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Unit 1 Quiz 2
Colonial America/Enlightenment Thinkers
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History
11th Grade
09/19/2012

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Term
Triangular Trade
3 countries involved
Definition

England

Africa

Colonies

Term
Which of the 3 provided the most raw materials?
Definition
Colonies
Term
Middle Passage
Definition
-The route across the Atlantic from Africa to the Colonies.
-Atlantic Slave Trade
-Many slaves died
Term
Merchantilism
Definition
Government control of foreign trade.
Term
Which of the 3 provided manufactured goods.
Definition
Europe
Term

John Locke's Second Treatise of Government 1690

Major Points

Definition

-Premise- community of free, equal individuals who all 

   posess natural rights.

-Need to agree to give up some rights in order to be

   protected by the government.

-Enter into social contract/civil society.

-Create governing power to enforce laws and punish

   offenders.

-If power is abused, people rebel and replace it with one

   it can trust.

Term
Colonial Experience
Economic
Definition
-Joint-Stock Companies
-Mercantilism
Term
Joint-Stock Companies
Definition
-Invest money in stock companies and
hope to make a profit
Term
Colonial Experience
Political
Definition
-Mayflower Compact
-Power of Purse
-Albany Plan of Union
-Town Meetings
-House of Burgesses
Term
Mayflower Compact
Definition
Pilgrims agereed that all laws must be approved by the colonists
Term
Power of Purse
Definition
Power to approve or reject new taxes
Term
Albany Plan of Union
Definition
Early attempt to unite British colonies in America
Term
Town Meetings
Definition
Towns met regularly to decide on laws
Term
House of Burgesses
Definition
First representative assembly for making laws
Term

John Locke

Major Idea

Definition
"Consent of the governed"
Term

Voltaire

Major Idea

Definition
Freedom of speech and religion
Term

Baron de Montesquieu

Major Idea

Definition
Separation of powers
Term
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
Definition
Social contract
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