POLS 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Connecticut Compromise, 6 Years, First Continental Congress
17 Oct 2016
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Constitution defines the basic structure of gov. , divides the national. Gov. in three branches, describes power of the branches, outlines interaction of the gov. and people, and describes the national and state. Revolution timeline: british administered the colonies for protection during the seven. Liberty who destroyed taxed items etc: women joined together to go against taxes in daughters of. Acts in 1774: after this, taxation wasn"t the biggest concern of the colonists, it was the demands for order from the british, and demands for freedom from the colonists, virginia and mass. Declaration of independence: drafted by thomas jefferson, the document that proclaimed the right of the colonies to separate from great britain: rooted in the writings of john locke and social contract theory. After declaring independence from britain the colonists didn"t have a form of central gov. so they proclaimed the creation of a republic.
