Consent of the Governed & Colonial Beliefs
What does “consent of the governed” mean?
Government gets its power from the people
What event led directly to the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party
What are unalienable rights?
Rights people are born with that cannot be taken away
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
To establish a process for adding new states
Who supported ratification of the Constitution?
Federalists
Why did colonists believe British taxes were unfair?
They had no representation in Parliament
What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
To punish Massachusetts
Which document formally listed unalienable rights?
Declaration of Independence
What population was required for a territory to apply for statehood?
60,000
Who were leaders of the Federalists?
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
What slogan expressed the colonists’ belief in consent of the governed?
No taxation without representation
What action did the Intolerable Acts take against Boston?
Closed Boston Harbor
According to the Declaration, what are the three unalienable rights?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What compromise created a two-house Congress?
Great Compromise
Who opposed ratification of the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Why did colonists believe they had the right to protest British laws?
Government must protect the rights of the people
How did colonists respond to the Intolerable Acts?
They united against Britain
Why did the Declaration of Independence list grievances against the King?
To justify independence
What issue did the Great Compromise solve?
Representation of large vs. small states
Who were leaders of the Anti-Federalists?
Patrick Henry and George Mason
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the idea of consent of the governed?
John Locke
What group met to organize resistance to the Intolerable Acts?
First Continental Congress
What should people do if a government fails to protect unalienable rights?
Alter or abolish the government
What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
To determine representation based on enslaved population
What did the Anti-Federalists demand before ratifying the Constitution?
A Bill of Rights