Enlightenment Ideas
Who was the most famous Enlightenment thinker
John Locke
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What British tax was placed on colonial legal documents?
The Stamp Act
What were people who favored complete independence from England called?
Patriots
Who led the American Army?
George Washington
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Thomas Paine
“We hold these truths to be ***”
Self-evident
Why did the British demand new taxes?
To pay for the French and Indian War
What were people who remained loyal to England called?
Tories (aka Loyalists)
Who lost the Battle of Yorktown?
British General Cornwallis
All people had what kind of rights
Natural Rights
“… that all men are …”
created equal
Conflict started when British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry Boston colonists?
Boston Massacre
Which side did “neutrals” favor?
Neither; they tried to stay uninvolved
Who negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France?
Benjamin Franklin
Where did the Enlightenment begin
Europe
People have what “unalienable rights”?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
How did Boston colonists protest the new tea tax?
Boston Tea Party
Who said: “Give me liberty, or give me death”??
Patrick Henry
Who was England’s king during the American Revolution?
George III
What can people do if a government doesn’t protect natural rights?
Change it or throw it out
Who violated the colonists’ rights?
The King (George III)
Where was the first fighting between British soldiers and Colonial Minutemen?
Lexington and Concord (MA)
Which group thought that British taxes were fair?
Tories (aka Loyalists)
Who was the victor at the Battle of Yorktown?
George Washington