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U.S History Flashcards

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enlightment

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age for reason

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Declaration of Independence

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americas letter telling the British were going to atart our own country

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Natural rights

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life liberty property

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social contract

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Governments are created to protect natural rights,if they dont people can start a new government

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sovereignty

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the right to rule

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popular sovereignty

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the right to rule comes from the people

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grievance

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a reason for a complaint

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northwest ordinance

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document created to govern the north west territory

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territory

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an piece of land that is controlled by the u.s but that is not a state

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northwest territory

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big piece of land the us acquired after the american revolution

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Bill of rights

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1st ten amendments to the us constitution

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amendment

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a change to written documents

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13th amendment

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ended slavery

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constitution

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a list of what a government can and cant do

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democracy

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government ran by the people

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Republic

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democracy where elected officials make the decisions

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republicanism

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representative democracy

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monarchy

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government ran by the king or queen

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articles of confederation

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Americas first constitution

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provision

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a condition or requirement in a legal document

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legislate

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to make laws

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federal government

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national government

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federalism

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national& state share power

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federalists

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supporters of the US constitution

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anti federalists

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wanted the bill of rights

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magna carta

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document from 1215

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English Bill of Rights

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one basis for the american bill of rights

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virginia declaration of rights

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protected rights

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precedent

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a way of doing things based on the way people did them in the past

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infringement

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violation of a right or law

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quartering act of 1765

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made colonists provide lodging for British soldiers

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Massachusetts government act

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limited colonists right to assemble

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due process

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the government taking all right steps before finning or imprisoning

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ratify

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accept or adopt

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