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| Questão | Responda |
| Enlightenment | Movement that spread the idea that reason and science could improve society |
| Magna Carta | This limitation of royal authority through a written grant . It established the principle that the king was subject to and not above the law. |
| Glorious Revolution | was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stallholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). |
| English Bill of Right | separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. |
| Mayflower Compact | first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "Saints". |
| parliament | the british legislature |
| legislature | a group of people that makes laws |
| mercantilism | the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys |
| boycott | the refusal to purchase certain goods |
| independence | self reliance and freedom from outside control |
| confederation | a group of states that band together for a common purpose |
| natural 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 " separation of power" |
| house of burgesses | bicameral legislature in jamestown virginia; also was the first repesenative democracy in the new world |
| indentured servant | a person who agreed to work for a period of 7 years to pay off the cost of their passage to the colonies |
| triangular trade | trade between europe africa and the americas; slaves from africa were transported to the americas and traded for sugar and molasses |
| middle passage | the journey across the atlantic ocean made slave ships ` |
| salutary neglect | sometimes called healthy or useful neglect meant england did not strictly enforce its laws in the colonies |
| french indian war | also called the seven years war between england and france; because of war debt england began to tax the colonies |
| no taxation without representation | slogan that summed up the colonists anger over taxes and the fact the colonists were not allowed to send representatives to parliament |
| boston massacre | march, 5, 1770 british soldiers opened fire on a crowd killing 5 american colonists ; event fueled the americans hatred for the british |
| stamp act | a tax on printed materials such as legal documents , mail , newspapers ,etc |
| boston tea party | colonists some dressed as indians sneaked aboard british ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into boston harbor |
| 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 |
| quartering act | part the intolerable acts ; act that required colonist to house and feed British soldiers |
| common sense | pamphlet written by thomas pained that was widely read in the colonies ; said colonies should be free and independent |
| Battle of Lexington and concord | shot heard around the world ; first battle of the revolutionary war |
| second continental congress | meeting of colonial delegates in may 1775 ; a committee of 5 men were appointed to write a document decaring american independence |
| declaration of independnce | the document addressed to king george ll of england that declared american independence |
| thomas jefferson | chief author of the D. o..i |
| john locke | english philosopher whose natural rights phliosophy was a big influence on thomas Jeffrson |
| fundamental orders of conneticut | 1st written constitution in the new world |
| provlamation of 1763 | england said colonists could not settle new lands beyond the appalchian mts . |
| articles of confederation | our 1 st 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 a rebellon of massachuetts farmers aganist the federal govt. under the AOC |
| philadelphia convention | aka constitutional Convention ; met may sept, 1787 delegates suppose to amend fix the articles of Confederation; end up writing a new Constiution |
| james madison | father of the constitution |
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