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Mayflower Compact A document written by the Pilgrims establishing
themselves as a political society and setting
guidelines for self-government
Virginia House of Burgesses First representative government in the colonies
Mercantilism Economic system where raw materials were sent to
the mother company to be manufactured into
goods and purchased by the colonies
,Common Sense 1776: a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that
claimed the colonies had a right to be an
independent nation
John Locke 1632 to 1704: he believed that people had natural
rights to life, liberty and property
Declaration of Independence 1776: a statement issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted
independence from Britain
Articles of Confederation 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-
no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no
power to regulate trade)
, U.S. Constitution A document written by delegates at the
Constitutional Convention that established a
national government in the United States
Bicameral Legislature a lawmaking body with 2 houses - the Senate and
the House of Representatives
Virginia Plan The idea that representation in legislature should
be based on population; giving the larger states an
advantage
New Jersey Plan "Small state plan" at the Constitutional Convention
that claimed each state should represented equally
in the legislature
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Terms in this set (242)
Mayflower Compact A document written by the Pilgrims establishing
themselves as a political society and setting
guidelines for self-government
Virginia House of Burgesses First representative government in the colonies
Mercantilism Economic system where raw materials were sent to
the mother company to be manufactured into
goods and purchased by the colonies
,Common Sense 1776: a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that
claimed the colonies had a right to be an
independent nation
John Locke 1632 to 1704: he believed that people had natural
rights to life, liberty and property
Declaration of Independence 1776: a statement issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted
independence from Britain
Articles of Confederation 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-
no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no
power to regulate trade)
, U.S. Constitution A document written by delegates at the
Constitutional Convention that established a
national government in the United States
Bicameral Legislature a lawmaking body with 2 houses - the Senate and
the House of Representatives
Virginia Plan The idea that representation in legislature should
be based on population; giving the larger states an
advantage
New Jersey Plan "Small state plan" at the Constitutional Convention
that claimed each state should represented equally
in the legislature
