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What freedom do you value the most?** Freedom of religion
 * Are there any you take for granted?** yup, free speech

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 * Identify the rulers of England in the years leading up to the Glorious Revolution. Start with Henry VIII and end with William and Mary.**

Charles I was executed and the monarchy was abolished. England was then declared a republic/commonwealth.
 * Why did parliament pass the petition of 1628?**

They didn't want a king to dictate them, and they also did not want a Catholic king.
 * Why did parliament go to war against the king??**

That the government should protect the rights of the people, and if they didn't then the people would have the right to rebel
 * What did Locke say was the responsibility of government?**

Voltaire, Isaac Newton, and John Locke because I want to learn more about their theories.
 * Imagine you are hosting a gathering of famous musicians, artists, writers, and politicians. Who would you ask to the gathering? Why?**

It led to the creation of what we call social sciences such as economics, and political science.
 * How did the ideas of Newton affect beliefs in the 18th Century?**

Protecting society from invasion, defending citizens from injustice, and maintaining public works such as roads and canals. They should not
 * What roles did Adam Smith believe that the governments should and should not have?**

Salons were drawing rooms of the welthy upper class. Here the guests gathered and discussed the ideas of the philosophs. These guests were often writers, aristocrats, government officials.
 * How did the salons help to spread enlightenment ideas?**

Summarize the influence of Enlightenment ideas on government, religion, women's rights, and the American colonies. The enlightenment was a huge breaking point for women. The spreading of the enlightenment was helped greatly as publishing and reading became more common. Men and women began to read the same books as the higher up people in Europe.

Legislative Branch- Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. They make the laws for the country Executive branch- Government makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President is head of the executive branch Judicial Branch- The judicial branch of government is made up of the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. Courts decide arguments about the meaning of laws, how they are applied, and whether they break the rules of the Constitution.
 * The Constitution created a federal system in which power was shared between the national and state governments. The national, or federal, government was divided into three branches. Identify and describe these three branches.**

Each colony had their own miniature government and they made their own laws.
 * How were laws made in the thirteen colonies?**

They were trying to cover the cost of war and provide an army to the colonies. **
 * Why did Parliament impose the stamp act?** **

Colonists nicknamed it that because what King George passed violates several traditional English rights.
 * Why did the American colonists rename the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts?**

The colonists fought on familiar territory, they also had a huge motive to winning, which was freedom
 * What advantages did the American colonists have in the war?**

We would still be under British rule, and would not be our own nation, like we are today. They wanted to make sure that between the Government the the rights of the individuals were secured.
 * How would America be different now if the British had won the Revolutionary War?**
 * Why did many of the new states insist upon the addition of the Bill of Rights?**