Colonial Concerns
A law passed by Parliament that gave the British East India Company control over the tea trade with the colonies and placed a tax on tea.
Tea Act
Define the term grievance in one word.
complaint
The Articles of Confederation was the first _____________ of the United States.
constitution
Locke's idea that all people are born with the right to life, liberty and property
Natural Rights
the head of the executive branch.
president
Parliament taxed sugar and other products shipped to the colonies (imports) in an effort to pay off the debt created by the French and Indian War.
Sugar Act
What do we call the introduction to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
Preamble
Under the AOC, there was no Chief__________ which led to a lack of leadership from central government.
Executive
Agreement between a government and its people. People must give up some freedom and in return the government must protect their rights
Social Contract
the idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law
rule of law
A law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that required colonists to purchase a stamp for every piece of printed paper they used
Stamp Act
The English legislature
Parliament
Congress did not have the power to collect _______ owed to the federal government because they feared a strong central government that could force states to pay for things they didn’t want.
taxes
Montesquieu's idea to prevent one group of people of having all the power, one branch can check the power of the other
Checks and Balances
decision; judgment of a case
verdict
A series of laws enacted/created by Parliament meant to punish Massachusetts’ colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them a voice in government
Taxation without representation
In the AOC, the United States has no national _______ system because they feared of a central government with might be unfair to the rights of states.
(Hint: Think of judicial branch)
Court
Montesquieu's idea that the government should be divided into parts and each part should have it's own distint powers
Separation of Powers
alteration or change to the constitution
Amendment
The Stamp Act was cancelled by British Parliament, and then passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that England had total power and authority to govern the colonies.
Declaratory Act
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
an event when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War
Shay's Rebellion
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the declaration of Independence?
John Locke
the right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected.
due process