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- Northwest Ordinance of 1787
- law that organized the northwest territories
- Paper Money
- almost worthless, helped people in debt, caused inflation
- Second Continental Congress
- wanted to establish state governments that would guarantee freedom and saftey. Later wanted a national government over all state governments.
- English Laws
- Magna Charta, English Bill of Rights
- Outcome of Shay's rebellion
- provided a blunt reminder of the weakness of the confederation government and made Americans realize the Articles of Confederation was not working.
- Enlightenment Influences
- Thomas Paine, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu
- Each state had...
- bill of rights, civil liberties, individual rights, government promises.
- Baron de Montesquieu
- Enlightenment philosopher who believed the only way to achieve liberty was through the seperation of government powers. He greatly admired British form of government
- American Political Models
- Fundamental Orders of Conneticut, Mayflower Compact
- John Locke
- Enlightenment philosopher who believed a social contract existed between political leaderswith governments' duty to protect natural rights and religious and fundamental liberty.
- Land Ordinance of 1785
- a law that set up a plan for surveying land west of the appalachian mountains
- New England Town meeting
- colonists expressed their views (opinions) and make important decisons on issues affecting the community. Began some american political traditions.
- Articles of Confederation
- a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states. it provided a legal symbol of their union and gave the central government no dominate power over the states or their citizens. did not work, had to change government
- Thomas Jefferson
- writer of the declaration of independence. 2 term president
- Virginia House of Burgesses
- Signed in 1619 and it was the first representative government in the American Colonies.