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Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republicanism | A form of government chosen by the people |
| Limited Government | self-government certain powers granted by the constitution by elected representatives |
| Federalism | system of gov't divided between the central authority and the constituent politics |
| Legislative Branch of the gov't | Congress; Senate and House of Representatives |
| Executive Branch | President,Vice President, Cabinet |
| Judicial Branch | Supreme Court, and other Federal Courts |
| Powers of the Government | Declare War, Negotiate treaties, Tax you, Print money, Establish a military, Manage Foreign affairs, Establish a postal system |
| May 1787 | The Philadelphia Convention to improve upon the Articles of Confederation opens |
| September 1787 | New Constitution is approved and sent to the states for ratification |
| Ratification | A process by which the states can approve or make changes upon a law or constitution |
| December 1787 | Delaware & NJ ratify constitution. Pennsylvania approves 46-23 but wants to add the Bill of Rights |
| January 1788 | Georgia ratifies. Connecticut approves constitution |
| February 1788 | Massachusetts ratifies by narrow margin and wants to add the Bill of Rights |
| April 1788 | Maryland ratifies the constitution |
| May 1788 | South Carolina Ratifies the constitution |
| June 1788 | New Hampshire approves Constitution, North Carolina rejects the Constitution, in part because there is no Bill of Rights |
| November 1789 | North Carolina ratifies the Constitution after Congress drafts the Bill of Rights |
| May 1790 | Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Created by Thomas Hooker to establish self-government. The first written Constitution in America |
| Indentured Servant | Not a slave, but someone who owes a debt and works it off by being a servant. Can be owned like a slave by a master |
| Southern Colonies | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia |
| New Jersey | Founded by Lord John Berkel.ey and Sir George Carteret |
| Rhode Island | Founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom |
| Massachusetts | Founded by William Bradford, John Winthrop, and John Carver, religious freedom |
| Middle Colonies | New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware. |
| Pennsylvania | Founded by William Penn a Quaker leader for religious freedom. Against slavery and violence. |
| Pilgrims | People who traveled to America to escape religious persecution, Puritans |
| Puritans | Pilgrims who wanted to reform the Anglican church, also the Church of England |
| Thomas Hooker | famous Puritan leader and one of the founding fathers of Connecticut. |
| Anne Hutchinson | Helped establish Rhode Island. Persecuted for her outspoken religious beliefs |
| Great Migration | The movement of more than 15,000 Puritans to Massachusetts for religious freedom |
| Meeting House | A building where people went to vote and discuss politics and make decisions |
| Mayflower Compact | People on the Mayflower sign an agreement when blown off course to abide by "just and equal laws" drafted by leaders of their own choosing. |
| Dutch | People who were from the Netherlands |
| Duke of York | The brother of King Charles II. Also established New York Colony |
| Proprietary Colony | A colony in which the owner owned all the land and controlled the gov't. |
| Jamestown - 1607 | First English Settlement.100 men and boys Captain John Smith,and James Oglethorpe. |
| Powhatan Indians | Neighbors to Jamestown, Daughter of the Chief was Pocahontas. Helped the settlers survive. |
| Tobacco | John Rolfe crossed Native American and English tobacco and was the biggest cash crop of Virginia. 1st crop was 1614 |
| House Of Burgess | 1619 colonists elected wealthy men to represent them in the 1st Legislative assembly in America |
| King James I | Established the colonies 3 years after he became King. Granted a charter to the London Company. Established Jamestown and Plymouth |
| Plymouth | 13 years after Jamestown, Plymouth was established on Cape Cod. |
| Squanto | Wampanoag Indian who helped William Bradford and the Pilgrims survive by planting corn and other crops. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence. 3rd President of the United States. Ambassador to France, Founder of University of Virginia |
| Sections of the Declaration of Independence | 1. Preamble 2. Declaration of Natural Rights of the people. 3. Grievances. 4. Resolution to always be free |
| Declaration of Independence was written to? | King George III |
| Self - evident Truths | All men are created equal |
| Unalienable Rights | Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| 3 Grievances of the Declaration of Independence | Quartering troops in houses, Tea Act, and Stamp Act. |
| Declaration of Independence adopted | July 4, 1776. |
| Patrick Henry | Give me liberty or give me death |
| Battle of Saratoga 1777 | Turning point in the Revolutionary War because it convinced the French to support the Americans |
| Magna Carta | written in 1215, signed by King John of England, and was used to help write the Constitution. |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense, used in Constitution |
| Samuel Adams | Leader of the Sons of Liberty, founding father, tinsmith, |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation. |
| Sugar Act 1764 | Taxes foreign Molasses |
| Stamp Act March 1765 | Taxes printed material |
| Quartering Act 1765 March | Requires colonists to house and feed British soldiers |
| Townshend Acts 1767 | Taxes imported goods and tea, repealed April 1770 except for Tea tax |
| Boston Massacre | March 1770 killed 5 people |
| Boston Tea Party | 1773. Boston Harbor, Samuel Adams and Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and dumped Tea into the harbor |
| Coercive Acts | 1774 |
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