Age of Enlightenment
This was an "intellectual movement" that ushered in new ideas that were paramount in forming many of America's founding principals and documents.
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
This refers to a government policy that charges citizens without their consent and no representation in the governing body.
What is taxation without representation?
This refers to an unofficial British policy of avoiding strict enforcement of its own parliamentary laws.
What is salutary neglect?
This law or policy restricted colonial trade to England and required colonial exports to go to Great Britain first.
What are the Navigation Acts of 1651?
This law or policy was the first direct tax on the colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
This refers to laws that are made by the people for the people.
What is Self-Government?
This economic idea was based around the idea that the colonies could sell goods to create wealth for the explicit purpose to benefit the mother country.
What is mercantilism?
The French & Indian War was part of this global war between world superpowers.
What is the Seven Years' War?
This law or policy placed taxes on imported goods like sugar, molasses, coffee, and wine.
THROWBACK! (Prior Unit.) This famous town within the Massachusetts colony was made famous due to "witch trials" they held due to widespread hysteria?
Where is Salem?
This founding document is packed with concepts generated during the Age of Enlightenment.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is the Boston Massacre?
This pamphlet advocated for colonial independence as the only solution to Britain's control.
What is "Common Sense"?
THROWBACK!(Prior Unit.) This famous explorer was often incorrectly credited with "discovering" North American.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This law or policy required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
This is the belief that people are born with rights (like life & liberty) that leaders can't just take away.
What are Natural Rights?
These were general search warrants that allowed British agents to search homes and businesses.
What are the Writs of Assistance?
The Boston Massacre was sparked by the death of this eleven-year old boy.
Who is Christopher Seider?
This future Revolutionary Army leader defended the British soldiers who sparked the Boston Massacre with their actions.
Who is John Adams?
While the Navigation acts intended to force merchants to conform to shipping restrictions, these acts forced colonists to buy products from British merchants.
What are the Trade Acts?
This is the time period that the Age of Enlightenment took place in.
When is est. 1650 to 1800?
This treaty ended the Seven Year's War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This man wrote the colonial pamphlet, "Common Sense", advocating for independence from Great Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This law or policy ended the period of Salutary Neglect?
What is the Declaratory Act?
This policy or law declared the colonies in rebellion.
What is the 1775 Prohibitory Act?