| A | B |
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| influenced the writing of the Constitution | John Locke, Thomas Paine and the English Government |
| Stamp Act | tax on newspapers and legal documents |
| Quartering Act | colonists were required to provide food and shelter to the British soldiers |
| How many state were needed to amend the Articles? | all 13 |
| Intolerable Acts | shut down the Boston harbor and place Boston under martial law |
| Anti-Federalists | opposed the Constitution because it didn't contain a Bill of Rights, would create a strong central government, and feared it would take away liberties |
| Federalist papers | argued for a strong central government |
| Representative democracy | example: United States |
| Constitutional monarchy | example: Great Britain |
| Direct Democracy | example: Switzerland |
| Magna Carta | at first protected only the nobles rights |
| Townshend Act | placed a tax on all imports |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st governing document of the US |
| Articles of Confederation | congress could not tax, enforce its laws, or regulate trade |
| Articles of Confederation | Congress could declare war, make treaties, and work out agreements between states |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| John Locke | wrote Two Treaties of Government |
| Thomas Paine | wrote Common Sense |
| Boston Massace | British soldiers shot 5 colonists |
| Loyalists | loyal to the Kind |
| Patriot | colonists who favored independence |
| Boston Tea Party | dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor |
| Direct Democracy | citizens vote directly on laws |
| Representative Democracy | citizens elect representatives |
| Constitutional Monarchy | Kings/Queens with a legislative body |
| First Continental Congress | colonist wrote a letter to the King |
