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Locke
Believed in natural rights of Life, Liberty, Property. -
Hobbes
Hobbes made the Social Contract which was an agreement between people and goverment. He believes people are inherently evil. -
Montesquieu
He created the 3 branches of goverment seperation of powers Legislature, Executive, and Judicial. -
Voltaire
He made Freedom of Speech, Freedomof Religion, and Fair Trial. -
Rousseau
Supported the social contract common good "man is born free" -
George Washington
George Washington became the 1st president, 1st member of the continental congress, and chose to lead the continental army. He helped create the precedents and foudations to form America. -
John Adams
John Adams was on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. He was chosen to help negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolution. Then became the first Vice President. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a delegte of the second continental congress. Also he was picked to draft the Declaration of Independence. He became the first Vice President under John Adams and the 3rd president. -
Grievances of British Subjects
The stamp acts was passed. The British subjects in the colonies petitioned the king or either house of parliament. -
Americn Revolutionary War
It was the revolt against Great Britian by the 13 american colonies which founded the United States of Ameria. -
Decaration of Independence
The document ending the American Revolution and separating America from Britain giving America independence -
Anti-federalist
Anti-federalist were Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and Richard Henry Lee. Patrick Henrys arguement was "Give me liberty or give me death!" -
Federalist
Federalist were Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Charles Pinckney. There arguments were that they wanted several political beliefs around the worlds. -
Articles of Confederation
a document signed amongst the 13 original colonies that established e United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and severed as its first constitution.
Problems were:
1. Ecinomic diorganization
2. Lack of central leadership
3. Legislative innaficiencies -
North West Ordinance
An act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States. -
Constitution
It is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of goverment. -
Bill of Rights
It's the collective name for the ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Proposed to assuge the fears of anti-federalists who had opposed constitutional ratifcation.
