Unit 2

3. English War against the French and the Indians
7. Part of the Intolerable Acts
11. First Representative government in colonial America
14. British East India Company does not pay same import tax as other importers
15. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in favor of separating from England
17. British Parliament did not interfere in the government of the colonies, and America existed in relative political isolation
18. establishing colonies to provide profit for the mother country
21. founded the 13 colonies.
22. Punishments for Boston Tea Party – curfew, Britain closed Boston Harbor
23. one person elected to make decisions on the behalf of others

1. Contained majority rule, consent of the governed, protected minority rights
2. a numerical majority holds the power (most votes wins)
4. Definition – England requires ALL colonial shipments stop at English ports
5. Colonies declare their independence
6. The government is restricted in what it can do (government does not have absolute power)
8. The government is only effective if the people allow the government to have power over them.
9. Direct Democracy - issues decided by majority rule
10. England banned settlements west of Appalachian Mountains to the end of the French and Indian War
12. British find colonists stockpiling weapons, so they attack colonists. Colonists win the battle
13. English Bill of Rights is a source for our Bill of Rights.
16. Established the principle of Limited Government
19. Each person votes on their own behalf; one person = one vote
20. Tax on common goods (paper, stamps, cards) to repay debt from French and Indian War