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CONSTITUTION
Chapter 1Section 1
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Review Section 1
• Constitutional Terms• Continental Congress
- Elected representatives who advised the colonists on policies regarding relations with Britain.
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Terms Cont.
• Representation- state of being represented, especially in a legislative body
Revolutionary- favoring great changeRepealed- to revoke or remove by legislative act
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Terms Cont.
• Salutary Neglect- policy by which the English monarch allowed the American colonists to rule themselves as long as it benefited the England
Unalienable Right- freedom that cannot be taken away or transferred to another
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Main Ideas
• Why did the colonists rebel against Britain?- because they had begun to think of themselves more as Americans rather than English citizens. Also, they resented the King and Parliament taxing them and telling them what to do.
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Main Ideas Cont.
• What did the Continental Congress do to establish American Independence?- appointed a committee to prepare a document declaring the colonists’ independence from England and listed the grievances against England.
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Main Ideas Cont.
• Two basic human rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.- Life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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Critical Thinking
• Why was Britain against American independence?
1. Colonists had supplied Britainwith materials for British industry2. Colonists bought British made
goods (with tax) – this supplied revenue