Origins of American Government review 2025

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The English Document which first identified the concept of limited government. Also called the great Charter.

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Magna Carta

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A government in which people elect representatives to make laws and conduct government.

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Representative Democracy

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This made Parliament the supreme lawmaker for England and effectively moved England from an absolute monarch to a consitutional monarchy.

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English Bill of Rights

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John Locke's idea; That all people have a right to life, liberty and property.

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Natural Rights

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The power of government was divided into three branches

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Separation of Powers

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As long as the colonies sent the required raw materials, England allowed them to govern themselves for about 150 years.

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Salutary Neglect

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A tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, dice, playing cards etc.

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Stamp Act

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This was the colonial response to tax on tea. Colonists threw the tea into the harbor.

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Boston Tea Party

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Who could vote in the colonies? Options: All white men, African Americans, women, white, men who owned land

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white, men who owned land

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The debt from this war caused Great Britain to tax the colonies in order to pay for it.

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French and Indian war