Colonies
This type of colony gave most of the power to the royal governor and the king, with some input from legislatures.
Royal Colony
Written in 1215, this document provided protections, such as trial by jury and due process of law.
The Magna Carta
The Sons of Liberty said no to unloading tea, the royal governor said yes. The tea ended up in Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
This event highlighted all of the problems with the Articles of Confederation, and demonstrated the need for a new governing document.
Shays' Rebellion
This is the idea that government should serve the people who are being governed.
Representative Government
This was the first successful English Colony in North America. Colonists originally came for gold, but when that wasn't found tobacco saved the colony from ruin.
Jamestown
Signed by William and Mary in 1689, this document provided many more protections than the Magna Carta, and influenced the government of the United States 100 years later.
These acts were punishment for the Boston Tea Party, and the led to the formation of the First Continental Congress.
The Intolerable Acts
This plan, proposed by large states, called for three branches of government with representation based on state population.
The Virginia Plan
Name one of the three Enlightenment Philosophers that we discussed who influenced the Constitution.
Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau
This colony was founded by the Puritans so they could practice their version of Christianity.
Plymouth
This term describes a two-house legislature.
This was the main focus of the Second Continental Congress.
Fighting the war with Britain.
This plan, proposed by small states, called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation.
New Jersey Plan
This group wanted a strong, central government. Therefore they were in favor of ratification.
Federalists
This describes written permission from the King, which allowed a group to settle a colony.
Charter
This type of government is controlled by the governed, and must protect natural rights.
Limited Government
This was our first attempt at a government. It was drafted and ratified during the Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation
This plan called for a bicameral legislature with the representation in the House based on population and representation in the Senate done equally.
The Great Compromise
This group wanted the states to have more power because they were concerned about a central government gaining too much power.
Anti-Federalists
Charter Colony
This term describes a one-house legislature.
Unicameral
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
Yorktown
This compromise was an agreement between Northern States and Southern states about how slaves should count for representation and taxation.
3/5 Compromise
When drafting a Bill of Rights, this English document was highly influential to the Founders.
The English Bill of Rights