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American Revolution

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1
Thomas Jefferson
selections red and yellow
A general in the American Revolution
The third president of the United States of America
The Author of the Declaration of Independence
2
Bill of Rights
10 amendments added to the constitution that protect rights
10 amendments added to the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
5 amendments added to the constitution that protect rights
7 amendments added to the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
3
federal system
power divided between city and state governments
power divided between state and local governments
power divided between national and state governments
power divided between local villages
4
checks and balances
each branch checks the actions of the other two branches
each branch strives for more power
procedures that banks taught colonists
terms that were used when resources arrived at ports
5
Declaration of Independence
declared the colonies' separation from Britain
authored by General Cornwallis
selections red and yellow
included a long list of King George III's abuses
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Taxation without Representation
A tax imposed on the indians
A direct tax imposed on the colonists
A direct tax imposed on the British
A indirect tax imposed on the colonists