Battles of the Revolution
These two battles were the beginning of the American Revolution.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This economic theory stated that the goods and resources of the colonists were technically the possession of the mother country (Britain) and therefore had to be traded with them.
What is Mercantilism?
What is the Social Contract?
This individual wrote Common Sense, a call for why the Americans should declare independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
This document was signed by the Pilgrims and was the first form of popular sovereignty in the American colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This is the final major battle of the American Revolution where Washington, Greene, and the French fleet trapped the British Army in Virginia.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This became the rallying cry of the colonists after the unfair taxes imposed on them with the Stamp Act.
What is "no taxation without representation?"
According to Locke, these are mankind's natural rights.
What is Life, Liberty, and Property?
This is the idea that the Law is above everyone, including the King and government officials.
What is the Rule of Law?
This person was banished from Massachussettes and left to found the colony of Rhode Island.
Who is Roger Williams?
This battle occurred after GEORGE "FREAKIN" WASHINGTON crossed the Delaware River and launched a surprise attack.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This was the overall negative effect for the British following the end of the French and Indian War that led to higher taxes for the American colonists.
What is debt following the war?
This was the idea that kings and queens could rule because they were chose by God to lead. If you question the leader, then you question God.
What is the divine right of kings?
What are TWO of the major weaknesses the British had in the American Revolution?
What are:
- Not as familiar with the land
- Older style of fighting
- Far away from their supply lines, across the ocean
This event from the 1680s led to a decreased focus on indentured servitude and an increased reliance on enslaved labor in the southern colonies?
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
This battle is considered the "turning point" of the war as it convinced the French to join the Patriot cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This event occurred in March of 1770 and ended with British soldiers firing into a crowd, killing five people.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This Enlightenment thinker is most credited with the ideas of Freedom of Speech and Separation of Church and State.
Who is Voltaire?
This is the British general who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, thus ending the war.
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
This Great Awakening pastor wrote the famous "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon.
Who is Jonathan Edwards?