Peter the Great & Prussia
What was Peter the Great’s goal in his Grand Embassy?
To learn about Western technology, education, and the arts.
What countries did the Acts of Union unite?
England and Scotland.
What three rights did Locke say all people had?
Life, liberty, and property.
What group protested British taxes with meetings and boycotts?
The Sons of Liberty.
What did the First Continental Congress organize?
A boycott of British goods.
What type of education did Frederick William I require for boys?
Compulsory military schooling.
What treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
Treaty of Utrecht.
According to Locke, where does government get its power?
From the consent of the governed.
What act required colonists to house British soldiers?
The Quartering Act.
What petition asked King George III for peace in 1775?
The Olive Branch Petition.
What belief about race and country did Prussian boys learn?
That Germans were the finest race and Prussia was the greatest country.
What territory did Frederick the Great win in the War of Austrian Succession?
Silesia.
What should citizens do if a government becomes tyrannical?
Overthrow it.
What act taxed printed materials in 1765?
The Stamp Act.
How did King George respond to the Olive Branch Petition?
He declared the colonies in rebellion.
What tactic helped build Prussia's elite military?
Militarism and training from a young age.
What did the Treaty of Paris (1763) result from?
The French and Indian War.
What is the purpose of good government according to Locke?
To protect the natural rights of the people.
What act gave Britain control of tea sales?
The Tea Act.
What pamphlet convinced colonists to support independence?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
What result did Prussian militarism have on Europe?
It made Prussia a powerful central European state.
What country allied with the US during the American Revolution?
France.
What British policies violated Locke’s ideals?
Taxation without representation and mercantilism.
What set of laws were known as the “Intolerable Acts”?
The Coercive Acts.
What were the main ideas in Common Sense?
Kings are not divine, and America should govern itself.