Seven Years War
What was one of the main reasons for rivalry between France and Britain?
Expansion of British colonies into the interior of North America.
Why did the British began raising taxes?
To pay for damage caused by the war.
How many died in the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770?
five colonists
What ideas were spread after the Revolution happened?
ideals of the Enlightenment
What were the Articles of Confederation?
First constitution set up by the Continental Congress
Who were the British and French allied with?
The Iriquois and the Huron.
The Sugar Act was a tax on which products?
Sugar, rum, molasses, tea, and sugar cane.
What happened in the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists tossed tea into Boston Harbor as a protest of the Tea Act.
What did John Locke stand for?
He believed that all human beings have a right to life, liberty, and property.
What were the three Constitutional branches established?
Executive, legislative, and judicial.
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
A system of colonial unification prompted by Benjamin Franklin.
What was the goal of "Sons of Liberty"?
To protest and end taxation by Britain.
What was the deciding battle of the war?
Battle of Yorktown
What were the three Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Who drafted the Constitution?
James Madison.
What did the Treaty of Paris result into?
End of war, taxation, and Revolutionary War.
What happened when the Tea Act was passed?
It hurt colonial merchants and colonists called it interference.
Why is the Battle of Trenton known for?
For Washington's Christmas Eve crossing of the Delaware to surprise oponents
What was the Social Contract?
The view that a person's moral are dependent upon a contract among them to form the society in which they live.
Define federalism.
The idea that government authority rests in national and state governments.
What were 3 impacts of the Seven Years' War?
Britain gained massive amounts of land, End of salutary neglect, Britain began to collect taxes.
What was the reaction to the Townshend Acts?
Colonists were angry, more violence and boycotts.
What happened in the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Colonists stored gunpowder at Concord and the British decided to get it. British and colonial soldiers met at Lexington for battle.
Differentiate New Lights vs Old Lights.
NL - post-Great awakening members influenced by the Enlightenment.
OL- pre-Great Awakening members of the Puritan Church who clung to original Puritan ideals.
What was the James Madison's Virginia Plan?
Two-house legislature with representation in both proportional to a state's population.