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    The document discusses key aspects of colonization in North America, the American Revolution, and the creation of the U.S. Constitution. It covers major topics like the motivations for immigration, the establishment of representative government and institutions in early colonies, religious freedom and diversity, economic differences between regions, the rise of slavery, causes of the American Revolution, key documents and figures of the Revolutionary War, and major compromises and features of the U.S. Constitution like separation of powers.

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    The document discusses key aspects of colonization in North America, the American Revolution, and the creation of the U.S. Constitution. It covers major topics like the motivations for immigration, the establishment of representative government and institutions in early colonies, religious freedom and diversity, economic differences between regions, the rise of slavery, causes of the American Revolution, key documents and figures of the Revolutionary War, and major compromises and features of the U.S. Constitution like separation of powers.

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    The document discusses key aspects of colonization in North America, the American Revolution, and the creation of the U.S. Constitution. It covers major topics like the motivations for immigration, the establishment of representative government and institutions in early colonies, religious freedom and diversity, economic differences between regions, the rise of slavery, causes of the American Revolution, key documents and figures of the Revolutionary War, and major compromises and features of the U.S. Constitution like separation of powers.

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    Colonization

    • Immigration
    – Religious, political, motivations
    – Indendured servitude, slavery
    • Struggle for control
    – Relationships b/t NA, Spanish, English,
    French, Dutch
    – English settlers and NA in different areas
    • Institutions
    – Roots of representative gov’t
    – Individualism
    – Establishment and government of early
    colonies
    – “rights of Englishmen”
    – Social, economic, political tensions b/t
    colonists and gov’ts
    • Religious freedom
    – Role of religion in communities
    – Puritanism’s role in NE Communities
    – Evolution of religious freedom
    – Impact of GA
    – Impact of Enlightenment ideals
    • Economic life
    – What environmental and human factors
    made differences in NE, mid Atlantic,
    Chesapeake, and lower south
    – Characteristics of free labor, indentured
    servitude, slavery
    • Slavery
    – African vs British American
    – Contribution to economy
    Revolution
    • Causes
    – Impact of F&I War
    – Political, ideological, religious, economic
    origins
    – Patriots vs Loyalists
    • D of I
    – Major ideas and their origins
    – Contradiction—DofI vs slavery
    • Course of war
    – Impact of G Washington
    – Roles of men and women, free and
    enslaved Africans, NA
    – Problems of financing the war (AofC)
    – How Americans won against superior
    British resources
    – Impact of foreign nations
    – Treaty of Paris
    • Impact on relations with NA and Euro powers
    • Impact
    – Problems of AofC
    – Successes and failures of Continental
    Congress
    Constitution
    • Why Constitutional Convention was
    caused
    • Major compromises
    • Separation of powers; checks and
    balances
    • Elastic Clause
    • Federalists vs Anti Federalists
    • Necessity of Bill of Rights

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