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Chapter 2 CIVICS
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03/06/2011

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Term
enlightenment
Definition
many of the rights that American citizens enjoy today can be traced to the political and legal traditions of England and to the ideas of a cultural movement
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monarch
Definition
king or queen
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legislature
Definition
a law making body - known as parliament
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precedent
Definition
a ruling in an earlier case that was similar
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common law
Definition
rests on court decisions rather than regulations written by law makers
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natural rights
Definition
rights to life, liberty, and property that no gov. could take away.
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social contract
Definition
is an agreement among the people in a society
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colony
Definition
a group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
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joint-stock company
Definition
provided investors partial ownership and a share in future profits
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charter
Definition
written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial government
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compact
Definition
an agreement or contract among a group of people
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proprietary colony
Definition
the owner or proprietor, owned the land and controlled the government
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royal colony
Definition
one owned and ruled directly by the king
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religious dissenters
Definition
those who followed a faith other than the official religion of England, the Anglican religion
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puritans
Definition
founders of Massachusetts/ wanted to purify the Anglican church
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pilgrims
Definition
Puritans considered themselves ____. / people on a religious journey
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toleration
Definition
acceptance of other religions ; puritans don't believe it
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indentured servants
Definition
made it possible for poor people to come to the Colonies
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plantation
Definition
large estate/ large-scale agriculture
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triangular trade
Definition
the pattern of trade that developed among the Americas, Africa, and Europe
REFERENCE TO THE TRADE MAP PLEASE.
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Tide water
Definition
areas of flat, low plains, near the seacoast of Virginia and North Carolina
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Mercantilism
Definition
theory that a country's power depends on its wealth
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boycott
Definition
refuse to buy
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repealed
Definition
cancelled
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delegates
Definition
representatives
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independence
Definition
self-reliance and freedom from outside control.
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egalitarianism
Definition
equality (spirit of)
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What were the Middle Colonies made of? (4 States)
Definition
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delware.
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Why was Georgia created?
Definition
It was established so it could be a place where

debtors and poor people could make a fresh start

created by James Oglethorpe
Georgia was created to serve as a buffer zone between

Spanish Florida and the rest of the English Colonies.
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What was the Triangular Trade?
Definition
The way in which slaves were brought to the Americas.


Europeans take slaves to the Americas (Left point)
Europeans take sugar, cotton, rum, tobacco, and

coffee back to Europe. (Middle point)
Europeans take pots, pans, guns, alcohol, and horses

to Africa. (Right point)
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Why did people come to America? (5)
Definition
People came to America because of Religious Ideals,

Prisoners sent to America, Charters, Indentured

servants, and slaves.
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Ideas about Enlightment
Definition
God created an orderly universe, Locke + Montesquieu,

aruged that the laws that governened nature also

applied to human life + society, 1600s, new ideas

about gov. laws, rights, + society.
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What's the Parliament?
Definition
Lawmaking body, stronger than King/Queen, Drew up

English Bill of Rights, Developed into legislature by

late 1300's, Since 1688 no king has been more

powerful than parliament.
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Common Law
Definition
Rests on court decisions rather than regulations

written by lawmakers. Developed rules to live by,

Precedent, ruling in an earlier case that was

similar, Our own laws about property, contracts, and

personal injury are based on common law. Court

decisions became basis of law..
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Ideas of Locke
Definition
John Locke: English writer, supported Glorious

Revolution. Argued that people were born free, equal,

and independent. Natural rights to life + liberty +

property. Social contract give up certain rights for

protection
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Ideas of Montesquieu
Definition
Montesquieu: French writer, developed gov. so that no

