Social contract
Baron de Montesquieu (big idea)
Jamestown, Virginia
Bicameral
House of burgesses
Pilgrims
Mayflower compact
Indentured servants
Triangular slave trade
Salutary neglect
French/indian war
Mercantilism
Boycott
Stamp act
Declatory act
Boston massacre
Boston tea party
Intolerable acts
Common sense
Second continental congress
Declaration of independence
Articles of confederation
Daniel shays rebellion
John Locke
Thomas jefferson
Battle of lexington and concord
English bill of rights
Natural rights
Social contract
Enlightenment
Proprietary colony
Royal colony
Middle passage
Parliament
Legislature
Precedent
Common law
Compact
Town meeting
Congress
Independence
Confederation
Magna carta
Glorious Revolution