Causes
Many protests against the British's taxes and Laws were held in...?
Boston
Some leaders of the American Revolution were influenced by what ideas of the Enlightenment?
Freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance.
The American Revolution changed... of the U.S?
The political and social aspects
...? Americans were profoundly affected by the Revolutionary war.
Native
State constitutions after the war opened...? to more people.
Voting
The British taxed Colonists in order to pay war debts for what war?
The French and Indian war, aka, 7 Years War.
What was written by Thomas Jefferson that came from Enlightenment ideas?
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
The main British strategy in the Revolutionary war was to capture all the cities and force the colonist to...?
Surrender
Which treaty ended the American Revolution and recognized the colonies' independence and drew lines between British Canada and American territory?
The Treaty of Paris (September of 1783.)
...? were the primary educators during the Revolutionary war.
Women
A group known as the... were created in 1765 and led protests against the British's laws and taxes. Which, ultimately led to the Boston Massacre.
The Sons of Liberty
Who created the 'Seperation of Powers' which stemmed from Enlightenment thinkers' ideas?
Montesquieu
What belief was widely being accepted on both the social and economical side of the U.S?
Egalitarianism
In addition, many slaves saw the revolution as a chance to...?
Escape
...? among Continental soldiers was often pretty low during the war.
Moral
To punish Colonists for what had happened in the Boston Tea Party, the British put the... in place.
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Who were some Enlightenment thinkers Montesquieu was inspired by?
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Adam Smith, etc.
What ended and no longer forced colonies from imported and exported goods to England?
Mercantilism
How did it go for Women at the end of the American Revolution?
Not great. Women didn't get much out of it. They were still considered wards of their husbands and assets of their fathers (if not married.)
Many other Colonists didn't fight for independence; they fought with the ...?
British
What act ultimately led to the revolutionary era in the circa 1760s?
Stamp act
How did the Founding Fathers use their influence they got from Enlightenment thinkers, such as, Montesquieu?
They created a whole new form of gov. with it, when drafting the Constitution. Most notably from Montesquieu's 'Separation of Powers.'
With British rule out of power, the newly united states could create their own form of...?
Central gov.
In 1775 British governor Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation that granted...? to any slaves that left their master and fought for the British.
Freedom
Who often had their property confiscated when they refused to fight in the war? Who were known as pacifists? Who had little rights due to them losing property?
Quakers