Trouble with Britain
After fighting this war in North America, Britain began looking to the colonies for help paying its expenses.
What was the French and Indian War
Another word for a formal complaint, especially one listed against King George III in the Declaration of Independence.
What is a grievance?
John Locke believed people are born with these rights rather than receiving them as a gift from government.
What are natural rights?
This document officially announced that the colonies were separating from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
True or False: Britain imposing several new taxes and regulations on the colonies led to increased calls for independence.
What is true?
Colonists objected when Britain required them to provide food and housing (quartering) for these people.
Who were British soldiers?
According to the social contract, legitimate government depends upon the approval of whom?
Who are the governed / the people?
This Virginian was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Colonists who refused to purchase British products were using this form of economic protest.
What is a boycott?
“The government took our money even though we never agreed to the tax.” This colonial complaint centers on the idea of government acting without this.
What is representation or consent?
Complete the idea: Government exists to ______ the natural rights of the people.
What is protect?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are identified in the Declaration as these type of rights
What are unalienable rights? (I'll take natural too)
This philosopher argued that government's powers should be separated, where each branch of government can check the power of the other branches.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This act closed Boston Harbor, limited local government, and moved the trials of officials to Britain
What is the Intolerable/Coercive Act?
If a government repeatedly violates the rights it was created to protect, Locke argued that the people could do this to their government.
What is change, replace, alter, or abolish it?
Thomas Paine publishes a pamphlet arguing that colonists should stop relying on Britain and govern themselves. Name the pamphlet.
What is Common Sense?