar and luxury items; raised money to pay for war debt and stop the smuggling allowed under salutary neglect

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Sugar Act

38
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Forced colonists to pay more for goods than before but did not provide them a way to argue their grievances

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Impact of Sugar ACt

39
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Elimination of colonial paper money; required colonies to use British pounds to make them easier to regulate

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Currency Act

40
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Limited power of colonial legislatures

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Impact of Currency Act

41
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Requirements to allow British soldiers to be housed in colonial homes; limit the cost of keeping soldiers in the colonies

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Quartering Act

42
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Colonists highly resented having soldiers live with them and felt watched by the intruders. Later the 3rd Amendment was added to the US Constitution in direct response to this act

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Impact of Quartering Act

43
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Colonists highly resented having soldiers live with them and felt watched by the intruders. Later the 3rd Amendment was added to the US Constitution in direct response to this act

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Impact of Quartering Act

44
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Requirement that all papers have a paid stamp; help pay for war debt and to keep soldiers in the colonies

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Stamp Act

45
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Made everyday dealings more expensive, spreading negative propaganda about the British government (newspapers and pamphlets) harder

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Impact of the Stamp Act

46
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No taxation without representation

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The argument colonists used against the acts

47
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A secret group of colonists formed to fight against British rule. They boycotted, protested, sent threatening letters, and tarred and feather tax collectors.

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Sons and Daughters of Liberty

48
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King declared he could pass laws for colonies; send a message to rebellious colonies that salutary neglect was over and the British government intended to keep them on a tight rope

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Declaratory Act

49
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Continued to limit colonial powers and increase tension between the colonies and the monarchy

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Impact of Declaratory Act

50
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Put taxes on items such as paper and glass, allows for a general writ of assistance (allows royal officials to search colonial homes without a warrant);

To raise money to pay for royal officials to run colonies independent of the elected legislatures

Lead to Boston Massacre

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Townshend Act

51
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major event leading to American Rev. where a fight between British soldiers and colonists broke out and ended with 5 colonists dead; colonists wanted the government to reverse their taxes

Depiction of the fight was mass produced in newspapers; increase anti-British sentiment throughout the colonies

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Boston Massacre

52
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Requirement that colonists purchase tea from the British East India Company; The British East India Company was not doing well and the Parliament hoped by adding this regulation, the company would get the revenue it needed to stay afloat

Lead to Boston Tea Party

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Tea Act

53
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Although this did not make tea more expensive, colonists resisted the concept of the British ability to regulate without representation. Ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.

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Impact of Tea Act

54
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Major event leading to the American Revolution where colonists dumped tea into the Boston harbor to prevent it from being sold into the colonies; The Son’s of Liberty did not want any tea to be brought on to shore and sold to other colonies.

Led to the Intolerable acts, putting heavy restrictions on Boston and the colonists.

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Boston Tea Party

55
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Passed as punishment for Boston Tea Party: closed the Boston Harbor, limited the Massachusetts legislature, allowed British soldiers to be tried in England; Limit the power of the colonial government, and increase the power of the British go

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Intolerable Acts

56
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Wide Spread unemployment after the closing of the port

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Impact of the Intolerable Acts

57
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Conflict between France and Britain over who should have control of the Ohio territory located between the New England and Nouvelle France

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French and Indian War

58
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Inter-colonial government set up by Ben Franklin to help colonies unite against French attacks

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Albany Plan of Union

59
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Official end of the French and Indian War- granted Britain French territory east of Mississippi River

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Treaty of Paris (1763)

60
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British regulation prohibiting colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Proclamation of 1763

61
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Money added to goods to pay off debt

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Taxes

62
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The study of government and its existence

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Political philosophy

63
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The study of political ideas/values like justice, power and democracy to describe, understand and assess political practices and institutions

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Political Theory

64
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Political theory which individuals give up certain freedoms for protection

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Social Contract Theory

65
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A period during the 17th and 18th century, where people challenged traditional thought and emphasized reason and individualism more than tradition

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Enlightenment

66
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John Locke’s belief that all men have natural rights which are life, liberty and property

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Natural rights

67
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No government

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Anarchy

68
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People are govern according to the expressed preferences of the majority

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Majority Rule

69
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Montesquie’s philosophy that the power of the government should be split between an executive, legislative and judicial branch

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Separation of powers

70
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A religious revival which swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and 1770s

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First Great Awakening

71
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A person nominated to represent a group of people in government

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Delegate

72
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Institutions that became a key part of the communication system during the early years of the American Revolution (1772-1776)

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Committee of Correspondence

73
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Were a small hand-picked elite force who were in the continental army during the American Revolutionary war which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly

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Minutemen

74
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Colonists who supported the revolution during the American revolution

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Patriots

75
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Colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution

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Loyalists

76
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Thomas Jefferson refers to these in the Declaration of Independence saying that everyone has the right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

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Unalienable rights

77
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Colonists who supported the revolution during the American Revolution

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Patriots

78
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Colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution

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Loyalists

79
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The colonists referred the British soldiers as _____ because of their red uniforms

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Redcoat

80
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A professional or hired soldier

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Mercenaries

81
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Written agreements between countries governed by international law

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Treaty

82
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Confederation

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A loose association of state governments who join together for a common purpose

83
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Ratify

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To approve

84
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Alliance

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A bond between states

85
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Sovereignty

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supreme power and authority

Civic Literacy Honors (2 decks)

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