Vocabulary I
The Colonists complaint that they were being taxed without representation in the English parliament
Taxation without Representation
People have rights (life, liberty, and property) given to them by God that can't be taken
Natural Rights
According to this document, the main purpose of the government should be to protect the people and their rights
Declaration of Independence
The first legislative (law making body) in Jamestown
House of Burgesses
Laws should protect and apply to all equally
Rule of Law
Document that limited the power of the English Kings
Magna Carta
We give the government power over us and the government must respect our rights and protect us
The Social Contract
Idea of a Jury System to judge others and Limited Government we use today
Magna Carta
the war that that prompted the Proclamation of 1763 to keep the peace with Indians and did not allow colonist to settle in to new lands
French and Indian War
States that the colonies are free and Independent
Resolution of Independence
Book written by Thomas Paine arguing that the colonies should separate from England
Common Sense
When legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body... there can be no liberty.
Separation of Powers
Model for our Bill of Rights we use today, Fair trial for all, and rights specifically listed
English Bills of Rights
The American colonist gathered to address the King with their complaints
First Continental Congress
Series of harsh laws and taxes imposed in response to the Boston Tea Party
Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts
First written constitution in America written by pilgrim immigrants
Mayflower Compact
Government can't do whatever it wants, and its powers should be limited
Limited Government
Taxation without representation, suspending trial by Jury, and Quartering soldiers are all...
Grievances from the Declaration of Independence
The English Parliament passes Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts, closing the Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
King sent troops to the American colonies and they were forced to allow soldiers to stay in their homes
Quartering Act
Meeting where Declaration of Independence was written and adopted
Second Continental Congress
The power of government comes from the people
Popular Sovereignty
The First system of colonial government used in America
Mayflower Compact
John Locke, Barron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jaques Rousseau are all
Enlightenment Thinkers
Colonists actions in refusing to buy English goods in protest of British policies
Boycott