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4. Who were 2 influential thinkers of the Enlightenment?

5. John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu

6. What were John Locke’s natural rights?

7. Life
Liberty
Property

8. What were Baron de Montesquieu's theories on government?

9. Government should be separate but equal (3 branches)
They should have the power to check the other branches to make sure no one gets to powerful

10. What is a social contract?

11. The agreement between the people and government, where people give up some rights in order to have protection-consent of the governed

12. What was the Enlightenment?

13. a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

14. What are the 5 documents that have influenced the Founding Fathers?

15. Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
Cato’s Letters

16. What type of government did the Mayflower Compact establish?

17. Self-Government

18. What did the English Bill of Rights establish?

19. Limited the power of the king Gives unalienable rights Free elections
Free speech
Right to bear arms
Fair trial
No cruel or unusual punishment

20. What 3 important ideas did the Magna Carta establish?

21. Limited Government
Rule of Law
Due Process

22. Why was Thomas Paine’s Common Sense so influential?

23. It urged colonists to break away from England
It urged colonists to break away from England. It gave many reasons why independence was needed. It was easily understandable by the common man.

24. What is the Stamp Act?

25. It forced colonists to pay a tax on anything made from paper.

26. How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?

27. Colonists boycotted the British supplies that were being taxed.

28. How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?

29. The British passed the Coercive Acts

30. What were the Coercive Acts?

31. The acts passed laws directed toward the Massachusetts colony.
It took away self-government.

32. How did the colonists react to the Coercive Acts?

33. It pushed many people away from the British and toward revolution.
Colonists were very mad, they did not agree with the Boston Tea Party. They called these acts the Intolerable Acts.
It pushed many people away from the British and toward revolution.

34. What is the Declaration of Independence?

35. A document that listed the grievances toward the King of England.

36. When was the Declaration of Independence written?

37. July 4, 1776

38. What are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

39. Resolution of Independence
Preamble
Natural Rights
Grievances
Resolution of Independence

40. What were the colonists willing to give up by signing the Declaration of Independence?

41. Life
Honor
Fortune

42. Why did the colonists list their complaints about the king in the Declaration of Independence?

43. To explain why they were declaring their independence and to show the world why the King of England was a tyrant

44. What are the Articles of Confederation?

45. The first form of government of the United States

46. What are 3 of the 5 desired wants for the new government?

47. Has enough power to do its job Doesn’t give anyone too much power
Considers the needs of all the states
Lets citizens have a say
Protects individual rights

48. What were 4 of the 7 problems of the Articles of Confederation?

49. Congress had no power to collect taxes
Congress had no power to regulate trade
Congress had no power to enforce its laws
No single leader or group directed government policy
No national court system
Congress could not pass laws without approval of 9 states
The Articles could be changed without the agreement of all 13 states.

50. What did Shay’s Rebellion show about the confederation?

51. The U. S. nor the states could maintain order and safety
The U.S. nor the states could maintain order and safety. People thought this proved that a strong central government was needed.

52. How was the Constitution a solution?

53. The Constitution was written to solve the problems found in the Articles of Confederation.

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55. Explain this slogan: “No taxation without representation”.

56. It was a major grievance for the colonists
It was a major grievance for the colonists. They had no say in the government.