Ss chapter 5 test study

Magna Carta

In 1215 King John of England signed the magna Carta which made the king subject to the law

The England Bill of rights

The English bill of rights was passed in 1689 and declared supramacy of the parlment

Constitution

A set of basic princibles and laws and the duties of the government

Suffrage

The right to vote. Under British rule, only white male landowners could vote.

Articles of confedetarion

In 1777 the second conental congress passed the articles of confedaration. Congress became the single branch of the national government; there was not yet a president or national court system

The Virginia statue for religious freedom

Written by Thomas Jefferson, declared that no person should be forced to attend a particular church and that no church should be payed with tax money.

Conental army

In 1784, the continental army disbanded. without an army the government could not protect citizens from foreign threats.

High Tarrifs

After the treaty of Paris ended the revoulatarny war, Britain closed many ports to American ships. British also charged high tarrifs on imports and exports