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Chapter 6: Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-88 The Prospects of War The Revolution gave white northerners and southerners their first real chance to learn what they had in common, and they soon developed mutual admiration. In July 1776, the thirteen colonies had declared independence out of desperation and joined together in a loosely knit confederation of states. Only as a result of collective hardships experienced during eight years of terrible fighting did the inhabitants cease to see themselves only as military allies and begin to accept one another as fellow citizens. Americans remained divided over some basic political questions relating to the distribution of power and authority. Loyalists and Other British Sympathizers

Chapter 9

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Protestant Episcopal Church The disestablished Anglican Church, reformed 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom A statute allowing for separation, to some degree, of church and state, passed by Jefferson and Baptists. republican motherhood A sentiment that found housewives responsible for cultivating good republican values in their children Massachusetts Constitution Called a special convention to draft constitution, ratified by public Empress of China A pioneering trade ship that carried ginseng to China. Articles of Confederation (1781) The product of the Congressional committee writing a constitution fundamental law superior to the transient whims of ordinary legislation loose confederation

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 9 notes

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American Revolution wasn?t really a revolution, more like an evolution Loyalist Exodus destroyed most of the Upper Crust and elites which allowed Patriots to become elites I. The Pursuit of Equality Society of Cincinnati- Continental Army officers who formed an exclusive hereditary order Fight for separation between Church and State The Congregational Church was still legally established in New England still but the Anglican Church, with association to the crown, was disestablished and formed the Episcopal Church

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maeve starzec sections 2-5 ordered government orderly regulation of their relationships with one another limited government government is restricted in what they may do, every individual has certain rights representative government government should serve the will of the people magna carta -landmark document -seeked protection against arbitrary, and had fundamental right of due process petition of rights/english bill of rights -limited the king's power -prohibited a standing army in peacetime charter written grant of authority from the king 3 types of colonies -royal-New Hampshire, Mass., New York -proprietary-Maryland, Penn., Delaware -charter-Conn., Rhode Island(self-governing colonies) bicameral/unicameral -2 houses, elected by property owners allowed to vote -1 house Stamp Act

Questions on Chapter 2: The Constitution

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Roman Caposino September 3rd-9th, 2013 Chapter II Questions AP Government/Politics At the time of the Revolution, most colonists believed that English politicians tended to be corrupt, and therefore the English constitution by which these politicians governed was not an adequate guarantee of the liberty of the citizens. Colonists believed that their rights and liberties were supplied by God, and included life, liberty, and property. To the colonists, the revolution was a war of political liberties rather than economic issue. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: The government could not levy taxes or regulate commerce. Each state retained its sovereignty and independence.

Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Democracy ??Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections. Direct democracy ??Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly. Representative democracy ??Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a?republic. Constitutional democracy ??A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections.

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IPLE midterm SG Terms to Know Virginia Plan-Drafted by James Madison, proposed a strong federal government to make and enforce its own laws and collect its own taxes -proposed all three branches of government, the legislative the strongest and selects the other two -proportional representation in a bicameral legislature; House was elected, chose the Sena te New Jersey Plan-Drafted by William Paterson, a unicameral legislature that could tax, trade, and had control over states, equal representation -executive branch was a group chosen by Congress, the judicial was chosen by the executive Great/Connecticut Compromise-suggested by Sherman and Ellsworth, bicameral legislature

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