Lesson 1 Forming a Government

Magna Carta

• Magna Carta: a document signed by King John in 1300, made the king the sole lawmaker
• Magna Carta: a document signed by King John in 1210, made the king exempt from law
• Magna Carta: a document signed by King John in 1066, made the king above the law
• Magna Cartaa document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law

constitution

• A collection of recipes for cooking
• A set of basic laws that states the powers and duties of the government
• A list of popular tourist destinations
• A compilation of famous quotes from historical figures

This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.

• Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
• Virginia Declaration of Independence
• Virginia Bill of Rights
• Virginia Constitution

suffrage

• the right to vote
• the right to work
• the right to marry
• the right to drive

the first US constitution in which there was only a legislative branch

• Supreme Court of the Confederation
• House of Representatives of the Confederation
• The Articles of Confederation

• Senate of the Confederation

ratification

• unofficial disapproval
• official approval
• unauthorized consent
• informal rejection

Land Ordinance of 1785

• set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands
• granted voting rights to Native Americans
• established a national bank
• abolished slavery in western territories

This set up the Northwest Territory.

• Southeast Territory
• Northeast Territory
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Southwest Territory

These are areas that are now Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

• Northwest Territory
• Southwest Territory
• Northeast Territory
• Midwest Territory