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English Colonies
clonies established by authority of a king
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types of colonies
royal, proprietary, charter
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Basic concepts of government
ordered, representative, limited, representative
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ordered government
- need for ordered regulations
- creation of local government based on knowledge
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limited government
government is not all powerful and cant take away rights
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representative government
people should have a voice in gov
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magna carta
first document to ever limit the kings power; guaranteed some rights
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petition of right
limited the kings power and required jury of peers
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english bill of rights
fair trial; prevented cruel punishments
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John Lockes 2nd tretise
men had natural born rights
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natural rights
men had rights given to them by god before gov.
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government protects
life liberty preoperty
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the stamp act
required every published paper to receive british stamp; stop critical talk of the government
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9 colonist joined to gether to ______ the stamp act
protest
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first coontenental congress
declaration of rights and grievences
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second contenental congress
trying to defeat G.B.; middle of rev war
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George Washington
elected commander and chief of army
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fundamentals of declaration
- men had rights
- government exsist by consent of governed
- abusive gov can be replaced
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articles of confederation
wasnt a strong national government; mistake
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national government could not
- collect taxes
- regulate taxes
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constitutional convention
edit the articles of confederation; got rid of it
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the framers
gathering of the 55 most brilliant minds; 30s and 40s
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3 framers
gerorge washington, james madison, alexander hamilton
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framers were
upper class, well educated, white
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james madison
father of the constituition
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virginia plan
big state; 3 branches, based on population
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new jersey plan
small state, unicameral legislature, equal representation
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the great compromise
conneticut compromise, bicameral legislature; based on reps(reps) and equality(senate)
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3/5ths compromise
sountherners counted blacks as 3/5ths of a person in population to get more votes
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commerce and slave trade compromise
- southern states fear of abolition of slavery
- prevented acting on for 20 years
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source constitution
- ancient greece, rome republic
- john lockes second treatise
- charles de montesquieus se[erating powers of government
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ratifying the constituition
constitutiion required that 9 of the 13 colonies needed to approve it to take affect
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fedralist
favored ratification of the government ex, james madison
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anti fedralist
opposed the new constitution ex. patrcik henry
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