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| a set of pamphlets authored by Thomas paine that encouraged separation from the Crown. Pamphlets called the King a brute and states that America had a separate destiny from England |
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| the theory and system of politics of developing colonies to maintain a balance of trade |
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| a letter written to King George III from the members of the 2nd Continental Congress that appealed to the king to address colonial grievances to avoid war |
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| political system in which ownership of all product and land are in the hands of the people, and all goods are equally shared |
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| occurred in the 18th century; philosophers wrote new ideas on politics such as the role of the "divine right" of the kings and the separation of church and state |
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| predecessor to the U.S. Bill of Rights; outlined new rights for the English people such as "no taxation without representation" |
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| government where the people elect leaders to carry out the rules and ideals that they want |
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| a system of government in which ALL citizens participate in politics and decision making |
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| influential English philosopher who inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence |
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| authored the Declaration of Independence |
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| Father of the Constitution |
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| violation of allegiance to one's country |
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| a person who betrays his country |
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| which means that the king shares power with a group of advisors or a democratic body |
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| colonists loyal to the United States |
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| colonists loyal to the British |
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| King of England during the American Revolution |
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| acts of law passed by England to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party |
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| a group of nations or states united for a common cause |
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| war fought to gain American independence from England |
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| a body of 55 representatives appointed by colonial legislatures who met to plan a response to England's Intolerable Acts |
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| an act of protest of the stamp act by the American colonists against England |
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| a body of representatives who met and approved the Declaration of Independence |
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| armed civilians fighting during the Revolutionary War |
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| a company or group of having exclusive control over commercial activity |
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| a driving force calling for independence from England |
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| a compromise reached by the Northern states and Southern states over how to count the slave population; slaves were counted 3/5 of all other persons |
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| people wh supported the Constitution |
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| people who were against the Constitution |
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| large states plan for a bicameral congress with representation to be based on population |
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| small states plan for a unicameral congress with equal representation |
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