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Limited government – power of the monarch not absolute Representative government – government where people elect delegates to create and enforce laws But I don’t wanna be a pirate!!!!
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Magna Carta – 1215, signed by King John, stating that the king does not have all the power ◦ What does that sound like…???? English Bill of Rights – 1688, signed by William and Mary, stating the specific powers of the monarch and establishing Parliament’s powers ◦ And this one sounds like…???
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1.Natural rights: 1.Life 2.Liberty 3.Property 2.Social contract – if you do not like the agreement made with your government, you are allowed to break it!!!!
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1754-1763 – French and Indian War ◦ England v. French and Indians ◦ Results: England won, but lost lots of money Therefore, they taxed the American colonists Colonists not happy because: ◦ NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!
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Stamp Act – 1765, England imposed a direct tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, etc. ◦ Reaction??? Colonists complained Stamp Act repealed BUT… Another tax replaced it. Angry citizens = Boston Tea Party (1773) = nobody likes England
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We try to unite as a country: ◦ Albany Plan of Union (didn’t work, sorry Ben) ◦ First Continental Congress (1774) Imposed an embargo, or an agreement to prohibited trade, with England April 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord, the “shot heard ‘round the world” ◦ Second Continental Congress (1775) Assumed power as a central government John Hancock = President, George Washington = commander of the Continental Army Declared war against England
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Common Sense, a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, influenced colonists to go against King George III Samuel Adams: “Is not America already independent? Why not then declare it?” Hmm…
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Who: Thomas Jefferson What: document officially declaring America an independent state from England Where: Philadelphia When: July 4, 1776 Why: we wanted to be free of England due to its taxation without representation along with its inferior treatment of the colonies
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