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52 What are the functions of the preamble?
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1) Introduce the constitution
2) States the goals of the constitution
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51 what was the northwest ordiance of 1787
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A system of bringing new states into the united states provided for public education and protected personal libertes
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50 what documets influinced the writers of the articles of confedation? provide exsamples of this influence
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State constitutions founding documents: mayflower compact and english bill of rights
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49 describe the relationship between the decloration of independence the articles of confedoration and the constition
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The declaration of independence set up the ideals of the united states the articals of confedration was the first attempt to meet the ideals but it failed. the constition was the second attempt was successful
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48 why did the articles of confedoration fail?
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The federal goverment did not have the power it needed to govern the country
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47 what were some of the important features of the articles of confedoration
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1 there was no president
2 there was only one congres
3 each state had no national court syestem
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32 What were the two causes of the american revolution?
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1) The British were taxing the colonist without giving them representation in parliment.
2) Colonists felt that the British were denying them their individual rights.
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31 What was taxation without representation?
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The colonists being taxed by king George without being represented in parliment examples sugar, stamp, tea tax
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15 what is the mayflower compact
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Sighned in 1670 on bored the mayflower it established a goverment for the plymouth colonys
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16 what is the english bill of rights
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In 1689 the king and queen or england were forced to sighn the english bill of rights to guarante certin rights to the people
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33 what were the efects of the american revolution?
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1 the united states was an independent nation
2 france was an ally of united states
3 france was inspired to fight for their own war for independance.
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14 what is the magna carta
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The magna carta is a document written in england in 1215 it limited the power of the king
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30 what was the great awakening
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It was s religuis movement in the mid 1700 that inspired the colonists to seek independence
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17 how did the magna carta english bill of rights and the mayflower compact influince the goverment in the colonies
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They are all apart of the colonies heritage that influence the coloninist to creat representing government and value individual rights
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60 what are the functions of the preamble
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1 itroduces the constitution
2 states the goals of the constituition
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