British Origins of Government
This type of constitution is not contained in a single document, but might consist of a variety of laws and practices established over many years in a particular country or jurisdiction.
What is an unwritten constitution.
The State Constitution from this state was the first one written in 1780 and became the model for the later Federal Constitution (not the Articles of Confederation).
What is Massachusetts?
What was one of the two fears/anxieties that guided the writing of the Articles of Confederation?
What were:
- fear of tyranny
- fear of state dominance (i.e. larger states)
This British Act was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party and resulted in the closing of Port of Boston and the severe limitation of local meetings until all debts were repaid to the British India Tea Company.
What are the Intolerable Acts OR the Coercive Acts of 1774?
The name of the first person killed in The Boston Massacre.
This Latin phrase is part of the British Constitution and describes the document that in English, means "deliver the body."
What is a writ of habeas corpus?
Every State Constitution also includes this type of document, like the one we studied from Virginia.
What is a Declaration or Bill of Rights?
This document is thought to be one of the greatest achievements of Congress under the Articles of Confederation and was written and approved even after the Constitutional Convention began in 1787.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
He was declared the leader of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress.
Who is George Washington?
We read the account of this person from present-day Nigeria who traveled the Middle Passage and thought, when he was forced on the ship that he was "in a world of bad spirits."
Who was Olaudah Equiano?
King John signed this charter, also called the "Great Charter," in 1215, which confirmed traditional rights for the British.
What is the Magna Carta?
This system -- evident in the Massachusetts State Constitution -- allows for a balanced government among the three branches and prevents an excessive accumulation of power.
What is a system of Checks and Balances?
Unlike the Massachusetts state legislature and our current day Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress only had 1 house, also known as a __________ legislature.
What is unicameral?
Published in 1776, this pamphlet was one of the most popular documents of its time and declared a rejection of monarchy and embraced the idea of system saying that it was not a part of our "natural rights."
What is "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.
This member of British Parliament called for peace at all costs in his speech to Parliament on Reconciliation with the Colonies.
Who was Edmund Burke?
"Stare decisis" refers to this part of the British Constitution.
What are precedents OR previous court decisions.
This writer of the Massachusetts State Constitution was heavily influenced by Enlightenment Thinkers, as demonstrated in his document "Thoughts on Government."
Who is John Adams?
The Articles of Confederation described a system by which this governing body had the authority to collect taxes from its citizens.
What are the states?
These battles took place in Massachusetts in spring of 1775 after Continental troops were alerted by Paul Revere and William Dawes to incoming British troops, and started the Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This formerly enslaved person was a Loyalist and joined the British Army. After the Revolutionary war, he fled to Nova Scotia (in Canada).
Who was Boston King?
In the 13th century, barons fought for the right to compensation if the King broke their agreement or wronged them in some way, also known as:
What is a redress of grievances?
Most state constitutions gave the most power (supremacy) to this branch of government.
What is the legislative branch (i.e. legislative supremacy)?
In the Articles of Confederation, the drafters clearly described the relationship among the states going forward, suggesting an ongoing and close relationship encapsulated in a phrase:
What is "League of Friendship" OR "Perpetual Union"?
It took this battle to convince France that the Continental Army could handle a conflict of the magnitude of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
As Virginia's Royal Governor, he declared martial law in 1775 and promised freedom for enslaved people and servants who were willing to fight for the British Army.
Who was Lord Dunmore?