Civics test 2

wrote the declaration or independence

thomas jefferson

forced to sign the magna carta

king john

wrote common sense

thomas paine

signed declaration of independence first and BIG

john hancock

helped organize boston tea party

samuel adams

king of England

king george the 3rd

warned the citizens that british army had arrived

paul revere

believed gov system was monarchy

thomas hobbs

believed that people have right to decide what kind of gov they want

jean jacquees

english legislative body

parliment

english system of laws that is based on precedent and customs

common law

first permanent british colony

jamestown

british passed what

stamp act, tax on all goods, legal document, newspapers

came to america seeking religious freedom

pilgrams

first offical bank

lexington

citizen milita who were ready to be quick to fight

minute men

first constitution of USA

articles of confederation

intolerable act

british troops could be in homes (quarting)

famous slogan

“no taxation without representation”

house of the lords

for persons who are noble/titled

house of commons

for people who are not of noble birth

political phosphors of the 17&18 century began writing abt unwritten

social contract unwritten agreement (contract) between the government and the people of a country

a group of individual loosely held together for mutual protection or economic benefits

confederation

house of burgess

first legislative assembly mayflower compact

4th of july

when the declaration of independence was adopted

after Boston tea party colonist needed peace with england so they called an assembly met in Philadelphia

first continental congress

paul revere

got word that citizens arrived

precedent

a ruling that is used as the basis for judicial decision in a later, similar case

treaty of paris

ended the revolution war with great Britain

pilgrims

landed ships in Plymouth

british did what

boycotted goods

George Washington became first general in charge if army of ?

AMERICAAA

king george made policy of mercantilism

an economic theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buy.