Philosopher Quotes
This philosopher wrote
“Covenants, without the sword, are but words and of no strength to secure a man at all.”
Thomas Hobbes
This event featured the first death of the American Revolution
The Boston Massacre
What was the act that could force citizens to house soldiers?
Quartering Act
This was the turning point of the war. The French joined shortly after
Saratoga
He was against the Stamp Act but served the British during the Revolution
Cornwallis
“Revolt is the right of the people”
John Locke
This was the form of government that allowed the colonies to exist as sort-of-republics
Salutary Neglect
This act was designed to protect the rights of French subjects who stayed in Canada
Quebec Act?
This was the battle that led to Britain's downfall in the war.
Yorktown
He was a French nobleman who fought in the American Revolution before eventually protecting women during the French Revolution
Lafayette
“What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?”
Voltaire
This was considered the first offensive decision by the British against the colonists, though it was meant to protect them
Proclamation Line of 1763
This law closed a specific port from all imports to punish them for a tea party.
The Boston Port Act
This was the winter camp for the American military during a harsh winter full of disease
Valley Forge
The author of Common Sense, this American philosopher wrote about why the Americans needed to separate from the empire.
Thomas Paine
Better is it to say, that the government most conformable to nature is that which best agrees with the humour and disposition of the people in whose favour it is established.
Montesquieu
This law was the first attempt to recover the financial losses from the French and Indian War
The Stamp Act
This act stripped away one colony's right to self-governance.
The Massachusetts Government Act
This was a battle fought over control of the Boston port.
Bunker Hill
He was a successful American commander who attempted to surrender his army to the British as a way to bring an end to the war.
Benedict Arnold
“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion.”
This set of laws was deliberately designed to tax goods that the colonists were unable to produce on their own.
The Townshend Acts
This law prevented the colonists from putting crown officials on trial in the colonies for capital offenses.
The Administration of Justice Act
This was the first battle of the Revolution, a battle fought over weapon caches
Lexington and Concord
This French hero of the War would later be sent to end the Haitian Revolution
Rochambeau