13 original Colonies Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia
Thomas Jefferson The third president Author of the declaration of independence
Match the Phrase with the Document “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Declaration of Independence Document that officially announced the independence of the United State
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness Unalienable rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Patriots Colonist that supported independence from England
Loyalists Colonist that were loyal to the British King
Federalism A form of government in which power is divided between the federal/national government and the states
Federal System
Magna Carta A document that limited the king power in England. Lead to the establishment of the English parliament
Parliament England's bicameral government made up of the House of lords and the House of Commons
Mercantilism Economic theory that state that a country should sell more goods than it buys.
Stamp Act A tax on all paper goods sold in the colonies 1.News papers 2.Playing Cards 3.Legal Documents 4.Dice
Boycott The refusal of American colonist to buy or use English goods Lead to the repeal of the stamp act
Intolerable Acts Acts passed by the English to punish Boston for the boycott of English goods. The quartering act forced colonist to house any and all English troops for free
Boston Tea Party / Boston Massacre Two events that sparked the American Revolution Sons of liberty Crispus Attucks
Government Ruling authority for a community/country Types include: Dictatorship Monarchy Totalitarianism Communism Democracy
Dictatorship A person or small group of people that control a country
Monarchy A nation that is ruled by a King or Queen
Totalitarianism A Government that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private sectors
Communism Government/party control all facets of peoples lives. People work for the government instead of the government working for the people
Direct Democracy Originated in ancient Greece. Every eligible voter meet at a town meeting and voted on all issues facing the community.
Democracy A form of government where citizens own the power to rule (Examples) 1.Direct 2.Representative
Popular Sovereignty The notion that power lies with the people They express this power through voting.