Unit 2: Foundations of Government

Enlightenment-era work by Thomas Hobbes in which he expresses his ideas on government.

Document written by George Mason and served as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights.

An agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society.

Written by Thomas Jefferson and led to separation of church and state and served as a model for the 1st Amendment.

Document signed by Charles I of England that further limited the powers of the English monarch.

This led to the Colonists dumping goods in Boston Harbor in 1774.

This was a tax placed on finished goods like lead, glass and paint.

Montesquieu's plan of a separation to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.

The rights of “life, liberty, and property” that John Locke argued for.

Document signed in 1689 that guaranteed the rights of English citizens.

This was a tax on all paper goods including newspapers and playing cards.

This was a tax on all paper goods including newspapers and playing cards.

These were the final acts that the Colonists just couldn’t take.

This act required the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.

This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War in 1775.

This was the event that caused the British to start taxing the colonies.

This document announced that we were splitting ties with England.

The event that occurred when British soldiers fired on an unarmed crowd in Boston.

Colonial representatives met at this gathering to respond to the British and act as a governing body for the “nation”

Protesters dressed up like Native Americans and threw goods into Boston Harbor during this event.