Thinkers
This Enlightenment thinker believed in Life, Liberty, and Property.
Who is John Locke?
To gain more control over the colonies, the British imposed these onto the Americans.
What are Taxes?
(Stamp Act, Intolerable Act, Tea Act)
Under the AoC, the legislature had one house.
What is unicameral?
The names for the earliest of political parties. Weak government v. Strong government
The agreement to live with others in society and to obey laws.
Freedom of Speech and Press
Who is Voltaire?
In response to excessive taxes, the Americans demanded this in return.
What is Representation?
(No Taxation without Representation)
The reason the Federal Level did not have any money was because they lacked this power.
What is taxing power
The number of delegates who signed and ratified the Constitution of 1787
What is 39?
God has appointed a leader. To offend said leader is to offend God.
What is Divine Right Theory?
Separation of Powers-- 3 Branches
Who is Montesquieu?
This event was in direct response to the tax on tea. Protestors and Ships
What is the Boston Tea Party
The federal congress held this power, enabling the nation to fight other countries.
What is the power to declare war?
The plan that that sets up representation based on population size and also has 3 branches of government
What is the Virginia Plan?
As long as the colonies make money, the British allowed for self-government.
What is Salutary Neglect?
This enlightenment thinker believed that all men are created Evil. He believed in a strong government and monarchy.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Under the AoC, power was held by this level of government.
What is the State Level?
The first uprising of soldiers and farmers in Massachusetts
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This plan has equal representation regardless of size and has a unicameral legislature
What is the New Jersey Plan?
By combining the words "Demos" and "Kratia", we get this name of government.
What is Democracy?
This founding father used the beliefs of enlightenment thinkers to craft the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The document where the famous phrase "no taxation without representation" came from
What is the English Bill of Rights of 1689
What is the Executive Branch?
The agreement between the Federalists and Antifederalists to combine the 2 plans.
What is the Great Compromise?
A family turns into a clan, clans turn into tribes, tribes turn into states
What is Evolutionary Theory