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Boston massacre
Mobs gathering arounda customs house taunting the british guards. shots were fired upon the mob by the british soldiers.
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Boston tea party
The British prime minester devise the tea act to aviod being bankrupt. He hoped the people would buy his cheap tea.
A group of colonist disguise as indians, threw the tea into the boston harbor. -
5 intolerable acts by king george
most of the 5 acts were made due to the boston tea party. colonist view 5 acts as violation to their rights. colonist created the first continetal congress. -
Thomas jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principle author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson and Adams established a lifelong friendship and would correspond frequently. died july 4 1826, he was confined to bed. His death was from a combination of illnesses and conditions. -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. A committee was assembled to draft the formal declaration, to be ready when congress voted on independence. Adams persuaded the committee to select Thomas Jefferson to compose the original draft of the document -
Articles of Confederation
The article of confederation was an agreement among the 13 colonies that legally established the United States of America. The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781. In 1789 the articles of confederations were replace with the U.S. constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the americans revolutionary war between britan and and the united states of america with there allies. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements. It is most famous for being "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of enlarged boundaries. -
Federalism
Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. The term "federalism" is also used to describe a system of the government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces). -
Three Branches of Government:
The United States Constitution divides government into three separate and distinct branches: the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. The concept of separate branches with distinct powers is known as separation of powers. That doctrine arose from the writings of several European philosophers. The Englishman John Locke first pioneered the idea, but he only suggested a separation between the executive and legislative. The Frenchman Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, added th -
I.Legislative
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II.Executive
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III. Judicial
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Thomas Jefferson and the anti-federalist's
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Shay's rebellion
hays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The rebellion started on August 21, 1786, over financial difficulties and by January 1787, over one thousand Shaysites had been arrested. -
George washington becomes president and creates cabinet.
George Washington was the first President of the United States of America, serving from 1789 to 1797, and dominant military and political leader of the United States from 1775 to 1799. His leadership style established many forms and rituals of government that have been used since, such as using a cabinet system. -
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These limitations serve to protect the natural rights of liberty and property. They guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve some powers to the states and the public. While originally the amendments applied only to the federal government, most of their provisions have since been held to apply to the states by way of
