Colonies
This war between Great Britain & France was to see who would have control over North America and get to control the 13 colonies?
French & Indian War
A colony is a
group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country (Ex. England ruled over colonies in North America).
Enlightenment was an era of new thinking about......
New ideas about government, law, society, and rights people should have.
Sugar Act, Stamp Act, & Tea Act are all want imposed on American Colonsist?
Taxes
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson (TJ)
New England Colonies
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
1st permanent English settlement in North America was
Jamestown VA
This enlightenment writer argued that everyone had natural rights which are????
John Locke (Life, Liberty, Property)
Parliament passed this act that forced colonist to house British troops in their homes and take care of them.
Quartering Act
Puritans were?
Religious dissenters who wanted to reform the church of England
Middle Colonies?
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
This document influenced our American government by ensuring freedom of religion for Christian settlers. We have the 1st Amendment of the Constitution (Freedom of Religion).
Maryland Toleration Act
This enlightenment philosopher argued for a social contract? The Social Contract is?
Jean Jacques Rousseau, Give up some of your freedoms in exchange for protection that the government will provide.
5 Colonist were killed while protesting recent taxes and acts while harassing British soldiers.
Boston Massacre
Indentured Servitude was where?
It allowed for poor people to come to the colonies. Rich/Wealthy business owners or large plantation owners offered to pay the cost of transportation & promised food, along with housing. Servants would then work to pay off their debts or until their labor contracts expired
Which region of the colonies is described? Consisted of farmers who grew large amounts of wheat, and other grains such as oats, corn, and other cash crops. Also known as the breadbasket.....
Middle Colonies
This document influenced our American government by establishing a representative democracy through voting for officials such as Governors and magistrates to make laws. Also the 1st written constitution in America.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
This enlightenment thinker argued for Separation of Powers? Which is?
Baron De Montesquieu, Government should be divided up into three branches of government and they all share power and one is not stronger than the other (Legislative, Judicial, Executive).
Group known as the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and raided a British ship carrying 300 tons of tea and dumping it into the Boston Harbor? "GOT TO FIGHT, FOR YOUR RIGHT, TO PARTYYYYYY"
Boston Tea Party
Slavery was where?
Africans were shipped to the new world from Africa by triangular trade to work for free, without any freedom.
Which region of the colonies is describe? Large scale plantations....
Southern Colonies
This document influenced our American government by establishing direct democracy and the idea of "consent of the governed" Doing what's best for the colony....
Mayflower Compact
One Enlightenment philosopher argued that the best form of government was a monarchy and life without government would be short, brutish and nasty? The other enlightenment philosopher argued that Church and State should be separate and people should be free to practice whatever religions they want to.
Thomas Hobbes/Voltaire
1st skirmish against British soldiers who were marching to a arsenal to seize weapons and is known as the shot heard around the world?
Lexington & Concord
The following excerpt comes from what document?
“We hold these self truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Declaration of Independence