Philosophers
I wrote the book, Two Treatises on Government
John Locke
The first document that limited government
Magna Carta
This act permitted British soldiers to "live" in the homes of colonists.
The Quartering Act
The Enlightenment emphasizes knowledge over this
Superstition
This group of people became Parliament?
The wealthy Barons who devised the Magna Carta
He was the defense attorney for the British Soldiers accused of murder after the Boston Massacre
John Adams
I wrote about the separation of powers.
Baron de Montesquieu
This document established self-government.
The Mayflower Compact
This act forced a tax on paper.
The Stamp Act
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Invented during this period, this is a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
The Scientific Method
What was King George's response to the letter sent to him by the First Continental Congress
Nothing
I wrote about natural rights.
John Locke
This document first guaranteed the right to free speech.
English Bill of Rights
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These Acts forbade trade with any country other than England.
The Navigation Acts
This belief, that Kings are Kings because they are ordained by God, was largely overridden during the Enlightenment
Divine Right of Kings
This letter was written at the Second Continental Congress
The Olive Branch Letter
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I wrote: "When the Legislative and Executive Powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty."
Baron de Montesquieu
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These 2 documents grant trial by jury.
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
This event was a manipulated piece of propaganda designed to get the colonists mad enough to take up arms against the British.
The Boston Massacre
This is one of the most basic principles of the Enlightenment, borrowed by Thomas Jefferson, that all men are created
Equal
These colonies were known for harsh winters and religious intolerance
New England Colonies
I "borrowed" from John Locke when I wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine's Common Sense stated that it was legal to break with England because the King had broken this.
The Social Contract
Part of this act was to force defendants to return to England for trial and not allowing them a fair trial by their peers in the colonies.
The Intolerable Acts
The Enlightenment was also called the Age of
Reason
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These colonies were known for religious tolerance and social diversity.
The middle colonies