roots
of
american
democracy
Jefferson
100
how many presidents have we had
What is 44
100
laws that levied taxes on basic goods imported to the colonies from Great Britian
What is Townshend Acts
100
forced Parliment to repeal the Stamp Act
What is boycott
100
Mayflower Compact was an example of
What is direct democracy
100
The Stamp Act taxed colonists on
What is newspapers and legal documents
200
drew up the English Bill of Rights
What is parliment
200
self reliance and freedom from outside control
What is independence
200
guaranteed that not even the king or queen was above the law
What is Magna Carta
200
Boston Tea Party caused parliment to pass the Coercive Acts which Americans called the
What is intolerable acts
200
Declaratory Act stated that Parliment had the right to tax and make decision for...
What is for the American colonies in all cases
300
a ruling in a case that is similary to a current case
What is precedent
300
author of Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
300
Name of the peaceful transfer of power that changed the idea of gov in England
What is Glorious Revolution
300
More than half the members of __________ voted to break away from Britian
What is Second Continental Congress
300
No taxation without
What is representation
400
the first representative assembly, or legislature, in the English colonies
What is House of Burgesses
400
did most of the work on the Declaration of independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
system of law based on precedent and customs
What is common law
400
What is the term for a detailed, written plan of gov?
What is constitution
400
Gov- carries out laws, Legislature- creates laws- Judicial- what
What is interprets laws
500
the theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys
What is mercantilism
500
led an armed uprising of about 1200 farmers on a federal aresnal
Who is Daniel Shays
500
what is the great american melting pot
What is idea that all immigrants mixed together blurred as americans
500
The first constitution of the US
What is Articles of Confederation
500
population of USA now
What is 316 million people