Unit 2

4. English Bill of Rights is a source for our Bill of Rights.
7. one person elected to make decisions on the behalf of others
8. Established the principle of Limited Government
9. founded the 13 colonies.
10. British Parliament did not interfere in the government of the colonies, and America existed in relative political isolation
12. England banned settlements west of Appalachian Mountains to the end of the French and Indian War
16. British find colonists stockpiling weapons, so they attack colonists. Colonists win the battle
17. The government is restricted in what it can do (government does not have absolute power)
20. British East India Company does not pay same import tax as other importers
21. English War against the French and the Indians
22. Each person votes on their own behalf; one person = one vote
23. Part of the Intolerable Acts

1. Punishments for Boston Tea Party – curfew, Britain closed Boston Harbor
2. Contained majority rule, consent of the governed, protected minority rights
3. Colonies declare their independence
5. First Representative government in colonial America
6. establishing colonies to provide profit for the mother country
11. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in favor of separating from England
13. a numerical majority holds the power (most votes wins)
14. The government is only effective if the people allow the government to have power over them.
15. Tax on common goods (paper, stamps, cards) to repay debt from French and Indian War
18. Direct Democracy - issues decided by majority rule
19. Definition – England requires ALL colonial shipments stop at English ports