Influences on American Revolution
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called what?
Common Sense
How did the French & Indian War lead to the Revolutionary War?
England got into debt and taxed US unfairly to pay for the debt of this war.
The Boston Tea Party led to the what?
Intolerable Acts
What was the "Sugar Act"?
Tax on sugar - it was also meant to limit smuggling
Before the Declaration of Independence was written, who appointed the committee to work on it?
In Thomas Paine's writing, he encouraged the colonists to do what?
Ben Franklin's "Join or Die" flag encouraged colonies to what in the French and Indian War?
To unite and fight so that their side could win!
What were the "Intolerable Acts"?
Laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 that punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
What does "Taxation without Representation" mean?
Being taxed but having no say in the government
Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke wrote about what?
Unalienable rights
How did this war impact Native Americans?
They died in battles and lost land. Some tribes fought with the French, and some fought with us (colonies).
What was the "Quartering Act"?
Being forced to have troops in your home
In the "Proclamation of 1763", colonists were not allowed to settle west of what?
The Appalachian Mountains
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
On July 4, 1776
Where do we see John Lock's ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
What was the "Stamp Act"?
Tax on all paper goods such as newspapers and legal documents as well as cards and dice
All these acts are called "economic policies". Economic means ______ and policy means _______.
Economic means "money", policy means "rule". Economic policies were about money, trade, etc.
One of the grievances (complaints) was colonists' lack of what?
Representation in Parliament (taxation without representation)