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social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta | cornerstone of English justice and law ; signed by king john (of England) ; declared that the king and government were bound by the same law as the other citizens of England |
| Unalienable rights | Fundamental rights , or natural rights , guaranteed to people naturally instead of by the law. used as the foundation of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of rights |
| Republic | A state in which the supreme power rest in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them |
| Baron de Montesquieu | he first outlined the concept of separating the powers of government between the executive , legislative and judicial branches |
| Representative government | power is held by the people and exercised through the efforts of representatives elected by those people |
| Democracy | is a system of government where supreme political authority resides with the people |
| 1776 | a very important date for united states |
| 1776 | continental congress met |
| 1776 | july 4th we declared independence from great britian with the passage of the declaration of independence |
| 1776 | revolutionary war begins |
| 1607 | the Virginia company of London establishes the first permanent . English colony in north America in Jamestown |
| Samuel adams | cousin of john adams ; based in boston , MA ; he was one of the early founding fathers ; leader of the sons of liberty |
| Mayflower | drafted in 1620 by the pilgrims at Plymouth rock ; declared that 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and to do what was best for the colony |
| Ulysses s. grant | general during the civil war ; fought for the north , became commander of the whole union army ; he successfully guided the north to victory over the south |
| Mercantillism | an economic theory which states that a nations wealth is based on the amount of gold and silver bullion in its treasury |
| Virginia house of burgersses | created in 1619 , was an assembly of elected representatives from the Virginia colony . first form of representative government in the English colonies |
| absolute and belative chronology | absolute = to organize events in order from oldest to most recent (day,month,yesr) relative= depends less on specific dates , and more on relationship of events . example a story you have a begging , middle and end |
| articles of confederation | our first constitution; adapted on 1781 , during the American revolution ; created a weak national government and strong state government |
| Daniel Webster | famous senator from Massachusetts |
| Daniel Webster | very good speaker ; he helped keep the country together during the years of civil war |
| besssemere steel process | removes the impurities from iron to make steel .steel was very important to industrial revolution, it was hard to make until this method . because a very large industry |
| bill of rights | first 10 amendments to the u.s constitution on guaranteed basic rights and freedoms that every citizen has. government can not take away |
| U.S constitution | established the government of this country; has 7 articles and 27 amendments ; and establishes the rights of all citizens |
| civic victure | relatives to involvement in a community; citizens of a town , state or nation have an obligation |
| civil disobedience | the process of defying codes of conduct within a community or ignoring the policies and government of a state of government of a sates or nation when civil laws are considered unjust . civil rights movement |
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