| A | B |
|---|
| Glorius Revolution | No ruler would have more power than the gov. |
| Magna Cara | Protected noble priv, equal treatment,trial by peers, limit power to monanrchs |
| Common Law | Laws based on court cases. |
| Jamestown | First English settlement |
| House of Burgesses | First repres. assembly |
| Royal Colony | Colony controlled by the crown |
| Mayflower Compact | First Direct Democracy |
| England too busy | Reason why colonist made their own decisions at first. |
| More rights | Reason why Cont. Congress assembled |
| Mercantilism | Sell only to Engalnd cheap and they sell back at high prices. |
| Stamp Act | Tax on paper products |
| Sent trops | King George response to colonist complaints. |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paine write to rally colonists to seek independence. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Wrote Declaration of Independence. |
| Being recognized as a country | What US had to face after defeating British |
| English Bill of Rights | Paliament freely elected, free speech, fair trial |
| Mass. Constitution | Power distributed evenly, other braches could check powers. |
| Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation | No single leader,no courts, could not tax |
| One | How many houses did each have in Art. of Confed. |
| Two things Congress could do with Art. of Confed. | Raise an army, deal foreign nations |
| Shays Rebellion | Revolt that prompted a need for a new Cpnstitution. |
| Taxes | How US paid for war. |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonist dumped tea into boston Harbor |
