U.S. History: Unit 3 Review

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What document gave the right to a jury trial?

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Magna Carta

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One result of Shays' Rebellion was the realization that the federal government needed more control over the states

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true

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What did Shays' rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

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That it was too weak to succeed

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Why didn't the Articles of Confederation stop the rebellion sooner?

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They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

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What is one reason the farmers in Massachusetts could not afford to pay the taxes on their farms?

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Most were soldiers who'd never been paid of their service

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Ideas from the English Bill of Rights were also included in the U.S. Bill of Rights, The idea of _______ _____ being one of the most important ones.

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individual rights

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This was the name for the First Legislature in the Colonies?

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House of Burgesses

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Who believed in separation of powers in the government? John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Thomas Paine

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Baron de Montesquieu

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Who wrote Common Sense and argued that the colonies should govern themselves?

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Thomas Paine

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Who believed that man should have the basic rights of life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke