American Fact FinderFactsMagna Carta signed in 1215 by William and Mary of England, was the first document that limited the power of the rule.Read More
American Fact FinderFactsEnglish Bill of Rights protected the rights of English citizens and became the asis fro the American Bill of RightsRead More
American Fact FinderFactsprotective tariff tax placed on goods from another country to protect the home industryRead More
American Fact FinderFactssecondary sources the latter writings and interpretations of historians and writers. Often secondary sources, like textbooks and articles, provide summaries of information found in primary sources.Read More
American Fact FinderFactschecks and balances system set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check, or control, the actions of the…Read More
American Fact FinderFactsmercantilism An economic theory that a country’s strength is measured by the amount of gold it has, that a country should sell more than it buys…Read More
American Fact FinderFactsRepresentative Government a system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for themRead More
American Fact FinderFactsIndustrial Revolution the ers in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took placeRead More
American Fact FinderFactsfree enterprise the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulationRead More
American Fact FinderFactsAppomattox Court House The small town in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War.Read More
