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Colonial Influences
Review on Colonial Influences (Traditional)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Paine | wrote "Common Sense" |
| Magna Carta | famous historical document which guaranteed that not even the king or queen was above the law |
| Cato's Letters | collection of newspaper articles published to convince people to support the freedom of expression and to fight the heavy handed rule of the British government |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written to convince American colonists to support becoming independent from England |
| Magna Carta | written by the English nobility in 1215 limiting the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility |
| English Bill of Rights | government document that expanded the powers of the English parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king |
| Mayflower Compact | agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Pilgrims |
| constitution | the rule book for a country's government |
| constitution | explains what kind of government a country has and how that government functions as well how a country's laws are made |
| rule of law | means laws are fair, enforced, and nobody is above the law |
| separation of powers | dividing powers among several branches of government to make sure no one person or part of government gets too much control |
| rights of the minority | protecting the rights of small or unpopular groups regardless of what the majority beleives |
| consent of the governed | when citizens give their permission to be governed by the country's government and they do this by voting |
| self-government | people can make decisions on how their government should work |
| due process | People have the right to fair and reasonable laws and also officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and must treat all people in the same way |
| rights | set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restreictions |
| 1215 | date Magna Carta was signed |
| King John | signed the Maga Carta along with English nobles |
| Pilgrims | English settlers who signed the Mayflower Compact |
| Plymouth Rock | place where the Pilgrims settled and signed the Mayflower Compact |
| Parliament | English lawmaking body which passed the English Bill of Rights in 1689 |
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