APUSH Period 3 Concepts

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Salutary Neglect

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When England did not strictly enforce parliamentary laws

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Direct Representation

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A system of choosing delegates to a representative assembly in which citizens vote directly for the delegates who will represent them.

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Virtual Representation

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The British governmental theory that Parliament spoke for all British subjects, including Americans, even if they did not vote for its members.

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Boycott

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Refusal to buy goods or services as a protest.

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Deism

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Belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically a creator who does not intervene in the universe.

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Rationalism

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Trust in reason and science rather than following the Bible.

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Social Contract Theory

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An Enlightenment idea that government was created as an agreement between social groups as a way of structuring themselves in a mutually beneficial way.

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Natural Rights

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Inalienable rights over which the government can exercise no control: life, liberty, and happiness.

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Consent of the Governed

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The idea that government derives its authority by the permission of the people.

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Rights of Englishmen

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The idea that government derives its authority by the permission of the people.