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American history term that refers to the 17th and 18th century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England.
important because it was part of the causes of the american rev.

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The Federalist is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.
important because it was the reason they believed in what they did

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the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
important because its every us citizens rights

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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers
important because it was his idea to have three branches of gov't

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A seventeenth-century English philosopher.Locke argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas already in their minds.
important because he believed in independence and a social contract

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when some freedoms are taken to have nature rights protected.
important because one belief that one enlightenment thinker had

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rights everyone is born with
important because it is in the declaration of independence

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an essay written that states colonists need more control and power
important because made colonists want change

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the original constitution of the US
important because it was the first government

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The colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed.
important because it was one of the reasons the colonists wanted independence

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An uprising of farmers Shays's rebellion followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.
important because gov't realized central gov't was weak

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The great compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would
important because it was part of the constitutional compromise

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2 compromises to settle 2 arguments (3/5 compromise and great compromise)
important because all states came to an agreement

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strong state gov't and weak federal gov't
important because most colonists agreed

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strong federal gov't and weak state gov't
important because some colonists agreed