CHAPTER 5 The Articles of Confederation SECTION 1 REVIEW

WHAT YEAR DID AMERICAN COLONIES TOOK A BOLD STEP IN DECLARING THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN

• JULY1776

• AUGUST 2 1778

• NOVEMBER1775

• APRIL 3 1767

what is a monarchy?

• limited government rule

• a governor

• ruled by nobles

• ruled by king or queens

What is a magna carta?

• a document signed by King John in 1215 made the King Subject to law

• the right to vote

• 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

• a document

What year did the English Bill of Rights passed

• 1799

• 1500

• 1689

• 1456

what is the Enlightenment?

• A philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine old ideas and traditions

• John Locke believed that a social contract existed between political rulers and the people they ruled

• John Locke believed the government should protect people's natural rights

• argued the only way to liberty is through the seperation of powers

Who is Baron de Montesquieu?

• A philophical thinker

• argued that the only way to achieve liberty was to the seperation of powers

• He wrote the English Bill of Rights

what is a constitution?

• A constitution is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of government

• A document signed by King John in 1215 made the king subject to law

• the right to vote

• official approval

What documents did American Colonies look when to when creating a new government

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• MAyflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

Describe 3 key ideas from these documents that inlfuence U.S. government?

• rule of law

• people hold power

• limited government separation of powers

• suffrage

Why do you think women were not allowed to vote in the early United States?

• Many people thought women should remain in the home and that women did not have the ability to vote intelligently

• Women were seen as weak

• Women were not allowed to make public appearances

• Men are only allowed to vote because they are bread winners of the family