| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Declaration of Independence | July 4th 1776, America ecame a new nation (even though not reconized by Britian yet) This did not bind them together but made each state a independent "country". Most were only loyal to their state, not their country |
| Magna Carta | 1215, made it so the government had to follow the same rules as the people did. |
| English Bill of Rights | 1689, this gave people a stronger voice in government and gave the monarchs less power. Happened as a result of the Glorious Revolution |
| Petition of Right | 1628, this said No Taxation without Representation and also said that no quatering soldiers during peace time |
| John Locke | Enlightenment thinker. He wrote the social contract that stated if a monarch broke any of the natural rights (unalienable rights) that they should be removed from office |
| Baron de Montesquieu | Enlightenment thinker. He wanted seperation of power in order to protect the rights of the governed |
| John Rousseau | Enlightenment thinker. Said that the people should give up certain individual rights for the public good |
| Thomas Paine | He encouraged the colonists to accept the Enlightenment idea's through his pamphelt, Common Sense |
| Mayflower Compact | 1620, This set rules for self government |
| Town meetings | Ever white, male, landowning, church memeber had a voice in these meetings |
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1619, First representative legislature in the New World |
| Fundamental Orders of Coneticut | 1639, First constitution in the New World |
| Virginia Statue for religious freedom | no state funded the church |
| Articles of Confederation | June 12, 1776. One representative from each colony helped write it. They came up with the Confederation Congress as a national government (became effective in 1781) |
| Confederation Congress | This stated that each state had one vote in the Congress, they had limeted powers but could make coins, borrow money, negotiate and make treaties, settle conflicts, and ask for soldiers. But under no circumstance could they ask for money for troops |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | This method surveyed and divided up property. (TOWNSHIP-36sq mi, TOWNSHIP DIVIDED UP INTO 36 LOTS-640 acres each-1 for school, 4 for veterens, the rest was for the public) |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | This created: a system for bringing new states into the Union, and bill of rights that said pulic must be educated in this area, no slavery, created Northwest territory |
| Northweat territory | Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin |
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