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| Question | Answer |
| Enlightenment | during the 1700's and 1800's movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society |
| Magna Carta | Great Charter signed in 1215 by King John; limited the power of the monarch and recognized rights of the nobles |
| Glorious Revolution | 1688 the peaceful transfer of power in history of England; Parliament removed King James ll from throne and invited his daughter Mary and her husband William to rule instead |
| English Bill of Rights | in English history guaranteed free elections, the right to a fair trial, and made cruel and unusual punishment illegal |
| Mayflower Compact | document signed by passengers of Mayflower; created a direct democracy in the New World; also represents idea of a social contract |
| House of Burgesses | bicameral legislature in Jamestown, Virginia; also was the first representative democracy in the New World |
| Bicameral | having two branches or chambers |
| John Locke | English philosopher whose natural rights philosophy was a BIG influence on Thomas Jefferson |
| Natural Rights (Inalienable Rights) | rights you are born with-life, liberty & property |
| Social Contract | agreement between the people (the governed) and the government; People agree to give up part of their freedom to govt. in exchange for protection of natural rights |
| Baron de Montesquieu | philosopher who came up with "seperation of powers" |
| Separation of Power | the distribution of political authority that provides a system of checks and balances ensures no single branch |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1st written constitution in the New World |
| Triangular Trade | trade between Europe, Africa nad the Americas; slaves from Africa were transported to the Americas and traded for sugar and molasses |
| Salutary Neglect | somes called healthy or useful neglect meant England did not structly enforce its laws in the colonies |
| French and Indian War | also called the Seven Years War between England and France because of war debt England began to tax the colonies |
| Mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading |
| Stamp Act | a taz on printed materials such as legal documents, mail, newspapers, etc |
| Boycott | the refusal to buy certain goods |
| Boston Massacre | March 5, 1770, British soldiers opened fire on a crowd killing 5 American colonishs; event fueled the Americans hatred for the British |
| Boston Tea Party | colonists some dressed as Indians sneaked aboard British ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor |
| Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) | also known as the Coercive Acts; these acts (laws) punished the Boston colonists for the Boston Tea Party; the Boston port was closed to trade and a new Quartering Act |
| Proclamation of 1763 | England said colonists could not settle new lands beyond the Appalachian Mts. |
| First Continental Congress | a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 24,1774 at Carpenters Hill, Philadelphia. |
| Olive Branch Petition | a letter to King George lll, from members of the Second Continental Congress, which represents the last attempt of the moderate party in North America. |
| Second Continental Congress | meeting of colonial delegates in May 1775; a committee of 5 men were appointed to write a document declaring American Independence |
| Quartering Act | part of the Intolerable Acts; act that required colonist to house and feed British soldiers |
| Declaration of Independence | the document addressed to King George ll of England that declared American independence |
| Thomas Jefferson | chief author of the D.O.I |
| Articles of Confederation | our 1st government; lasted for about 10 years; created a "league of friendship" between the 13 states |
| Daniel Shays' Rebellion | a wake up call for Americans; Daniel Shays led rebellion of Massachusetts farmers against the federal govt. under the AOC |
| Philadelphia Convention | aka Constitution Convention; meet May Sept. 1787 delegates suppose to amend (fix) the Articles of Confederation; end up writing a new constitution |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
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