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History Regents

TermDefinition
Natural Rights The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
John Locke English philosopher argued that all men were born with natural rights and that a government's purpose was to protect these rights
Colonial Self Government Representative bodies such as colonial assemblies were a common feature of the government structure
Mayflower Compact A document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government
New England Town Meetings Democratic style of government. Towns and cities grew around gathering places, and allowed mass participation in politics.
House of Burgesses The first representative assembly in the American Colonies
Peter Zenger's Trial Arrested in 1794 for printing false stories of the governor of New York, Zenger won case which was a landmark victory for freedom of the press in America
Albany Plan of Union Proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create one government for the 13 colonies
Slave Trade The business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves
Salutary Neglect Idea that the colonies benefited by being left alone, without too much British interference
Taxation Without Representation The colonists were angry because they had to pay taxes to England but they did not get to have a representative in the English Parliament.
Declaration of Independence The document approved by representatives of the American colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the British monarch and declared their independence.
Articles of Confederation The document that created the first central government for the United States; it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
Virginia Plan Virginia delegate James Madison's plan of government, in which states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population
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