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TThe stamp act, which taxed all paper goods was one of the first events which led to the U.S. Revolution. In the Boston Massacre, a group of soldiers shot into an  group of unarmed civilians which only stirred the colonists hatred of Britian. Because of the tea tax, colonists invaded the Boston Harbor and dumped all of the tea overboard. The last straw for the colonists was the Intolerable Acts which further confined the colonists.

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The Virginia Plan was a plan that stated that there would be two houses with representation is the legislative branch and the national government would have supreme power while the

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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, & Thomas Jefferson.

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Who wrote most of the document? Where did he get the inspiration? 

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Who wrote most of the document? Where did he get the inspiration? 

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Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it. He got the inspiration from Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was inspired by John Locke’s view of the social contract theory.
“All men by nature are equally free and independent and inherit certain rights”

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Delegates wanted to make a “firm league of friendship” among  13 states that kept their sovereignty, freedom, & independence. Articles of Confederation was the nation’s 1st constitution.

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Met in Philadelphia. Representatives from 12/13 colonies attended. One of Congress’s first actions was to organize militia around Boston into an official Continental Army. Delegates made George Washington its commander by unanimous votes.

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Each new state established a constitution and every states had 4 main similarities: self government, seperation of powers, limited government, and induvidual rights.

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The Articles gave Congress the power to the states on matters of common interest. They could admit new states and organize the division of western land. They could also settles problems between states, organize postal services, coin & borrow money, appoint military officers, and raise an army. Powers to declare war, make peace, and conduct foreign policy was also given to them.

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Federalists wanted get rid of the Articles of Confederation and give the power to the federal government while the Antifederalists wanted keep the power in the states and fix the Articles of Confederation rather than just get rid of it. Despite their differences, they came to a compromise with the Constitution which gave seperate powers to the state and central government

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The states’ powers included the ability to collect taxes & enforce laws. Also, they had to contribute funds to the national government as they saw fit.

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Congress had limits that kept them from enforcing laws & policies. Without separate executive branch, national government didn’t have the means to carry out laws. Without national court systems, Congress relied on the state courts to apply national laws. Most important: Articles denied Congress the power to tax meaning they could ask for money, but states could refuse. They also lacked authority to regulate commerce/trade between states.

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Representative Government- The idea that people should have a say in their own government.
Limited Government- The belief that government should be subject to strict limits on the lawful use of power.
Individual Rights- The belief that government should protect individual and property rights.

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Many colonists were upset because their taxes were unfairly raised. Despite the fact that they had no voting status in Parliament, they were still forced to pay the high tarrifs.

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The Magna Carta was a charter agreed to by King John of England that granted nobles certain rights and restricted the kings power.
Petition of Right limited the power of the English monarch which was signed by Charles I of England.
The English Bill of Rights stated that English monarchs would no longer be able to enact laws, raise taxes, or keep an army without Parliament's consent.

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Proprietary colonies are based on a grant of land by the English monarch to an individual or a group who financed the start of a colony.
The Royal colonies are directly controlled by a king through a governor.
Charter Colonies are ran under charters that the colony and king agree to.

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Shays's rebellion wanted to prevent judges in Massachusetts from foreclosing on farms who could not pay their taxes.

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