A form of government where laws are made directly by the citizens
What is "direct democracy"?
100
This event left England with enormous debts, which the government tried to unload onto the colonists through taxation
What is "The French and Indian War"?
100
Printed currency that lost its value due to the lack of gold and silver to back it after the Revolutionary War
What is "the Continental"?
100
Abuse of power
What is "tyranny"?
200
These documents were given to the colonies by the king of England, and gave permission to create a government
What are "charters"
200
A form of government where representatives are elected to make laws
What is "a republic"?
200
The angry cry of the colonists after the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Declaratory Act of 1766
What is "no taxation without representation"?
200
Congress's inability to do this created an unfair advantage for English goods in the marketplace
What is "levy tariffs"?
200
Dividing government between legislative, executive and judicial branches
What is "separation of powers"?
300
The only colonists allowed to vote
Who were "white, male landowners"?
300
Document signed by King John in 1215 that listed rights which the king could not take away from his subjects
What is "The Magna Carta"?
300
Organizations created for the purpose of communicating the rights violations among the colonies
What are "Committees of Correspondence"?
300
The area in which England cut off trade with its colonies in retaliation for the Revolutionary War - This eliminated an enormous market for American products.
What is "the West Indies"?
300
Traditions passed down from generation to generation
What is "heritage"?
400
Two men who argued and suffered for religious freedom during the Colonial Period
Who are "Roger Williams and William Penn"?
400
A man who declared that life, liberty and property are natural rights, given by God, that no government can take away
Who is "John Locke"?
400
The Second Continental Congress appointed members to produce this document, which the delegates signed in 1776
What is "The Declaration of Independence?"
400
Farmer who led a rebellion against unfair taxation by the Massachusetts government - This led to the formation of a stronger national government.
Who is "Daniel Shays"?
400
A written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group
What is "a compact"?
500
The first legislature in the colonies, formed in 1619
What is "The House of Burgesses"?
500
The man who origninally suggested that power should be divided into three branches of government
Who is "Montesquieu"?
500
This document was ratified in 1781 after the states realized they must stand united or fall divided
What is "The Articles of Confederation"?
500
The thing which states feared giving up the most, but which would be necessary to form a more powerful national government
What is "sovereignty"?
500
The approval of the states for a compact to go into effect