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A king or a queen
What is a monarch
100
a refusal to purchase certain goods
What is boycott
100
The English lawmaking body is known as
What is Parliament
100
The British Parliament cancelled, or , the Stamp Act and other taxes in response to the American boycott of various British goods
What is repealed
100
A detailed, written plan for government is known as a(n)
What is a Constitution
200
the general name for a lawmaking body
What is legislature
200
means to cancel an act or law
What is repeal
200
a system of law that is based on precedent and customs
What is common law
200
The Second Continental Congress approved on July 4, 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence
200
Even though the Articles of Confederation had serious limitations, they were approved, or by all 13 states by 1781
What is ratified
300
a settlement of people living in a new territory but controlled by their home country
What is a colony
300
a detailed, written plan for government
What is constitution
300
An earlier ruling in a court case that provided a basis for a current case is called a
What is a precedent
300
Many colonists protested British taxation policies by , or refusing to purchase British goods
What is boycotting
300
A group of individuals who band together for a common purpose is known as a
What is confederation
400
an agreement, or contract, among a group of people
What is a compact
400
means consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
What is bicameral
400
10. The legislature began in the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1619
What is the House of Burgesses
400
Which of the original 13 English colonies depended on fishing and shipbuilding
What is New England Colonies
400
The Revolutionary War officially ended with the signing of the in 1783
What is treaty of Paris
500
the theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys
What is mercantilism
500
a voluntary association of independent states who band together for a common purpose
What is confederation
500
This agreement was reached between the English monarch and English nobles in 1215
What is the Magna Carta
500
The Declaration of Independence was written by at the request of the Second Continental Congress in 1776
What is Thomas Jefferson
500
21. Before the development of the United States Constitution, the states became loosely unified under a blueprint of government called the
What is Articles of Confederation