Flashcards
Chapter 2 Vocabulary
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- 1EnlightenmentIdeas of a cultural movement
- 2Magna CartaDocument protecting the nobles privileges and authority.
- 3Glorious RevolutionThe peaceful transfer of power in england that resulted in the monarch having less power than the parliament.
- 4English Bill of RightsDocument restricted the monarch's power.
- 5Mayflower contractWritten plan for government sign in the Mayflower.
- 6House of BurgessesVirginia created the first representative legislature in the New World in 1619.
- 7DicameralA two-part body consisting of the House of Representatives and the state.
- 8John LockeEnglish philosopher whose social contract theory influenced the declaration.
- 9Natural rightsFreedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property.
- 10Social contractAn agreement among people in a society with a government.
- 11Baron de MontesquieuPhilosopher who came up with "separation of powers"
- 12Separation of powerEach branch is given certain powers so as to check and balance other branches.
- 13Fundamental orders of connecticutFirst written constitution in America.
- 14Triangular tradeA pattern of trade that developed between the americas, africa, and Europe.
- 15Salutary neglectIT is the policy of loose control of the colonies by the british.
- 16French Indian WarEnglish war that caused the debt which led to tax conflicts.
- 17MercantilismThe theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys.
- 18Stamp ActResented British for high taxes on newspapers and legal documents.
- 19BoycottThe refusal to purchase certain goods.
- 20Boston MassacreOn March 5th, 1770, british fired into a crowd of protesters in boston.
- 21Boston tea partyProtesters threw crates of tea into Boston harbor to protest taxes on tea.
- 22Intolerable ActsThese acts punished the Boston colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
- 23Proclamation of 1763England said colonists could not settle new lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
- 24First continental congressMeeting in Philadelphia, made a document sent to King George III demanding that the rights of the colonist be restored.
- 25Olive branch PetitionLetter written to King George III that appealed to the king to address colonial grievances to avoid war.
- 26Declaration of IndependenceThe document adopted by the SCC to separate from English.
- 27Thomas JeffersonThe author of the Declaration of Independence.
- 28Articles of ConfederationThe first constitution of the united states.
- 29Daniel Shays' RebellionDaniel Shays led a Rebellion of Massachusetts farmers against the federal government under the AOC.
- 30Philadelphia ConventionMet may-sept. 1787 delegates suppose to fix the Articles of Confederation.
- 31James madisonFather of the Constitution.
- 32Common SenseExplained why american colonist should declare independence.
- 33Quartering ActPart of the Intolerable Act, act that required colonist to house and feed British soldiers.
