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- 4. Idea that the government is controlled by the people and his limitations of power
- 8. A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
- 12. Agreement that people give up their rights to the government to be protected
- 14. colonies Consisted of colonies such as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut; Puritan population; shipbuilding and fishing economy
- 16. 1754-1763; British fought this war due to colonists moving westward; led to punitive taxes and laws against colonists to pay back debts
- 17. Consisted of colonies such as Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, and Georgia; warm-weather climate; reliant on cash crops and plantation economy
- 18. Author of Declaration
- 19. 1215 document that limited the king's ability to tax English nobles and that guaranteed due process and a right to trial
- 20. 1689 - signed by William and Mary, protected the rights of individuals, gave anyone accused of a crime the right to a trial by jury, established that rulers couldn't raise taxes or an army without Parliament approval
- 21. Enlightenment thinker that said people have the right to choose their own form of government (last name only)
- 22. British laws that were in reaction to Boston Tea Party; meant to restrict many rights of citizens of Boston; nicknamed "Intolerable Acts"
- 24. English philosopher who wrote about the Social Contract; believed people gave up their freedoms willingly for protection from King; believed people were untrustworthy and must be dealt with by a strong King
- 25. A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
- 26. A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting; synonymous with representative democracy
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- 1. Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; Jefferson
- 2. Enlightenment thinker that believed people have the right to liberty, freedom of religion/trade/speech
- 3. Consisted of colonies such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; economy built on growing of cash crops and were rich in natural resources
- 5. Life, liberty, and pursuit of property; Locke
- 6. English philosopher who felt the people could be trusted to choose their own government; believed people had Natural Rights; government must protect those rights or face revolution
- 7. Document that claimed we were free nation and justified our announcement with grievances against George III
- 9. Passed to exempt British tea company from tea taxes; led to Boston Tea Party
- 10. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for people to rebel against the King's violent abuse of power
- 11. Document created and signed by men on the Mayflower that established a Christian and direct democracy in Massachussetts
- 13. Enlightenment thinker who believed in the separation of powers(Last name only)
- 15. Rule of the people
- 23. First American colony; founded in Virginia; created first American representative government