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13 original Colonies Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia
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Thomas Jefferson The third president Author of the declaration of independence
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Match the Phrase with the Document “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
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Declaration of Independence Document that officially announced the independence of the United State
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Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness Unalienable rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
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Patriots Colonist that supported independence from England
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Loyalists Colonist that were loyal to the British King
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Federalism A form of government in which power is divided between the federal/national government and the states
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Federal System
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Magna Carta A document that limited the king power in England. Lead to the establishment of the English parliament
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Parliament England's bicameral government made up of the House of lords and the House of Commons
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Mercantilism Economic theory that state that a country should sell more goods than it buys.
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Stamp Act A tax on all paper goods sold in the colonies 1.News papers 2.Playing Cards 3.Legal Documents 4.Dice
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Boycott The refusal of American colonist to buy or use English goods Lead to the repeal of the stamp act
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Intolerable Acts Acts passed by the English to punish Boston for the boycott of English goods. The quartering act forced colonist to house any and all English troops for free
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Boston Tea Party / Boston Massacre Two events that sparked the American Revolution Sons of liberty Crispus Attucks
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Government Ruling authority for a community/country Types include: Dictatorship Monarchy Totalitarianism Communism Democracy
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Dictatorship A person or small group of people that control a country
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Monarchy A nation that is ruled by a King or Queen
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Totalitarianism A Government that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private sectors
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Communism Government/party control all facets of peoples lives. People work for the government instead of the government working for the people
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Direct Democracy Originated in ancient Greece. Every eligible voter meet at a town meeting and voted on all issues facing the community.
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Democracy A form of government where citizens own the power to rule (Examples) 1.Direct 2.Representative
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Popular Sovereignty The notion that power lies with the people They express this power through voting.
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