Feb 8th quiz

This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776. It established the 13 colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain.

The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments.

This act of 1773 stated that colonists had to buy all their tea from China.

To take back a law or other decision

A government in which citizens rule directly rather than through representatives

The abuse of power

The first battle of the American Revolution was fought in this city:

The British legislature

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

A charge levied by government on persons or property to meet public needs

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

A territory settled and ruled by people from another land

This called for a blockade of Boston Harbor until the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was paid for.

Argued that man is born good and has rights to life, liberty, and property. To protect these rights, people enter social contract to create government with limited powers. If a government did not protect these rights or exceeded its authority, he believed the people have the right to revolt. The ideas of consent of the governed, social contract, and right of revolution influenced the United States Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

1689 document that was written by Parliament and signed by William and Mary of England. It was designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs, it forms the basis for much in American government and politics today. It gave certain rights to ALL citizens.

According to this act, British soldiers could stay in any colonist's home and expect to be housed and fed.

The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.

This document, signed by King John of England in 1215. It declared that the king and nobles were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England. It contained many of the ideas of due process and the right to a fair and speedy trial that are included in the protection offered by the U.S. Bill of Rights.

Early American colonists were hoping to escape this type of rule.

He described the British model of divided branches of government with checks and balances as the ideal system, later influencing the framing of the U.S. Constitution.