Chapter 2: The Beginnings of American Government

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  1. 2. French Enlightenment philosopher
  2. 8. English judge who believed in protecting the rights of the innocent
  3. 9. King of England who became ruthless in his governing
  4. 12. author of Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament
  5. 13. known as the father of the Constitution
  6. 15. first Chief Justice of the United States and Governor of New York
  7. 16. attended the first and second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention
  8. 19. American author, inventor, diplomat, and legislator
  9. 21. wrote about natural rights, social contract, separation of church and state, and other rights
  10. 22. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, he triggered a civil war because of his disagreements with Parliament
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  1. 1. King and Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
  2. 3. a lawyer from Boston who became the second President of the United States
  3. 4. commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was the first President of the United States
  4. 5. delegate from New York, died in a duel
  5. 6. formed the Committees of Correspondence, also a delegate to both the first and second Continental Congresses
  6. 7. founded Maryland as a haven for Catholics
  7. 10. third President of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence
  8. 11. founded Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers and other religious minorities; also acquired Delaware
  9. 14. a farmer who led the movement protesting high takes and a lack of debt relief
  10. 17. King of Britain, granted charters to many colonies
  11. 18. opposed the Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights
  12. 20. Swiss philosopher