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What is the Great Awakening?
A religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s that showed people Jesus and opened their eyes to individual responsibility
Who is George Washington?
an English Colonist who started out in the French and Indian war, survived death situations, and eventually became America's first president.
What is the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What did James Otis say?
"A man's house is his castle"
What is political equality?
The idea that men have equal rights. Also expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
What are the French and Indian Wars?
French and Indians fought against the British and English for Control over North America
Who is George III?
King of Britain in American Revolution.
What was the battle that Washington led his army across the Delaware River on Christmas night and won?
Battle of Trenton
What did James Otis say?
"No taxation without Representation"
What are natural rights?
God gave man the right to life, liberty, and private property, and government is to protect these God-given rights.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Great Britain did not allow colonists to travel west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Who is Adam Smith?
Englishman who explained how the free market in capitalism is best for all people.
What is the last battle of the war?
Battle of Yorktown.
What did John Locke say or write?
The government's job is to be limited to protecting life, liberty, and property.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Established the first governing document of the United States of America, which led to the Declaration of Independence.
What was the Boston Massacre?
In 1770, British shot and killed five colonists as an act of self-defense.
Who is Paul Revere? William Dawes?
American who warned others of British coming.
What battle did the French join?
Battle of Saratoga
Who is Thomas Paine?
He wrote Common Sense and inspired or encouraged Americans to keep fighting.
What is The Treaty of Paris?
Great Britain finally acknowledged the United States of America as an independent country, meaning war is over.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
In 1773, people in Boston dumped large amounts of tea into the harbor to boycott the British.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Multi-talented American who persuaded France to join war against British.
The British beat the Americans and captured Philadelphia.
Who is Montesquieu?
Frenchman who wrote that government should be separated into three branches.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is a document, written by Thomas Jefferson, that contains ideas about the United States of America, lists the reasons for separating, proclaims the universal benefits of rights, and discusses the roles of government and God.