| A | B |
|---|
| natural rights | life, liberty and property |
| higher law | Constitution is the most powerful law |
| separation of power | three branches of power |
| checks and balances | each branch of gov't has controls over the other two |
| representative gov't | leaders are elected |
| Proclamation line | cannot cross over the Appalachian Mountains |
| Stamp Act | tax on paper goods |
| Quartering Act | colonists must care for and house British soldiers |
| Declaratory Act | parliament says it can pass any law it wants over the colonies |
| Boston Massacre | 5 colonists die during a protest |
| Boston Tea Party | Sons of Liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor in protest |
| Intolerable Acts | closes Boston Harbor and suspends Massachusetts assembly |
| First Continental Congress | colonies meet in Philadelphia to write King a letter |
| Lexington & Concord | towns where the Revolutionary War broke out |
| Declaration of Independence | letter written to the King, declaring the colonies to be Independent of Britain |
