Benchmark #1 Flashcards
The Magna Carta was signed in
1215
The Magna Carta was important because it was the….
first document to restrict the Kings power
The Mayflower Compact 1620 is
pilgrims made laws, sets of rules
The Mayflower Compact was an early example…
of sect-government.
The Mayflower Compact said that the colony would have
new laws
A Republic is…
elected officials to make laws. Rome
A “civic” republic is
your duty
A “civic” republic is important because
people put what is best for the country ahead of their own interests
The English Bill of Rights
written list of freedoms that the government protects the state of the people
The English Bill of Rights is important
it led to the belief of central government
The Great Awakening is when….
people weren’t being religious enough so they made a revival. This was very important.
The Great Awakening is important because
- it started because people thought religious zeal was on the decline
An effect caused by the Great Awakening was
church membership grew and became more popular
Another effect of the Great Awakening is
that if people can make their own choice about religion they should do the same with government
The Declaration of Independence - 4 parts
It was written by
- preamble
- Declaration
- Natural Rights
- Grievances
- Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence explained
the reason why they were separating from England
Natural Rights - person
John Locke
Natural Rights are
given to us by god
Natural Rights are important because they are
unalienable
Natural Rights - If government doesn’t protect them
you have a right to change it
France helping us in the Revolutionary War was important because
Ben Franklin talked to France, they didn’t like England
France helping us in the Revolutionary War was needed because
we needed the training and their navy
Battle of Saratoga was…
the turning point of the Revolutionary war because France helped us
Battle of Saratoga
we needed the training and their navy
Parliament is
England’s elected government
Parliament is important because
we got our Congress from England
