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Parliament
Henry III, 1300's, England, for the first time England was becoming a representative democracy
The House of Burgesses
Colonists, 1619, Jamestown, first American representative democracy
Magna Carta
English Nobles, 1215, England,
Limited the power of the monarchy by establishing a contract based on consent and due process.
Mayflower Compact
Colonists, 1620, Massachusetts, first direct democracy established in America
Glorious Revolution
King James II + William and Mary, 1600's-1680's, England, The English Bill of Rights and the showing of the supremacy of Parliament. Reinforced idea for consent and social contract.
Colonial Government
Colonists, 1733, 13 original colonies, Each colony had a legislature upper and lower house.
Enlightenment Period
John Locke + Voltaire + Montisque + Rousseu, 1600-1700's, England and France, Shifted the way people began to look at a society as a whole and the role of the individual, Theocracy ----> Secular
Declaration of Independence
Colonists + Thomas Jefferson, July 4th 1776, Philly, Penn, was the first time a revolution was justified based on the ideas from John Locke and the Enlightenment Period.
Fears of the Articles of Confederation
Fear of a strong national government
Some states would dominate others in a national gov.
Problems of the Articles of Confederation
No money and no power to get it
No power over the states governments and their citizens
Unenforceable trade governments
Unfair competitions among states
Threats to citizens rights to property
Solution to fear of a strong national government
Create a weak national government
Solution to fear that some states would dominate others in a national government
Give each state one vote
Mercantilism
theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys
Ways John Locke's philosophy was incorporated into the Declaration of Independence
1) Life, Liberty, and Property
2) Right to a revolution
3) Consent of the governed
Unalienable
cannot be taken away
3 unalienable rights
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
merciless savages, barbarians, not real people.
How are Native Americans referred as in the Declaration of Independence?
life, fortune, and honor
What price were the signers of the Declaration of Independence willing to pay in order to achieve freedom?
Daniel Shays
In November, 1786, 1200 farmers stormed a government arsenal in Springfield under who?
Shays Rebellion
What made the politicians seriously rethink the Articles of Confederation?
Parts of the Declaration of Independence
Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, and the Resolution of Independence by the United States.
Articles of Confederation
John Dickinson, 1776, Pennsylvania, was first government ever fully established by the United States as a country, but did not go very well.