Famous Philosophers
According to the writings of many philosophers, this was a period of time before government existed.
What is the state of Nature
This form of government had a King or Queen in charge, but their power was balanced by a legislature and a written constitution.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy
One of the requirements for a territory to become a country, this separates one country from the next.
What is boundaries or borders?
This branch of government makes the law.
What is the legislative branch?
Historians rely on these types of evidence because it is a first hand account and considered most reliable.
What is a primary source?
This Latin phrase means your mind is a blank slate, with no preconceived prejudices.
What is Tabula Rasa
This form of government has a military leader in charge
What is a Junta
This requirement for a territory to become a country means people living in an area.
What is population.
This branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The telephone game is an example of what type of evidence?
What is a secondary source?
According to John Locke, this agreement required government to protect people's natural rights.
What is the Social Contract.
This form of government has a religious figure in control.
What is a Theocracy?
This requirement for a territory to become a country are rules that all citizens must follow.
What are laws?
This branch of government Is the court system making sure laws are fair.
What is the Judicial Branch
When a historian takes a big picture of the time around an event to see what may have been a contributing factor.
What is using the context?
There are your natural rights, that the government must protect.
What is life, liberty and property
This economic condition exists when businesses are free from government restrictions
What is Capitalism
This requirement for a territory to become a country can differ from country to country, but without it there would be anarchy.
What is a government.
A person in England agrees to work on a plantation for a period of time in exchange for passage to the new world.
Who is an indentured servant?
One event happens and it leads to another event, similar to knocking down dominoes.
What is cause and effect?
According to this philosopher, the best form of government was one separated into branches.
Who is Montesquieu?
In this economic condition the government controls the means of labor and production.
What is Socialism
Every 10 yrs the US counts the population.
What is the census.
Tobacco was the first main crop in the colonies that was then packaged and sold. what is this type of product called?
What is a cash crop?
People invested money in Jamestown hoping to strike it rich.
What is a Joint Stock Company