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Age of enlightment |
an intellectual and scientific movement of 18th century Europe which was characterized by a rational and scientific approach to religious, social, political, and economic issues. |
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Charter |
a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such as a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined |
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Parliament |
e highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. |
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Compact |
composed or made up of |
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Stamp act |
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the British Crown. |
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Declaratory Act |
The American Colonies Act 1766 (6 Geo 3 c 12), commonly known as theDeclaratory Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765 and the changing and lessening of the Sugar Act. |
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Townshend Revenue Act |
Townshend Acts, 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collectrevenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. |
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Quartering acts |
Quartering Act is a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations and housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. |
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Loyalists |
a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.a colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause.noun: Loyalist; plural noun: Loyalistsa supporter of union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.noun: Loyalist |
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Patriots |
a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. |
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John Locke |
John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". |
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Thomas Hobbes |
Thomas Hobbes, in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy. |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. |
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Glorious Revolution |
The Glorious Revolution was when William of Orange took the English throne from James II in 1688. The event brought a permanent realignment of power within the English constitution |
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English Bill of Rights |
The Meaning and Definition of the English Bill of Rights: The 1689English Bill of Rights was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William III and Mary II following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when James ... |
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Common Law |
the part of English law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes. Often contrasted with statutory law. |
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Jamestown |
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia. Jamestown was named for King James I of England. It was destroyed later in the seventeenth century in an uprising of Virginians against the governor. |
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House of Burgess |
the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature. |
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Fundamental Orders of Conneticut |
The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 15, 1639 OS (January 24, 1639 NS). The fundamental orders describe the government set up by the waters of Connecticut. They wanted the government to have access to the open ocean for trading. |
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Declaration of Independance |
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. An example of the Declaration of Independence was the document adopted at the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. |
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Articles of Confederation |
the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. |
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Constitutional Convention |
Constitutional Convention definition. The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787; all states were invited to send delegates. The convention, meeting in Philadelphia, designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. |
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Virginia Plan |
The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. |
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New Jersey Plan |
The New Jersey Plan (also known as the Small StatePlan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. |
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Constitution |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
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Magna Carta |
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
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Mayflower Compact |
An agreement reached by the Pilgrims on the ship the Mayflower in 1620, just before they landed at Plymouth Rock. The Mayflower Compact bound them to live in a civil society according to their own laws. |
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Due process |
fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement. |
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Rule of law |
the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. |
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Limited Government |
A limited government is a political system where the legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. The United States Constitution, for example, was designed to limit government's role to its core functions: to preserve individual liberty and protect private property. |
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Self-Government |
overnment of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony. |
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Continental Congress |
The Continental Congress, also known as the PhiladelphiaCongress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies which became the governing body of the United States (USA) during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations. |
