Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
(23 cards)
Who was the “creator” of natural rights?
John Locke
What were the 2 ideas the colonists had when they came to America?
- ) Limited Government
2. ) Representative Government
What was the Magna Carta and why is it significant?
It was created in 1215, king John signed it, and it was first to have a constitutional government. It shows a limited government.
What was the English Bill of Rights and why is significant?
It was created in 1689, William and Mary of Orange became joint leaders of England
What was the Mayflower Compact and why is it significant?
It was created in 1620, all 41 men on the Mayflower signed a contract about self-government. It showed a representative government.
What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut and why is it significant?
It was created in 1639, and it was Americas first constitution. It shows a representative government.
What was the Two Treaties of Government and why is it significant?
It was created in 1690, and it was written by John Locke. It was his ideas for how the American Government should be. Shows both limited and representative government. This book led to the Declaration of Independence.
What was the French and Indian War and why is it significant?
It was from 1754-1763. It was a war between the French and British over lands in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. This caused G.B to go into a large debt.
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What was the Stamp Act and why is it significant?
It was in 1765, and due to G.B debt, they wanted to tax the colonies to help pay the debt.
What goods did the Stamp Act tax on?
Legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, dice, playing cards.
What was the Boston Tea Party and why is it significant?
It happened in 1773, because of the Stamp Act and the taxes on sugar, glass and tea. A group of colonists dressed Indians, dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Intolerable Acts and why is it significant?
The I.A were passed 1774. After the Boston Tea Party, parliament passed the Intolerable Acts as a retaliation to the B.T.P. The I.A closed down the Boston Harbor, and withdrew the right for Massachusetts to self-govern.
What was the First Continental Congress and why is it significant?
The I.A caused Virginia and Massachusetts to call a meeting. All delegates, except Georgia, sent delegates to Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1774. They made an embargo.
What was the embargo that the colonies created at the First Continental Congress?
All colonies would boycott all British goods.
What was the “Shot heard ‘round the world” and why is it significant?
It happened in 1775, in Britain. Because the boycott, king George 3 said the colonies were in rebellion. It was the battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Second Continental Congress and why is it significant?
Happened in the summer 1775, this was the time where the colonies assumed a central government. John Hancock was the president, George Washington was the commander of the army.
Who was the R.H Lee and what did he do?
In June 1776, he was the first to say that the colonies should be free.
What was the Declaration of Independence and why is it significant?
It was signed on July 2, 1776. A small group of people decided to have written constitution.
Who were the all the people that wrote the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
He was one of the founding fathers of America, and one of the writers of the Declaration of Independence.
What is representative government?
We elect representatives to conduct government for us.
What is limited government?
The power of the government is limited, and is not all powerful.
