Enlightenment
French and Indian War
British Taxes and Acts
Major Events
Colonial Reactions
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What is the definition of "Natural Rights"
All rights humans are born with, including:
-Life
-Liberty
-Property
100
Which two main powers fought in the French and Indian War?
French and British
100
What was the main goal of the Sugar Act (1764)?
To raise money for England through taxes on Sugar and Molasses
100
What is the significance of the political cartoon shown below?
The colonists need to unite with each other to defeat the English.
100
What does "No taxation without representation" mean?
The colonists wanted their voices and opinions heard (representation) in British government
200
Who is the inventor of the "Natural Rights Theory" and "social contract theory"?
Enlightenment Philosopher John Locke
200
What outcome of the war is shown by this map?
The British won the war, so they took most of the French land
200
What does this political cartoon show?
A. Imperialism B. Mercantilism
C. Intolerable Acts D. Imperialism
B. Mercantilism
200
What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 do?
The British forced the colonists not to cross the Appalachian Mountains because they wanted to save money.
200
What were non-importation agreements?
A form of boycott where colonists refused to buy English goods
300
What is the "Social Contract Theory"?
The government has a duty to protect the rights of its citizens, or else the citizens can overthrow the government
300
What was the name of the land that the French and Indian War was fought over?
Land in the Ohio River Valley
300
The Townshend acts placed taxes on:
Paper, glass, and tea
300
Who was the creator of the group "Sons of Liberty"?
Samuel Adams
300
What was one way the Sons of Liberty reacted to the English taxes?
They used riots and boycotts, specifically the Boston Tea Party
400
Name the Enlightenment thinker who created the theory of natural rights and social contract theory
John Locke
400
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of Paris
400
What was one of the outcomes of the Intolerable Acts?
Port of Boston closed until colonists pay the taxes
Boston government was closed
400
How does Paul Revere's drawing below show bias?
It only shows the English troops being the aggressor, not showing that it was the colonists that started the conflict.
400
Why did Paul Revere draw the famous Boston Massacre drawing?
He wanted to scare the colonists and create more anger at the British.
500
What was the impact of Enlightenment ideas on the American Revolution?
They encouraged colonists to seek independence and question British rule.
500
What problem did the French and Indian war cause for England
Huge war debt that they had to pay off
500
The British East India Company was:
A British tea trading company
500
What was the British reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
They passed the Coercive (Intolerable Acts), until the colonists payed for the lost tea.
500
What did the Colonists create after the passage of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
They created the First Continental Congress.