| A | B |
|---|
| Town Meeting | An assembly in which colonists decided issues and made laws |
| Triangular Trade | Indirect trade between the American colonies and Britain |
| Middle Passage | Name for th slaves' voyage across the Atlantic |
| Great Awakening | An awakening in the religious lives of the colonists |
| The Enlightenment | Movement during the 1700s that focused on the use of logic and reason to improve society |
| Representative government in the English colonies | Elected legislative bodies |
| Mercantilism | Creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade and the balance of exports and imports |
| Navigation Acts | Restricted colonial trade to England and imposed duties on some trade goods |
| Small French settlements | Why some Native Americans trusted the French more than the English |
| British wanting to settle in the Ohio River Valley Region | Why fighting broke out in the Ohio River Valley between the British and French |
| Great Britain's and Spain's control of most of North America | How the French and Indian War changed the balance of power in North America |
| Consent of the Governed | The authority of the government depends on the approval of the people |
| Popular Sovereignty | Idea that political authority belongs to the people |
