founding of the nation Flashcards
1
Q
enlightenment
A
age of reason
2
Q
declaration of independence
A
letter to england stating independence
3
Q
natural rights
A
life liberty and property
4
Q
social contract
A
idea that gov is created to protect rights
5
Q
sovernty
A
right to rule
6
Q
popular sovernty
A
right to rule comes from people
7
Q
grevance
A
reason from complaint
8
Q
northwest ordience
A
doc created to gov nw territoy
9
Q
territory
A
a piece of land that is in us but not a state
10
Q
northwest territory
A
piece of land us acquried after revolution
11
Q
bill of rights
A
list of protections from us gov
12
Q
amendment
A
change to written doc
13
Q
13th amendment
A
ended slavery
14
Q
constituion
A
list of what gov can and cannot do
