Revolutionary Ideas
The author of Two Treatises on Government who believed that all people had the right to life, liberty, and property
John Locke
The first direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies to raise revenue
Stamp Act (1763)
This country gave financial and military support to the Americans during the war
France
This individual was appointed by Congress as chief commander of the war for independence
George Washington
Name the first constitution of the United States that resulted in a weak central government
Articles of Confederation
Name the intellectual movement that asserted scientific investigation and reason
The Enlightenment
British decree that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian mountains to prevent conflict with Native Americans.
Proclamation Line (1763)
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
This military leader betrayed the patriots and switched sides to fight for the British
Benedict Arnold
This treaty acknowledged American Independence and granted the United States all lands lying between the Appalachians west to the Mississippi
Treaty of Paris (1782)
This thinker wrote a document which stated that the colonies should be independent because the king of England was a tyrant
Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"
This allowed British troops to be quartered in any occupied dwelling, with colonists required to provide food and housing.
Quartering Act (1774)
These Colonial Revolutionaries who used pamphlets and even false stories to make the colonists rise up against the British
Sons of Liberty
Famous aristocratic Frenchman who became a major general in the American army
Marquis de Lafayette
What are the three "pure" forms of government?
Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy
A political & social philosophy that emphasizes the freedom of individuals to follow their own desires in their social, religious, and economic life.
Liberalism
Guaranteed the French in a specific region the freedom to practice their Catholic faith and allowed them to govern themselves by French rather than English laws
Quebec Act
Who captured Fort Ticonderoga?
Ethan Allen + Benedict Arnold
Name the British General who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown
Sir Charles Cornwallis
(Note that you must also state the year that the treaty was signed!)
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Name the religious movement that inspired people with the conviction that each individual can achieve salvation through a personal relationship with God.
Great Awakening
This allowed British officials accused of crimes to be tried in Britain rather than in the colony, which colonists saw as a denial of a fair trial.
(You must give me the two names for this)
Administration of Justice Act AND the "Murder Act"
Names for those who supported the British monarchy (STATE ALL 3 NAMES)
Loyalists, Tories, and Lobsterbacks
Name the first Catholic Bishop of the United States
John Carroll
Committees of Safety