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Why did Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty protest against the Stamp Act, Tea Tax and Townsend Acts?
These taxes were all passed without their consent!
(Taxation Without Representation)
Thomas Jefferson cited Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness as examples of THESE -
Unalienable Rights
(Natural Rights)
The Proclamation of 1763 upset the colonists, because King George prohibited them from settling west of THIS geographic landform.
Appalachian Mountains
This group of Americans opposed the Declaration of Independence and the war.
Loyalists
This economic system exploited colonial resources to make the mother country wealthy.
Mercantilism
Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?
Thomas Paine was written to encourage the colonists to join the patriot (revolutionary) cause.
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How did the colonies respond to the Intolerable Acts?
They called the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia to discuss a unified resistance to the Acts.
He became a national hero and was honored by Congress for winning battles against the British at sea.
John Paul Jones
Colonists protested against the Stamp Act by boycotting British-made goods.
What is a boycott?
A boycott is the refusal to buy products from a country or business that engages in unfair or unjust acts.
The Boston Tea Party is an example of Civil Disobedience.
What is Civil Disobedience?
Civil Disobedience is the peaceful, intentional breaking of a law that is considered to be unlawful or unjust.
Why did Thomas Jefferson include a list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence?
Grievances are formal complaints. Jefferson wanted to show how King George had violated their rights to justify the colonists' decision to declare independence.
He was the first person to die for the patriot cause at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
These acts were passed to enforce mercantilistic policies and force colonists to only buy things that had passed through Britain on a ship.
The Navigation Acts
Thomas Jefferson borrowed TWO main ideas from John Locke when he composed the Declaration of Independence. What are those TWO ideas?
1. All men are created equal and have natural or unalienable rights.
2. Government exists to protect our rights, and when a government fails to do its job, the people have the right to alter or overthrow it.
At one point, George Washington became to concerned for his troops at Valley Forge, he warned Congress the army would either starve, dissolve or disperse.
How did Valley Forge turn out to be good for the army?
Washington reorganized the army.
Baron Von Steuben and Lafayette trained the troops.
George Whitefield & Jonathan Edwards were preachers of the Great Awakening.
Explain how the Great Awakening contributed to the rise of revolutionary feelings in the colonies.
The emphasis on equality in the eyes of God caused many to question authority.