Enlightenment
French Indian War
French Indian War
Who won the French and Indian War?
What was the Proclamation Act of 1763?
It blocked all westward expansion past the Appalachian Mountain
What were the colonists required to do for the English soldiers?
House, and care for them.
What prompted the Boston Tea Party?
the Tea Acts.
What did the colonists in Boston say in response to the intolerable acts?
They would abandon the city in flames before paying a penny on the lost tea.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
What is French and the British
Why was the Stamp Act put in place?
The British needed money after the French and Indian war so they taxed the colonies.
What did the colonists do following New York's idea?
Everyone boycotted British goods.
5 people died
Who said the famous quote "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Patrick Henry
How many major Enlightenment thinkers were there?
5
What major event did the Stamp Act lead to?
The boycotting of British Goods
After not following through with the act, what did New York do?
The boycotted all British Goods.
How much tea did the Sons of Liberty dump into the ocean?
90,000 pounds
What were the Intolerable Acts?
the government punished the Massachusetts colony by making them pay for the lost tea.
Which of the Enlightenment thinkers thought of a social contract?
What is Rousseau?
What did the colonists do after the Proclamation Act. of 1763 was set in place?
They ignored it and continued westward expansion
What did the Townsend Act start among the colonies?
The boycotting of British goods.
What did John Adams believe the British soldiers deserved?
The right to a fair trial.
When was the War of Lexington and Concord?
April 19, 1775
What were J. Locke's 3 natural laws?
What is, Life, Liberty, and Property
They would burn down the settlements and send them back to the 13 colonies
What were the Townsend Acts?
The taxation of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What regiment murdered the Bostonians, and what was the date of it?
The 29th Regiment, and March 5th 1770.
What did the war of Lexington and Concord start in the colonies?
A fight for independence.