_______________ Acts closed Boston Harbor. Ended all forms of self-rule in Mass
Intolerable
Each state drafted its own _______________ by 1780- unique because no nation had one.
Constitution
When George III came to power, ______________ felt the colonies had lost much of their loyalty and became independent from the crown.
Parliament
The 1st Con. Congress sent George III the Declaration and _______________ asking for the end of the Intolerable Acts.
Resolves
Many colonists considered themselves to be ____________ when George III came to power.
Loyal
State Constitution _______________; Separation of Powers, Individual Rights, and Limited Government.
Ideas
The ______________ petition pledges continued their loyalty to King III and asked him to ask Parliament to repeal their new measures.
Olive Branch
During the R. War, ______________ created a monetary system, raised troops, and sent diplomats to Europe.
Continental Congress
What city became the birthplace of democracy?
Jamestown
Colonists were already settling in North America ______________ the Petition of Right and English Bill of Rights.
Before
were a secret society that worked to intimidate and throw out parliament's tax agents.
Sons of liberty
The petition of right was part of a long battle with King Charles l that resulted in __________________
English civil war
Wrote about the unalienable rights all men deserve in the declaration of independence.
Thomas Jefferson
King John was forced by the nobles to sign ________________ in 1215: and called for the quartering of troops in homes
Magna Carta
The magna carta forced the king to obey the laws, allow people to stand trial by a _________ , and get taxes approved by parliament.
Jury
The British wanted the colonists to sign a treaty with the Iroquois at the start of ______________ in 1954
French And Indian War
Said, ...a thirst for absolute power is the natural disease of a monarchy
Thomas paine
___________ Declared their loyalty to the king, but argued that the power to tax should belong solely to the colonies.
Stamp Act Congress
The English Bill of Rights banned monarchs from enacting________, raising taxes, and keeping armies w/o Parliament's permission.
Laws
_________ was signed in 1620 and outlined the formation of a society governed by majority rule and the consent of the people.
May Flower Compact
___________ refused to read the Olive Branch Petition.
Georgre lll
The English Parliament is a _______ legislature.
Bicameral
The 2nd continental Congress placed George Washington in charge of the ________.
Malitia
_________ would have allowed an assembly to control trade, build settlements, and equip fleets.
Albany Plan of Union
Thomas Payne wrote ________, which inspired widespread support for the colonies' independence from Great Britain.
Common Sense
The _________ influence people's thoughts about natural rights.
Enlightenment
___________ proposed the resolution to officially declare independence from Great Britain on June 7, 1776
Henry Lee
The ________ created a constitutional monarchy and set expectations about the rights of Englishmen.
May Flower Compact
Parliament wanted the _____________ to pay for the French and Indian War
Colonists
The Colonies must ___________ or triumph.
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