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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 COUNTRY AND
THEN THE COLONISTS HAD TO BUY PRODUCTS
FROM THE MOTHER COUNTRY
,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:believed that people had natural
rights to liberty, life and property (Liberalism)
(Naturalism) (Social Contract)
Montesquieu French philosopher - separation of powers
Declaration of Independence 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted
independence from Britain.
Image:
Declaration of
Independence
, 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 both houses of a
bicameral Congress should be based on
population but naturally giving the larger states an
advantage
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Terms in this set (233)
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 COUNTRY AND
THEN THE COLONISTS HAD TO BUY PRODUCTS
FROM THE MOTHER COUNTRY
,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:believed that people had natural
rights to liberty, life and property (Liberalism)
(Naturalism) (Social Contract)
Montesquieu French philosopher - separation of powers
Declaration of Independence 1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted
independence from Britain.
Image:
Declaration of
Independence
, 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 both houses of a
bicameral Congress should be based on
population but naturally giving the larger states an
advantage
