Our Classical Heritage
What does rule of law mean?
No one is above the law
What was the tax on paper goods called?
Stamp act
What is the President's check on Congress?
Veto
What is the Greek word for City-state?
Poils
What was the colonist's main complaint about the new taxes?
No taxation without representation
Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Rome?
Men who were not slaves
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was allowed to vote in Ancient Greece?
Citizens
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The British fought the French and the Indians
Name five things we get from Ancient Rome?
representative democracy, Written law, rule of law, civic participation, and separation of power
Name the three parts of the intolerable acts?
Intolerable Acts
a. closed Boston harbor
b. ended the colonial legislature
c. forced colonist's to house troops