Common Sense
The author of this pamphlet who used Enlightenment ideals to create his ideas.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This war caused England to receive debt and tax the colonists much to their dismay.
What was the French and Indian War?
Colonists who fought against the British for independence.
Who are the patriots?
The system of government that Common Sense supported.
This act caused colonists to revolt in the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
These group of men were ready to fight at any minute.
Who were the minutemen?
The idea of a government deriving ideas from the people.
What is popular consent?
This colony was mainly targeted during the Intolerable Acts.
What was Massachusetts (Boston)?
An alliance that was signed to provide the colonists with troops and supplies.
What was the Franco-American Alliance?
Sought to take some power from king and distribute to the people.
What was the idea of republicanism?
Following the Boston Tea Party, the British government enacted these series of Acts.
What were the Coercive Act and the Quebec Act (Intolerable Acts)?
This groups had divided opinions on independence and sent the Olive Branch Petition to England.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
The purpose or idea of Common Sense.
What is motivating the colonists to fight for independence?
This agreement stated that the colonists would boycott British goods after the Stamp Act.
What is the Non-Importation Agreements?
Who are the Hessians?