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What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence? describe each one.
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Ideals-what a government should look like
Arguments-Arguing why they should be free
Complaints-what the king has done to the colonists
Conclusion-Declares to the world that they are a free and independent country
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What are four accomplishments under the articles of Confederation?
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~succesfully waged and won the revoulutionary wwar agaginst great britain
~passed the northwest ordinance allowing teh country to expand
~Negotiated the peace treaty of paris ending the revolutionary war
~Stated that each state must recognize the laws of other states
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What are six problems under the articles of Confederation?
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~Congress had NO money and No power to raise it, couldn't tax the colonists
~Congress had No power over state governments and citizens
~citizens ignored the laws made by congress
~Congress had NO power to regulate trade among the states
~Buisness slowed down and people lost their jobs
~people felt the states wern't protecting their property rights
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What was the french and indian war?
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A war between the french and natives allies against the english and their native alies
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What was the proclomation of 1763?
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An imaginary line drawn near the app. mnts banning coloniol settlements
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What was the sugar act?
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An act that put a duty on several products in. molases and sugar
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What was the quartering act?
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Colonists had to house british troups and supply food for them
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What was the stamp act ?
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Required all colonists to buy special taxed stamps in order to do certain activities
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What was the declaratory act?
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Parliment declared that they had total authority over the colonists
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What was the townshend act?
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British would no longer tax the colonists inside the colonies, only tax things brought into the colnies
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What was the writ of assistance?
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British were allowed to search the colonsits home without saying what they were searching for
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What was the boston massacre?
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When they just shot out
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What was the Boston tea party?
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Men dressed as natives dumped all the tea into the harbor
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What was the intolorable acts?
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Closed port of boston harbor, increased the power of the royal government, abolished the upper house oft the Mass. legislate, cut power of town meetings
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What was the first continental cogress?
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A meeting of the colonis in Philidelphia discuss the declaration of their rights
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