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18 Cards in this Set
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needed to levy certain taxes in a limited govt
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popular consent
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the English governing body
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Parlaiment
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the gov't doesnt have absolute power
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limited govt
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severly limiting the kings power- no more txation without pArliament, no troops in houses, no unlawful prison, no martial law unless war
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petition of rights
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priglims signed in 1620 - first example of colonial law
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Mayflower Compact
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laid out a plan for govt and gave the people the right to elect the governor, judges, and reps to make laws
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fundamental orders of connecticut
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est in Virginia in 1619, first legislature in America
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House of Burgesses
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reasoned that all people were born free, equal, and independent - natural rights to life, liberty, and property - both declarationa nd constitution represented ideas
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john locke
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first basic system of laws in the eng. colonies
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great fundamnentals
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governer, kinds agent in colonies, had executive powers, colonial legislature had power to pass laws and colonial courts heard cases - incorporated into US constitution
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seperation of powers
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first colonies formed from here
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england
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beginning in 1629, these immigrants came over to the new world from england
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Puritans
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Puritans settled here
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Massachutes
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rev in england where they overthrew the king - bloodless revolution
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glorious revolution
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later to be important in american colonies - set specific limits on what a ruler could and could not do
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english bill of rights
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first american colonial settlement
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Jamestown
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stablished the principal of limited govt - forced King John to sign in 1215
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magna carta
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came in 1620 on the mayflower, signed mayflower compact
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pilgrims
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