Colonies & Representative Government
Why did colonists create their own governments instead of relying on Britain?
Britain was far away and hands-off
Salutary Neglect
Which act taxed paper goods like newspapers and contracts?
Stamp Act
What was the economy of the New England colonies based on?
Shipbuilding, fishing, lumber, trade
What are unalienable rights?
Rights you are born with that cannot be taken away
Which group demanded the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
What was the first elected legislature in the colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
What did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent colonists from doing?
Settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
How did the Middle Colonies make their money?
They grew grains in a moderate climate
Often called the "breadbasket colonies"
Which document says people have the rights to “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”?
Declaration of Independence
Who was the Anti-Federalist who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death”?
Patrick Henry
What agreement did the Pilgrims make in 1620 to govern themselves?
Mayflower Compact
Why did Britain begin taxing colonists after the French and Indian War?
To pay off war debt
How did Southern geography lead to the plantation system?
Fertile soil and long growing season → cash crops
What's the 1st amendment?
protects free speech, press, and religion
Which document explained the Constitution and persuaded representatives to ratify it?
Federalist Papers
Which colony was founded to allow religious toleration by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid back the cost of the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Triangular Trade?
Trade system between colonies, Africa, and Europe exchanging enslaved people, goods, and crops
What's the 4th amendment?
What is civil discourse?
Respectful debate to consider all arguments
What laws allowed colonies to trade only with Britain and benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism and the Navigation Acts
What does “No taxation without representation” mean?
Colonists opposed being taxed without a vote in Parliament
Why did Southern colonies have such a high demand for labor?
Plantations required many workers to grow labor-intensive cash crops
What's the 6th amendment?
Speedy trial
What religious movement encouraged a personal relationship with God and promoted questioning authority, and democracy?
First Great Awakening