Enlightenment
What was the meaning behind the Enlightenment?
It opened people's minds to new ideas and a new view point on life
what was the stamp act and its purpose?
a stamp on all paper goods, to raise revenue to pay for the Seven Year war.
What was the French and Indian War
(2x the points if you can name the main name of the overall war it was in)
War between the French and British over the American Colonies
The Seven Year War
Where was the first "Battle" of the War?
DAILY DOUBLE (2X)
Lexington and Concord
Who was the elected to be the leader of the colonists army?
George Washington
What philosopher would have said this quote?
"When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty."
Baron De Montesquieu
What was the reason behind the Townshend Acts?
To showcase control over the colonists and to significantly raise taxes
What was the Boston Tea Party and its significance?
Dumped over 340 crated of tea in the Boston Harbor, set tensions so high that the revolution was unavoidable at that point.
What country came in and aided the Colonists and why?
France, long history of hatred and competition with the British
Name of the document that the colonists sent to officially 'break' away from the British?
Declaration of Independence
What 3 philosophers shared their thoughts on natural liberties?
Locke, Paine, Rousseau
What was the Quartering Act?
Forced the colonists to allow Redcoat soldiers into their homes.
What was the Boston Massacre and its significance?
A mob rioted and attacked the Redcoats, enticing them to shoot them.
Significant because John Adams showed the colonists that liberty comes before vengeance, first (unofficial) shots of the Revolution
Where did the second Continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who said this quote
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Voltaire
What was the Indemnity
DAILY DOUBLE (2X)
The British India company, a major business, received tax breaks from England to sell more tea to the colonists
Gave them a monopoly over the colonists.
The Colonists reacted to the British's harsh laws by gathering and creating this...
Continental Congress
How many people helped write the Declaration of Independence?
(2x the points if you can name 3 of them)
5
What was the name of the Battle that turned the tide of the war?
DAILY DOUBLE (2X)
Battle of Saratoga
Who were the 3 most influential philosophers to the American Government and the Declaration of Independence?
Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau
Montesquieu - balance of power
Locke - natural rights
Rousseau - Popular Sovereignty, give up some freedoms in exchange for protection
Name at least 3 acts within the Townshend Acts
(2x the points if you can name all 6 from our slides)
Quartering Act, Revenue Act, Commissioners of Customs Act, New York Restraining Act, Indemnity Act, Vice Admiralty Court Act
What did the British implement following the Boston Tea Party?
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts.
Why was the Declaration of Independence so historical?
(2 reasons)
Set the foundational morales and culture of the future country of the United States
Most countries seeking Independence used it as a template to structure their own government.
The treaty that officially ended the war?
Treaty of Paris