American history unit 0

Vocab terms for unit 0

Enlightenment

An intellectual movement in Europe during 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason and individualism

Consent of the governed

The authority to rule came from the people government served.

Natural rights

Life, liberty, and property could never be threatened or taken away from the people.

Social Contract

A ruler ha dot prophecy its peoples right sand if he didn’t the people can establish a new government in replace.

Declaration of Independence

Was written to express the ideals of Americans believed government be founded.

Northwest Oridance

Explains the rights and roles of people building America on how to rule to protect natural rights and setting up educational institutions.

Articles of confederation

The first plan of a national government in America; it created a confederation of 13 states.

Successes and failures of the Articles of Confederation

The Good: The Articles brought the 13 states together long enough to win the Revolutionary War and figured out a system for adding new states to the country.

The Bad: The national government was way too weak—it couldn't print a single national currency, tax people to pay off war debts, or enforce its own laws, which quickly turned into a hot mess.

Federalism

Division of power among federal and state government

Federalist

Supporters of the U.S. Constitution