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Chapter 2 vocab
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- 1Magna Carta (The Greater Charter)a charter of liberties to which the English b forced King John to sign in June 1215. Limited the power of the king
- 2Glorious revolution1688 the peaceful transfer of power in history of england. Parliament removed King james 2 from the throne and invited his daughter mary and her husband william to rule instead
- 3ParliamentBritish legislative body
- 4English bill of rightsRight to a fair trial, and made cruel and unusual punishment illegal
- 5House of burgessesBicameral legislature in Jamestown. virginia; also was the first representative democracy in the New World.
- 6Mayflower Compactfirst governing document of Plymouth Colony. direct democracy in the new world
- 7Salutary neglectEngland did not in force its laws in the colonies
- 8French indian war (7 year war)France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. because of war england began to tax the colonies
- 9Proclamation of 1763issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's gain of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
- 10Boston MassacreStreet fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
- 11No taxation without representationA slogan during the 1750's and 1760's that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonist in the 13 colonies.
- 12Boston Tea PartyColonists threw tea off of the boston harbor as a protest against taxation
- 13EnlightenmentA European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
- 14Baron de montesquieuPhilosopher who came up with "Power of separation"
- 15BoycottRefuse to buy, stop doing something
- 16MercantilismTheory that a country's power depends on its wealth. Sell more goods than buy
- 17Social contractagreement between the people and the government; people agree to give up part of their freedom to the govt. in exchange for protection of naturals rights.
- 18Fundamental of connecticutThe Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council on January 15, 1639/ 1st written constitution in the new world
- 19Triangular tradeA historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. Europe, Africa and America
- 20stamp actAn act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and mail and commercial documents.
- 21intolerable actAmerican Patriots term for a series of punishable law passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea party.
- 22Second continental congressa convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that, soon after warfare, declared the American Revolutionary War had begun.
- 23Declaration of independencedocument address to king george 2 of england that declared american independence
- 24Thomas jeffersonAmerican Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence
- 25Articles of confederation1st government lasted for about 10 years created a league of friendship between the 13 states
- 26Daniel shays rebelliona wake up call for americans; Daniel shays led a rebellion of massachusetts farmers against the federal govt. under the aoc
- 27Philadelphia convention aka constitutional conventionconstitutional conventions; met may sept. 1787 delegates suppose to amend the articles of confederation; end up writing a new constitution
- 28James madisonPolitical theorist, American statesman, and served as the fourth President of the United States. Father of the constitution
- 29common sensepamphlet written by thomas pained that was widely read in the colonies; said colonies should be free and independent
- 30Quartering Actpart of the intolerable acts; act that required colonist to house and feed british soldiers.
- 31Battle of lexington and concordshot heard around the world; first battle of the revolutionary war
- 32Independenceself-reliance to purchase certain goods
- 33legislaturea group of people that makes the law
- 34confederationa group of states that come together for a common purpose
- 35middle passagejourney across the atlantic ocean made from slavery ship
- 36indentured servanta person who agreed to work for a period of 7 years to pay off the coast of their passage to the colonies
- 37natural rightrights you are born with-life, liberty and property