Enlightenment Ideas
When we see Enlightenment on a quiz, we should think of the word:_______________
FREEDOM
What caused the Native Americans to want to form alliances in Colonial America?
European threats
True or False: Geographic features (i.e., mountains, minerals, climate, rivers, harbors, grasslands, etc.) contributed to the settlement patterns of colonies.
TRUE
The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are early examples of
a. restrictions on religious freedom
b. steps toward a representative government
c. resistance to British rule
d. economic systems in the colonies
b. steps toward a representative government
What time is it right now?
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True or False: The following quote helped justify the colonists' fight for independence.
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”
TRUE
What does Chief Maintonomo mean when he says:
"Brothers, we must be as one as the English are, or we shall be destroyed"?
What is he saying?
We need to form alliances to fight the colonists.
Directionally speaking, where were natural harbors found?
Eastern shore
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut talks a lot about how they will choose (elect) officials like governors and magistrates (judges).
This represents an early step in the colonial advance toward a _________________ government.
a. representative
b. social
c. communist
d. democratic-republican
a. representative or democratic
What presidents have been impeached?
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, & Donald Trump (x2)
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”
Which Enlightenment principle does this quotation refer to (equal rights, religious freedom, separation of powers, consent of the governed)?
Consent of the governed.
WE give the government PERMISSION to govern us.
What does facing East mean when studying American history?
Considering the Native American perspective in history.
South
In colonial America, the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the writings of John Locke contributed to the
diversity of religious beliefs among the colonists
political ideals and practices of the colonists
economic relationships between the colonists and the mother country
demands of colonists to end the slave trade and the practice of slavery
2. political ideals and practices of the colonists
What bird almost beat the bald eagle as our national bird?
Turkey (Benjamin Franklin really wanted it to be a turkey)
European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing
justification for state-supported churches
a defense of the slave trade
arguments for monarchy and rule by divine right
ideas about self-government and political rights
4. Self-government & political rights
Why is it tough to know exactly what Native Americans thought when Europeans began arriving on the shores of the Atlantic?
They passed their history down through talking (oral history), and many Native languages died out.
What geographic feature contributed most to the settlement of colonies along the Atlantic Coast?
Navigable rivers and / or harbors
What was something important about the Magna Carta?
Many options
Who was the first person in US government to hold the title of president? (Hint: This was under the Articles of Confederation, not the Constitution)
John Hanson - President of the US in Congress Assembled (Articles of Confederation).
Who is the Enlightenment philosopher that helped inspire colonists with ideas about self-government and political rights?
John Locke
What is the name of the Native American Chief that said "Brothers, we must be as one as the English are, or we shall be destroyed"?
Chief Maintonomo
Describe the main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period.
Southern climate / longer growing seasons
What colonial development was most similar to the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
VA House of Burgesses
What was the main goal of European mercantilism during the 16 & 1700s? In other words, why did Great Britain want to use mercantilism?
To increase the wealth of the mother country (GB)
What are the natural rights?
Life, liberty, & property (or pursuit of happieness)
What does historian Daniel Becker mean when he says "History is an imaginative creation"?
We often do not have records of the past so we have to construct using what we know and our imagination.
Draw the US in the center of your whiteboard. Then, label: North, South, East, West, Mexico, Canada, Pacific Ocean, & the Atlantic Ocean.
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Describe either the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut or the Virginia House or Burgesses.
Fundamental Orders: First written plan for people to vote and citizens could have a say in government.
VA House of Burgesses: First elected assembly in English colonies. Allowed colonists to chose local laws.
What Native American tribe sits where Mount Morris is located?
Seneca