Unit 3, 7 Principles

Reasons for exploration

Spain

Massachusetts

Consent of the governed

slaves could be given citizen status

slaves would be a tax break for landowners

they would have a larger population which would give them more representatives in congress

the British would recognize America as a country with a larger population than theirs

By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

They did not want a judicial system based upon that of Great Britain.

They feared that a strong central government would abuse its power.

They were uncertain that democracy would continue to be the best type of government.

They did not think that state governments could provide for the general welfare.