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Origins of American Government

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Our Political Beginnings
Basic concepts of Government
Ordered government

Limited government

Representative government

Landmark English Documents
Magna Carta

Petition of Right

English Bill of Rights

English Colonies
Charter

Royal Colonies - New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia

Council
Bicameralism
Proprietary colonies - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Unicameralism
Charter colonies - Connecticut and Rhode Island

The Coming of Independence
New England Confederation

Albany Plan of Union

Delegate

Boycott

Repeal

Popular sovereignty

Declaration of Independence

Critical Period
Articles of Confederation

Ratification

Presiding Officer

Creating and Ratifying the Constitution
Framers of the Constitution -

Virginia Plan -

New Jersey Plan -

Connecticut Compromise -

Three-Fifths Compromise -

Slave Trade Compromise -

Federalists -

Anti-Federalists -

Quorum -

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Origins of American Government

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