| A | B |
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| REVOLUTIONARY ERA | REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION ( STAMP ACT, INTOLERABLE ACTS, ETC.) LEADS TO AMERICAN'S REACTIONS (BOSTON TEA PARTY, CONTINENTAL CONGRESS) FOLLOWED BY THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON & CONCORD, THE TURNING POINT OF SARATOGA AND THE DECISIVE VICTORY AT YORKTOWN |
| CONSTITUTIONAL ERA | PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES (THINKING DIFFERENTLY) PAIRED WITH THE ABILITY TO COMPROMISE OVER ISSUES IN CREATING THE NEW GOVERNMENT |
| 1776 - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | THE THIRTEEN COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICAN DECLARE THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN |
| 1787 | U.S. CONSTITUTION |
| JAMESTOWN | 1607 - 1ST PERMANENT ENGLISH COLONY IN NORTH AMERICA - SWAMP LAND, LOCATED IN VIRGINIA |
| VIRGINIA, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA | FOUNDED FOR ECONOMIC REASONS |
| GEORGIA | FOUNDED IN 1732 BY JAMES OGLETHORPE AS A REFUGE FOR DEBTORS |
| PURITANS | RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT LEFT ENGLAND TO SETTLE IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA TO FIND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
| ANTI-FEDERALIST | OPPOSED A STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, FAVORED STRONG STATES' RIGHTS, AND WANTED A BILL OF RIGHTS |
| FEDERALIST | FAVORED A STRONG NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, WANTED LIMITED STATES' RIGHTS AND THOUGHT BILL OF RIGHTS WAS UNNECESSARY |
| FEDEALISM | POWERS DIVIDED BETWEEN STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT |
| VIRGINIA PLAN | LARGE STATE PLAN (PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, ETC) - REPRESENTATION BASED ON POPULATION |
| NEW JERSEY PLAN | SMALL STATE PLAN (NEW JERSEY, RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) - REPRESENTATION EQUAL PER STATE |
| BATTLE OF LEXINGON & CONCORD | 1ST BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
| BATTLE OF SARATOGA | THE TURNING POINT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION - FRENCH DECIDED TO BECOME AMERICAN ALLIES TO HELP DEFEAT THE BRITISH |
| BATTLE OF YORKTOWN | DECISIVE VICTORY - LORD CORNWALLIS SURRENDERED TO WASHINGTON |
| ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION | STATES RETAIN POWER (SOVEREIGNTY), NO PRESIDENT (EXECUTIVE), CONGRESS CONSISTS OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE PER STATE, CREATING A "LEAGUE OF FRIENDSHIP" |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON | APPOINTED COMMANDER- IN- CHIEF OF CONTINENTAL ARMY BY THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS |
| STAMP ACT | 1765 - IMPOSED TAX WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE ON ALL PAPER GOODS AND PRODUCTS |
| FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR | 7 YEARS WAR BETWEEN BRITISH AND FRENCH OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY, BRITISH WENT INTO DEBT AND TAXED THE COLONISTS AFTERWARDS TO PAY THIS DEBT |
| FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT | 1639 - RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO RULE THEMSELVES, CITIZENS ALLOWED TO ELECT A LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTED A GOVERNOR |
| MAYFLOWER COMPACT | 1620 - DOCUMENT CREATED FOR THE GOOD OF THE COLONY, TO ESTABLISH SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE NEW COLONY OF PLYMOUTH |
| ADVANTAGES OF COLONIES DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | HOMEFIELD ADAVANTAGE - KNEW THE LAND - SIZE - DISTANCE FROM ENGLAND |
| BILL OF RIGHTS | 1ST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS |
| Amendment 1 | freedom of press, religion, speech, assembly and petition |
| Amendment 2 | Right to bear arms |
| Amendment 3 | No Quartering (lodging) of Troops (Soldiers) - you do NOT have to let them live with you in times of war |
| Amendment 4 | Search and Seizure |
| Amendment 5 | Rights of the Accused - you do NOT have to testify against yourself - you can NOT be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) |
| Amendment 6 | Right to speedy trila by jury |
| Amendment 7 | Jury trial in Civil Cases |
| Amendment 8 | Bail and Punishment - the punishment must fit the crime...no cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment 9 | Powers reserved to the People - Unalienable Rights |
| Amendment 10 | Powers reserved to the States |
| JUDICIAL REVIEW | THE CONSTITUTION IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND, IF SOMETHING GOES AGAINST THIS, IT IS ILLEGAL - ALL DECISIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS OF LAWS MUST BE BASED ON THE CONSTITUTION. - MARBURY V. MADISON |
| BOSTON TEA PARTY | 1773 - COLONIST DRESSED AS INDIANS DUMPED TEA INTO BOSTON HARBOR OVER TEA ACT |
| INTOLERABLE ACTS | 1774 - SERIES OF LAWS TO PUNISH COLONISTS FOR BOSTON TEA PARTY CLOSED THE BOSTON HARBOR |
| TOWNSHEND ACTS | 1767 - TAX ON GLASS, PAPER, LEAD, PAINT AND TEA |
| VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES | 1619 - 1ST REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY IN VIRGINIA |
| MERCANTILISM | THEORY THAT A NATION'S ECONOMIC STRENGTH CAME FROM PROTECTING AND INCREASING ITS HOME ECONOMY BY KEEPING STRICT CONTROL OVER ITS TRADE - SUPPLIES OF RAW MATERIALS = MARKET FOR BRITISH GOODS |
| NEW YORK | SETTLED BY THE DUTCH FOR ECONOMIC GAINS |
| PENNSYLVANIA | FOUNDED BY WILLIAM PENN FOR REIGIOUS REASONS - QUAKERS |
