| A | B |
|---|
| assemblies | created in some towns to pass laws |
| colonial courts | controlled local affairs and protected individual freedoms |
| English Bill of Rights | passed by parliament that reduced the king's power |
| Enlightenment | reason and logic determined how government should work |
| free enterprise | ability to do business with anyone you choose |
| French | trusted by Native Americans because they were less threatening |
| French and Indian War | dispute over the Ohio River Valley |
| Great Awakening | promoted spiritual and political equality |
| mercantilism | creating wealth by controlling trade |
| Middle Passage | route that brought Africans across the Atlantic to be traded as slaves |
| Pontiac's Rebellion | Native Americans attempt to force settlers out of the Ohio River Valley |
| town meetings | place to decide local issues such as how to pay for schools |
