Vocabulary
Government for the people
Democracy
established to convert the indigenous population to Christianity.
missions/missionaries
Study of the lands - specifically features & people
Geography
Colonists wanted the right to ________-government
self
One reason was that colonists that they were too good to __________
work
Enlightenment was known as the "Age of _________"
Reason
______________believed that God created the universe and basically let it run without interference.
A. Catholics B. Deists C. Athiests. D. Mormons
Deists
A plant grown to be used, sold or traded
Crop
Cash crop of the Jamestown colony
tobacco
the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation
Government
After the war, Britain had many debts and expenses. To help their economy they _______ the Colonists.
taxed
Colonists fought with the ____________________
Native Americans
Enlightenment thinkers believed in "Finding _________ and Fighting ignorance
knowledge
Enlightenment thinkers were known as _____________________
Philosophes
The science or practice of farming
agriculture
British monarch who "controlled" the colonies
King George
Making a large number of goods to be sold
manufacture
•First direct tax on the colonists
•It taxed newspapers, almanacs, legal documents, cards, and other paper goods.
•__________ were affixed to the goods to indicate the tax had been paid
stamps
Colonists were too focused on finding ________ that they did not plan how they would grow ________
gold;food
John Locke believed in ___________, which means focusing on human thoughts and needs)
humanism
Rights that all people are born with. (Ex. Life, Liberty, and Property.
Natural Rights
A member of a native tribe living on the American continent before Europeans arrived
Native Americans
Contract that established the idea of self-government in it’s framework
Mayflower Compact
the act of exchanging something for something else
trade
•Required the colonists to provide housing and food to British soldiers stationed in the colonies. The ____________ act
Quartering
Due to lack of food, this time was called the _________ period
starvation
Philosophy is the study of human knowledge by the use of _____________
reason
John Locke believed the government is supposed to protect ________ rights.
Natural
a country or area under the full or partial control of another country
Colony
First successful colony
Jamestown
Materials grown in nature, that can be used for economic gain
natural resource
Taxation without ______________
Representation
Many colonists died from ____________ because of bad __________
disease;water
Political philosophy argued government must protect the needs of the _______, including limits on ______ to prevent harm.
people;government
Montesquieu believed in the Operation of _________ powers.
Government