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U.S. Government
The Englightenment
John Locke:
government exists to protect natural rights of life, lilberty and property
Thomas Hobbes:
People are weak without government
Baron de Montesquieu:
seperation of power
Voltaire:
Everyone should have the freedom of speech
Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Legislative power belongs to people
1600s:
Europeans started to Establish colonies in America
The Mayflower Compact:
The first written consitution
work together
choose their leaders
obey their laws
The 13 colonies
New England:
Farthest North, cold climate, rocky soil
puritans, religious freedom
ship building, fishing, trading fur with Native Americans
★Jamestown: the first colonial settlement★
The Middle Colonies:
Warmer, argriculture avaliable
wheat and cash crops
rich natural mineral resources
The Southern Colonies:
Warmer climate, rich soil
argrigulture business
slaves and plantations
wealthy
Magna Carta
Limited the power of the king: the king has to have the approval from people
French and Indian War
(1754-1763):
French and Britain fought for land of North America
Britain won,
Though, some colonists refued to pay the debt of war
Taxations
1764, The Sugar Act:
Increase tax on sugar, coffee and wine imported to America
Boston Tea Party:
America colonists protest by dumping boxes tea into the sea
1774, The Coercive Act:
Punish Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party incident
The First Continental Congress:
1774, delegates from 13 colonies got together , came out with a response to the Coercive Act, asking the king to respect their rights
The Second Continental Congress:
declaring independence
Declaration of Independence(1776)
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Ordinance of 1785:
dividing townships within 6 miles^2
Second Ordinance(Northwest Ordinance(1787):
established government for Northwest Territories
Articles of confederation
one-house legislature
regulation and defense
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Treaty of Paris(1783):
Ending fight and relation between England and the new nation
1765, The Stamp Act:
all documents needed to be stamped by the U.K.
1767, The Townshend Act:
taxing goods that were imported to America