Amendments
The 19th amendment
What is women's suffrage?
What is the STAMP ACT?
Group of people wrote this on a ship. First form of self-government
What is the MAYFLOWER COMPACT?
What is the ENLIGHTENMENT?
A member of a community who owes loyalty to their government and is entitled to its protection.
What is a CITIZEN?
Lowered the voting age from 20 to 18.
What is the 26th AMENDMENT?
Placed taxes on glass, lead, paints
What is the TOWNSHEND ACT?
This document established Limited Government and trial by jury.
What is the SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY?
Born within the 50 states, US Territory or US Military base.
What is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN?
Prohibits a poll tax (which prevented minorities from voting)
What is the 24th AMENDMENT?
What is the TEA ACT OF 1773?
Ended the struggle between the Nobles and the King. Gave more power to citizens and we framed our Bill of Rights after this.
What is the ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS?
Who is MONTESQUIEU?
Must be 18, live in the US for 5 years and pass a citizenship test.
What is a NATURALIZED CITIZEN?
Suffrage regardless of race
What is the 15th AMENDMENT?
When the colonists dumped the tea into Boston Harbor out of rebellion.
What is the BOSTON TEA PARTY?
The 1776 publication convinced colonists to declare their independence from England.
What is COMMON SENSE?
Who is JOHN LOCKE?
A person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents.
What is LAW OF BLOOD?
Establishes citizenship, provides equal protection to all citizens
What is the 14th AMENDMENT?
This combined the Quartering Act and the closing of the Boston Harbor.
What is the INTOLERABLE ACTS?
These writings helped persuade some colonists to ratify the US Constitution.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence and believed everyone had the natural rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Who is THOMAS JEFFERSON?
What is RULE OF SOIL?