Vocab
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
Revolution
a pamphlet that argued for American Independence
Common Sense
What were the main causes of the Revolutionary War?
unfair taxes and laws
What was the Job of the Executive Branch?
Enforce laws
Why was slavery important to the South?
They needed slaves to produce more cotton
A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
Amendment
Who believed in freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists disguised as Indians boarded an English ship full of tea and threw the tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the taxes.
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
Interpret laws
13th amendment
abolished slavery in America
a person or group acting on behalf of another person or group
Representatation
Who believed in Popular Sovereignty?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Why did colonist feel that parliament had no right to tax them?
taxed without representation
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
Make Laws
poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses
Disenfranchisement
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
Constitution
Who believed in Separation of powers to prevent tyranny?
Baron de Montesquieu
This act closed the Boston Harbor
Intolerable acts
Making sure a branch of government doesn't get too powerful
Checks and Balances
15th Amendment
you cannot deny someone the right to vote based on the color of his skin
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
Federalism
Who believed in Natural rights?
John Locke
A law passed by Parliament to make colonists buy a stamp to place on many
items such as wills and newspapers
Stamp Act
Constitution wasn't ratified until bill of rights was included to?
Ensure protection of individual rights and liberties
What was the Reconstruction Era?
The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877