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the first black four star general
Who is Daniel "Chappie" James
100
This poem eventually became our national anthem
What is the Star Spangled Banner
100
a love for one's country and a loyalty to that country
What is patriotism
100
The man responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
A system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power
What is absolute monarchy
200
the author of Commentaries on the Laws of England
Who is Sir William Blackstone
200
King John signed this document in 1215
What is the Magna Carta
200
A government in which the people rule directly by popular vote
What is direct democracy
200
the English King who laid the foundation for trial by jury
Who is King Henry II
200
the first foundational civil ordinance
What is capital punishment
300
This man formed the basic ideas of Communism
Who is Karl Marx
300
This document cut off all trade between colonies and England and removed them from the "King's Protection"
What is the Prohibitory Act
300
A document issued by the crown which established the relationship between the king and his subjects
What is a Charter
300
The English Bible translator who was burned at the stake
Who is William Tyndale
300
the idea that work is a gift from God and a means of glorifying Him
What is the puritan work ethis
400
This English politician was an ally of the American colonists.
Who is Edmund Burke
400
Written in 1689, this document strictly limited the English monarch's power and listed the people's rights
What is the English Bill of Rights
400
a one house legislature
What is unicameral
400
Preacher during the great awakening who preached "Sinner's in the Hands of an angry God"
Who is Jonathan Horton
400
A non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions
What is common law
500
The Father of the Common Law
Who is Henry de Bracton
500
This document called for a "civil body politick" for the Pilgrim settlement.
What is the Mayflower Compact
500
law given by God explicitly in the Holy Scripture
What is Revealed law
500
The man who called the first meeting of Parliament in 1265
Who is Simon de Montfort
500
America's first central government
What is the second continental congress