https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2017-08-31 14:54:52 UTC 2025-11-25 15:27:20 UTC hello@padlet.com breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183975764 1. Ordered Government- orderly regulation of different levels of government
2. Limited Government- government is not all powerful.
3. Representative government-government should serve the will of the people. ]]> 2017-08-31 15:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183975764 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183977662
1. Magna Carta (1215)- established the principle tht monarchy didnt have absolute power -- right of trial by jury, due processof law -- the protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, property.
2. The petition of Right (1628)- Limited kings power, challenged the idea of divine right of kings, declaring that even royalty must follow the law of the land.
3. The English Bill of Rights (1689)- Limited Monarch's power even more. Gave parliament more power.]]> 2017-08-31 15:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183977662 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183980119 1. Royal Colonies- Subject to the direct control of the king.
2. Property Colonies- King made a land grant to a proprietor so they could settle and govern land how they choose.
3. Charter Colonies- Charters were granted to the colonist themselves by the king and governers were elceted by its colonists. ]]> 2017-08-31 15:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/183980119 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184221438 Although the colonies were technically under the control of the crown, they had consumed large law making power. ]]> 2017-09-01 14:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184221438 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184226595 55 delegates met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774 for the first continental congress. 

For the second continental congress they met on May 10, 1775. They oranized a government and established and army led by George Washington. Each of the 13 colonies sent one representative to this meeting.
John Hancock was chosen president of this group. 
-unicameral. exercised both executive and legislative powers.]]> 2017-09-01 15:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184226595 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184778383 On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee proposed independence from Great Britain. it announced independence and a reason for rebellion. A committee of 5 were appointed.
-the appointed five are:
Franklin Adams 
Rodger Sherman
Robert Livingston
Thomas Jefferson


]]> 2017-09-05 14:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184778383 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184781097 1. Popular Soverinty 
2. Limited Government 
3. Civil Rights & civil libertys 
4. Seperation of powers,checks and balances. ]]> 2017-09-05 14:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184781097 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184783765 -Structure of Government: The Articles of Confederation was very weak and was basically a "firm leauge of friends" and was not very successful.
-Powers: make war and peace, send and recieve ambassadors, make treaties, borrow money, set up a monetary system, build a navy, raise an army, fix weight and measures, and settle disputes.
-State Obligations: states accepted a central government but kept many powers.

-]]> 2017-09-05 14:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184783765 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184790195 Shay's Rebellion: A series of protest in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collection and judgements for debt, the rebellion was most serious in Massachusetts, where bad harvest, economic depression, and high taxes threatened farmers with loss of their farms.

Also the Articles of Confederation were so weak the "government" could not function bc they didn't have enough power to make regulations in the states.




]]> 2017-09-05 15:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184790195 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184974526 Virginia Plan: Strong national, three branches, favored bigger states because number of votes in the legislative would be based on the population.

New Jersey Plan: It favored small states because each state was given equal representation in legislative.

Great Compromise: the senate is represented equally while the house is population based.

3/5 Compromise: the delegates agreed to count slaves as 3/5 of a person for purposes of representation and taxes

The Slave Trade Compromise: Congress was forbid to tax exports and could not act on slave trade for at least 20 years.

]]> 2017-09-06 01:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184974526 breannabanks777 https://padlet.com/breannabanks777/7zhei846voz3/wish/184977213 Federalist: favored ratification, wanted a strong central government, established new constitution.

Anti-Federalist: Opposed Ratification, against strong central government, wanted to continue with the Articles of Confederation.

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