Chapter 4 study guide

Why did the Pilgrims from the Mayflower Compact?

Because to survive, they had to create their own compact.

What is another name for a government based on representative democracy?

Another name for a representative democracy is a republic.

What was the effect of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense?

By Spring, more than half of the delegates of the second continential congress favored independence.

Name some characteristics of the New England economy.

Cold climate, rocky soil, not so many large-scale farms, farms were pretty small and only for locals.

Which laws did Enlightenment thinkers want to apply to people and society?

During the 1600's scientific discoveries led to the belief that God created an orderly universe. Some people thought that its laws could be discovered through human reason.

What important principle did the Magna Carta establish?

It established a principle of limited government.

How did parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party?

It passed the Coercive Acts.

What was the Tea Act of 1773?

It required american colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company. While taxes on some goods have been lifted, the tax on tea was still placed.

Cash crops were often sold overseas. This helped turn which two cities into busy port cities?

It turned New York City and Philadelphia into busy port cities.

What did John Locke believe governments should exist to do?

John Locke believed that the government would have to protect the rights of the people in exchange for the citizens let them be governed by them

Describe the structure of government in most colonial governments.

Most colonies had a governor who had been appointed by the king. The governor took from the king and the Parliament.

The Enlightenment ideas were strongly influential in shaping:

Natural rights.

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Niccolo Machiavelli influenced Enlightenment thinkers when he wrote that the monarchy is the best form of government.

Passed in 1774, this act required the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers. What is the name of the act?

Quartering act.

Because of the rocky soil and cold climate that made large scale farming difficult, the economy of the New England colonies depended on:

Shops, shipbuilding, and fishing.

What was the House of Burgesses and what was its purpose?

The House of Burgesses was an assembly were elected leaders would represent the people. They were called the Burgesses. This was made to attract more settlers.

The English Bill of Rights determined that ______________ had to give consent to make or suspend laws.

The Parliament.

What was the purpose of the Magna Carta?

The magna carta limited the power of the king. It forbade him from placing taxes on the nobles without their consent, and made sure that the king was protecting the people's rights. It let the nobles rebel if the king had broken any law.

What was the name of the group of people who decided to write the Declaration of Independence.

The second continential congress. Or the committee.

What ideas about government did Baron de Montesquieu have?

The separation of powers.

The signing of the English Bill of Rights signaled the end of the struggle between who?

The signing signaled the end of the struggle between the Parliament and the monarch

What was the Enlightenment?

Their new ideas about cultural movement and how God had created an orderly universe.

What are some characteristics of the Southern Colonies?

They had great agriculture, plantations, had many slaves, but farther inland the soil was poorer.

Which Enlightenment thinker inspired Thomas Jefferson to reference the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson was influenced by John Locke.

What was the Glorious Revolution?

When King James II was forced from the throne and the daughter, Mary and her husband took power, this was a transfer in power called the Glorious Revolution.