Road to Revolution
This rhyming slogan summarized the American Colonists' issues with British rule.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
This Enlightenment thinker proposed the social contract under which people give the government permission to act on their behalf in exchange for protection.
Who is John Locke?
This was the primary weakness of the AOC.
What is the federal (national) government had very limited power?
Citizens have these
What are rights, responsibilities, and duties?
This British law passed in 1773, was partly to stop American Colonists from smuggling tea from other countries.
What is the Tea Act (of 1773)?
This thinker proposed the idea of Separation of Powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
The Second _______ Congress drafted (wrote) the Articles of Confederation.
What is Continental?
A right is this.
What is a protection guaranteed to citizens by the government?
These battles were the first of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord?
This thinker was in favor of religious tolerance and free speech.
Who is Voltaire?
This was the final battle of the Revolution.
What is Yorktown?
Most supporters of the AOC favored _____ over a strong central government.
What are states' rights?
This amendment expanded citizenship in the US to include Black people.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This person led the Boston Tea Party.
Who is Samuel Adams?
This thinker believed that all men are born equal and free.
Who is Rousseau?
This document, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, listed grievances against King George and declared "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This ordinance of 1787 chartered a government for Northwest territory around the Great Lakes, and set requirements for statehood.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
These were sets of laws that limited the ability of Black people to exercise their rights as citizens.
What are Jim Crow Laws or Black Codes?
The British referred to this event that caused the death of 5 colonists as "the incident on King Street"
What is the Boston Massacre?
This thinker argued against brutal punishment for crimes.
Who is Baccaria?
This treaty officially recognized the USA as an independent nation.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This weakness of the AOC meant the federal government could only request funds from states who were under no obligation to meet those requests.
What is the federal government could not collect taxes?
This amendment enfranchised white women.
What is the 19th Amendment?