English Traditions & Enlightenment
Document signed by King John in 1215 that placed limits on the English monarch's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
The French and Indian War was mainly fought between these two groups.
Who are the British and the French?
Following the war, the British government faced substantial _______________.
What is debt?
This form of protest, where the colonists refused to buy certain British goods, affected Britain's wallet.
Parliament passed this following the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Coercive Acts? (aka the Intolerable Acts)
Life, liberty, and property
What are natural rights?
The French & Indian War was fought over this important piece of land in North America.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This British policy placed a tax on all paper goods the colonists used.
What is the Stamp Act?
Paul Revere's engraving of this event was used as propaganda throughout the colonies.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The rallying cry of the colonists to express their displeasure with having no say in Parliament.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation?"
According to John Locke's ______________, a government can be overthrown and replaced if it fails to protect the people's rights.
What is the social contract?
Native Americans and the French had a positive relationship due to their trade of this good.
What is fur?
Policy that required colonists to feed and house British troops stationed in the colonies.
What is the Quartering Act?
This more polite form of protest involved written letters the colonists sent to King George and Parliament.
What are petitions?
In response to the colonial protests of the Stamp Act, and specifically their boycott of British goods, Parliament did this.
What is REPEAL the act?
The United States government has a legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch.
What is separation of powers?
France had to cede all of its land claims in North America after signing this agreement that ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
To avoid further conflict with the Natives, Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763, restricting the colonists' settlement west of this.
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
The Boston Tea Party, where chests and chests of tea from the British East India Company was thrown into the Boston Harbor, was orchestrated by this group.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Colonial merchants were upset with the Tea Act because it gave the British East India Company this.
What is a monopoly?
In the Roman Empire, people believed the emperor had this, which gave him power to rule.
What is divine right?
The French & Indian War was part of this larger global conflict.
What is the Seven Years' War?
A rebellion led by this Native American chief, who resisted the colonists moving into the Ohio River Valley, led to Parliament passing the Proclamation of 1763.
Who is Pontiac?
Many British tax collectors faced this form of harassment from the colonists.
What is tarred and feathered?
During the French and Indian War, he unsuccessfully tried to get all 13 colonies to unite to defend themselves.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?