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32 Cards in this Set
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Age of Enlightenment |
European politics, Philosophy, science, and communications were changed a lot during the 18th Century |
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Charter |
A written document that a commmunity of sorts is created and it's rights and rules are defined |
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Parliament |
The highest legislature in the UK |
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Compact |
an agreement |
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Stamp Act |
Act of British Parliament in 1756 that put a stamp duty on newspapers, legal and commercial documents. |
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Declatory Act |
1766, Stated British taxing authority in America is the same as in Britian |
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Townshend Revenue Act |
Series of measures introduced to English Parliament in 1767, Acts imposed taxes on lead, glass, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. |
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Quartering Act |
1765, Declared that Colonies had to house British Soliders in barracks provived by the Colonists. |
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Loyalists |
The group that was loyal to the British. Supported Great Britian and their troops. |
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Patriots |
Wanted freedom and did not support The King/Queen and Great Britian. |
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John Locke |
Rejected the divine right of kings, Said that Society's form Governments that in mutual and tactic agreement. Society can remove the King if he doesn't do his job. Said Governments should respect freedom of religion. |
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Thomas Hobbes |
Thought one person should decide everything in a government. Hobbes State of nature: everybody is violent and resembles civil war, we all have a violent death, no human cooperation. |
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Jean-Jacques |
Thought the progress in arts and science caused the corruption of morality and virtue. Also thought that people, by nature, are good, but have been corruptrd by historical events. |
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Glorious Revolution |
Revolution of 1688, The overthrow of King James ll of England |
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English Bill of Rights |
Passed by British Parliament in 1689, declared the rights and libertis of the people and settled the succesion in William lll and Mary ll following the Glorious Revolution |
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Common Law |
English law that came from custom and judical parts. |
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Jamestown |
First permanent English settlement in the US. |
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House of Burguesses |
lower house of the colonial Virgina legislature. |
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
A set of laws for connecticut |
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Declaration of Independence |
The document in which the Colonists said to meet their terms or they were leaving England |
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Articles of Confederation |
The original Constitution |
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Constitutional Convention |
members of 5 states met to discuss possible improvements on the articles of confederation. |
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Virginia Plan |
Drafted by James Madison. # of rep based on state's population. Large state= more rep in Congress. Bicamerial. |
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New Jersey Plan |
Unicamerial. small state= big states. one state= one vote. 3/5 compromise. |
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Constitution |
The laws that apply to all states. |
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Magna Carta |
document that kicked King James from the throne and gave them some rights |
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Mayflower Compact |
The agreement that the Pilgrims on the Mayflower made on the ship before they reached America. |
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Due Process |
Fair treatment through the normal judicial system. |
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Rule of Law |
The principle of government by law. |
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Limited Government |
restricted with reference to governing powers bylimitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution |
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Self-Government |
a government of some sort that is controlled by the people. |
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Continental Congress |
The meeting between the states in which the Declaration of Independence. |
