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Why did the Pilgrims write the Mayflower Compact?
to establish an orderly community
English Pilgrims traveling to Massachusetts to settle wrote this in 1620.
Mayflower Compact
An introduction explaining why the Declaration of Independence was written.
Preamble
Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are ___.
Wicked
Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?
Baron de Montesquieu
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
life, liberty, and property
This pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support breaking away from Great Britain.
Common Sense
A set of things people believe they should be able to do without restriction.
rights
Written by Thomas Jefferson to formally proclaim America's freedom from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order.
Hobbes
What fundamental part of democracy says: All persons in America are born free, equal, and independent.
Individual Freedom
The structure of the United States government necessitates compromise by all sides.
Compromise
The Constitution of the United States protects the rights of the few from oppression.
Minority Rights
The will of the majority in America as expressed through elections is fundamental to the American system.
Majority Rules
All persons not meeting the principles of citizenship may become a United States citizen through the naturalization process.
Pathways to Citizenship for Non Citizens
What is citizenship?
A person receives American citizenship by virtue of being born in the United States. Citizenship also goes to those born to at least one United States citizen.
