60-Second Civics: Episode 2349, Basic principles of colonial governments
Colonists sought to protect their basic rights in their colonial constitutions....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2350, Representative government in America
Representative government was one of the most important developments in the American colonies....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2351, Separation of powers in the colonies
The structure of colonial governments resembled those we have in states today....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2352, Colonial governors and courts
Governors and courts had important roles in the American colonies...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2353, The importance of property in colonial America
In many American colonies, you had to own at least 50 acres of land to vote....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2354, American legislators
There were several key differences between American legislators and member so Parliament....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2355, Increasing control of the colonies
War debt compelled the British to increase control over the colonies. A bad move, as it turned...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2356, Parliament takes action to control the colonies
The British Parliament took several steps to control the American colonies in the late 18th...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2357, Salutary neglect
The laissez-faire attitude of the British toward the colonies resulted in Americans becoming used...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2358, The Proclamation Act of 1763
The British Parliament once forbade settlement west of the Appalachians. It didn't have the...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2359, The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Parliament's first attempt to impose a direct, internal tax on the American...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2360, Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act of 1765 was one in a series of laws that angered American colonists....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2361, No taxation without representation
Many Americans resisted new British taxes after the Seven Years' War. "No taxation without...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2362, Opposition to British taxation
On today's podcast, learn about the three forms of opposition to British taxation....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2363, Sons of Liberty
Who were the Sons of Liberty? Find out on today's podcast. Center...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2364, Daughters of Liberty
More British taxation on the colonists leads to the formation of the Daughters of Liberty....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2365, The Boston Massacre
On the night of March 5, 1770, a terrible event occurred that would be called "bloody butchery"...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2366, John Adams and the Boston Massacre
Before he was president, John Adams defended the soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre. He...
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2367, The Intolerable Acts
After the Tea Act, some colonists dressed like Mohawk indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor....
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2368, The First Continental Congress
The Intolerable Acts were a step too far for the colonies. Delegates met in the First Continental...
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