one can become too strong or threat individual

rights. Had idea that there should be branches,

believed in seperation of power.
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Magna Carta
Definition
Protected nobles rights + privileges.
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Mayflower Compact + Town Meetings
Definition
Rules of Pilgrims + need to know how to govern themselves + direct democracy
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Definition
America's first written constitution, document called for an assembly of elected rep. from each town to make laws popular elections
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Why was Pennsylvania popular?
Definition
It was a popular colony because it offered religious freedom
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plantations
Definition
large farming estates
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Great Awakening
Definition
The Great Awakening brought about new ideas about religion - people wanted more of a personal religious experience. As a result of the Great Awakening, new religious groups formed and many other religions were broken up.
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Salutary Neglect
Definition
a policy of loose control and healthy neglect. So, the salutary neglect is when the Great Britain doesn't make strict laws.
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Navigation Acts
Definition
put Mercantilism into action. It was a law that stated that the 13 colonies could only trade with England.
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
A law passed by the British that stated that colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains without permission from the British Gov.
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Stamp Act
Definition
The stamp act enforced a tax that all colonists would have to pay on all legal documents.
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quartering Act
Definition
required colonists to provide housing for British Soldiers.
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Tea Act
Definition
The Tea Act was passed on 1773. The British East India Tea Company paid no taxes on importing their tea.
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Sons of Liberty
Definition
a group of colonists who organized different forms of protest throughout the colonies. Organized boycotts.
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Stamp Act Congress
Definition
In 1765, 9 of the 13 colonies sent representatives to NY. The reps. came up with a declaration against British, Stamp Act was repealed.
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Boston Tea Party
Definition
The Boston tea party was a response to the Tea Act. Colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor
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Coervice Act
Definition
limited the civil rights of the colonists. (e.g. curfews)
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first Continental Congress
Definition
Sept. 1774 - 12 of the colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia to discuss concerns. Called ____ Delegates asked that the rights of the colonists be restored, then the American Revolution started.
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
The declaration explained why America needed to be free. Showed colonists' beliefs in the rights of individuals. Approved on July 4, 1776
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
____ wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Second Continental Congress
Definition
An appointed committee to write a document that would announce independence for the U.S.
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Declaration of Independence approved on?
Definition
July 4, 1776
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How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the formation of American Government?
Definition
The ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the formation of American Gov.'s because new ideas about gov. law rights + society. Plus branches, so they influenced a lot.
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Why are John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu so important to the development to American Gov.
Definition
John and Baron was so important because John suggested the idea of natural rights. Baron suggested the idea of separation of powers. So they contributed a lot, we use a lot of there ideas.
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How did the colonies under English control make their money?
Definition
Different regions of America needed to adapt to their environment. New England made money by manufacturing. The Middle Colonies made money by ports and growing wheat. The Southern Colonies made money by growing cash crops.
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Why did people immigrate to the Americas in the 1600s and 1700s? (5)
Definition
People immigrated because of religion, prisoners sent to America, Charters, indentured servants, and slaves.
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Why was slavery needed in the South more than any other region of the colonies?
Definition
slavery was needed because of plantations (large estate), needed for growing many cash crops, and needed workers. No indentured servants, so we resorted to slaves using the triangular trade. owners needed cheap labor
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Explain Baron de Montesquieu's Separation of Powers
Definition
baron wanted to develop a system of gov. so that no one can become too strong or threat individual rights. Had idea that there should be branches. etc
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Explain John Locke's Natural Rights and Social Contract. What do these ideas have to do with American Gov.?
Definition
We use a lot of John Locke's ideas. For exmaple, we use John Locke's natural rights in our constitution, and it is based on natural rights. social contract was an idea giving up certain rights for protection, which we citizens, do give up certain rights (e.g. cannot make a terroristic comment) in exchange 4 protection.
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Why did colonists want independence from England? (5)
Definition
Colonists want Independence because of, Mercantilism, navigation acts, proclamation of 1763, the stamp and quartering act, the tea act (1773),
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Why was the future of the "U.S." uncertain after the Declaration of Independence was signed?
Definition
the future of the US was uncertain because we didnt have a developed government, and true freedom would not come until the war ended + great britian officially recognized u.s. as independent nation
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Why did England start to raise taxes for the colonists during 1760s
Definition
passed to raise tax in order to put mercantilism into action. they wanted to be a powerful nation + also needed money after the french and indian war.
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