Chapter 2 Section 1-2 Flashcards
Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
John locke said people deserved liberty & must agree to be governed
Government w/o representation
Main issue for the revolution people were upset because they were not being represented in England
John Hancock
The neatest signature
Britain used the colonies to…
Make money for England
Taxation w/o representation
Taxes levied without any citizens getting a say
Separation of powers
Diving the powers of govt
Representative govt
Elected delegates
Charles 1
English king that agreed to the petition of right
Magna Carta
1215
The beginning of limited govt
John lockes ideas
It was the textbook for American revolution life liberty & consent to be governed
Mayflower compact
First colonial govt by the people
1620
General fundamentals
First set of formal colonial laws
Fundamental orders of CONnecticut
First colonial CONstitution
Embargo
Refusing to trade with others
Revenue
Taxes for government income
French & Indian war
Beginning of the American revolution
Stamp act
First direct tax on the colonies by England
Intolerable acts
Harsh laws on the colonies by England
Boston tea party
When colonists threw the tea into the Boston harbor
The original 13 colonies were established by
England
Due process
Method required in order for the government to take away a citizens life, liberty, or property
Legislative
Law makers
Congress & the state House of Representatives
Executive
Law enforcers
President and cabinet
Judicial
Law interpreters
Supreme Court (9 justices)
