Civics Unit 2 Review

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• Amendments needed 13 out of 13 states approval which made it near impossible.
• People had 'natural rights' (Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness) and the government must have some power to protect them.
• People have the right to own property and defend it
• European ships from the Americas take raw materials back to England and make 'finished goods.'

Shay's Rebellion led to

• The scrapping of the Articles of Confederation for a new Constitution.
• European ships from Africa would go to the Americas via the 'Middle Passage' and exchange enslaved people for goods.
• Direct democracy (for adult, white men)
• An agreement among people in a society with their government.

The Articles of Confederation

• A weak constitution to unite the newly free 13 states
• European economic gain, religion, disease, foods, animals, cultures, social issues
• European ships sail goods to the west African coast in exchange for enslaved people.
• People have a right to criticize the government

Declaration of Independence 3 Main Ideas

• All men equal, government should protect "natural rights," citizens are allowed to revolt if government fails to protect natural rights
• Europeans, Africans & Native Americans
• Consent of the governed' is ruled by the majority of people, not by a king.
• People have the right to own property and defend it

Grievances

• Complaints about the king in the Declaration of Independence. It consisted mostly of these.
• Amendments needed 13 out of 13 states approval which made it near impossible.
• Humans were inherently selfish and needed guidance (government) to work effectively together
• Direct democracy (for adult, white men)

Common Sense

• A pamphlet that ingrained the importance of free speech & freedom of press
• The scrapping of the Articles of Confederation for a new Constitution.
• The first written plan for government for early colonists
• European ships sail goods to the west African coast in exchange for enslaved people.

Cato's Letters

• The colonies derived the importance of individual freedom and the ability to question the king's rule from this document.
• A weak constitution to unite the newly free 13 states
• People had 'natural rights' (Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness) and the government must have some power to protect them.
• Consent of the governed' is ruled by the majority of people, not by a king.

Magna Carta

• This document massively limited the king powers and ensured even government had to follow the law
• All men equal, government should protect "natural rights," citizens are allowed to revolt if government fails to protect natural rights
• European ships from Africa would go to the Americas via the 'Middle Passage' and exchange enslaved people for goods.
• Humans were inherently selfish and needed guidance (government) to work effectively together

The English Bill of Rights

• The colonists derived the concept of individual rights and a limited government from this document.
• Complaints about the king in the Declaration of Independence. It consisted mostly of these.
• European economic gain, religion, disease, foods, animals, cultures, social issues
• The first written plan for government for early colonists

The 3rd step of the Columbian Exchange/Triangular Trade route

• European ships from the Americas take raw materials back to England and make 'finished goods.'
• A pamphlet that ingrained the importance of free speech & freedom of press
• Europeans, Africans & Native Americans
• People had 'natural rights' (Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness) and the government must have some power to protect them.