Unit 1: Colonies to American Revolution Flashcards
Reasons for the settlement of Jamestown, a joint-stock company
economic motivation
The primary reason for Spanish exploration, despite their focus on “God, Gold, and Glory”
New Spain
Short growing seasons and rocky soil led this colony to rely on shipbuilding and trade for economic prosperity
New England
The way that the population of the Middle Colonies (Pennsylvania) differed from the colonies of New England and the south
diverse population
The Magna Carta, Parliament, salutary neglect, and legislative assemblies caused this type of government to develop in the English colonies
representative government
Reasons for the settlement of New England (Massachusetts Bay Colony)
religious dissent (disagreement)
Town meetings, the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses.
representative government
Every member of society must obey the law, even the king
rule of law
The authority (power) to govern rests on the will of the people
John Locke
After the French and Indian War, Parliament had to end this economic policy
salutary neglect
The legislative act that allowed the British government to collect taxes instead of the colonial assembly
Stamp Act
Stamp Act Congress, Boston Massacre, Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord (Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights)
taxation without representation
Document addressed primarily to the colonies that remained loyal to the king
Declaration of Independence
Principles of equality
“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
The purpose of government
“to secure those rights”
