French and Indian War
What was the French system of colonization like?
The French system of colonization focused on building alliances with Native Americans.
What is Social Contract Theory
Citizens and their governments are always in a contract where citizens agree to give up some rights in return for the government promoting order and protecting remaining rights.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Instilled in the west the idea of Middle class values
What was the English system for colonization?
English colonists, despite working with Native Americans early in the colonial period, viewed Native Americans as rivals to be removed for more land.
What does John Locke believe are natural rights?
“life, health, liberty, or property”
Thomas Hobbes
was an English philosopher who wrote the famous book called The Leviathan (1651).
What war was the French and Indian War a part of?
The 7 Years War
What idea is Montesquieu famous for?
for his idea about the separation of powers.
John Locke
Inspired by Hobbs, Locke famously argued that humans were born as a “blank slate”
How was George Washington involved in the French and Indian War?
Once the French had set up the impenetrable Fort Duquesne, under one young, English officer named George Washington went into the valley, set up a fort called Fort Necessity under the British flag and then were defeated by the French
What is one idea that Newton is famous for?
Establishing rules of gravity and writing about it as a force.
Establishing infinitesimal calculus
Inventing the first practical reflecting telescope.
Empiricism
which is the theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
What allowed the English to win the French and Indian War?
Prime Minister William Pitt borrowed a lot of money to finance the war effort. This funding allowed the English to take Montreal, center of French power in America
What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau have a hand in instilling in the western culture?
The idea of Middle class values
Montesquieu
Rejected absolute governments and held to the belief that republics with a form of accountability is the right way.