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| Enlightenment | Involved new ideas about the rights of people and their relationship to their rulers as well as new ideas about science, knowledge, and reason |
| Natural Rights according to John Locke | life, liberty, and property. |
| Governments are allowed to rule based on whose permission? (Locke) | The "consent of the governed" |
| Social Contract (Locke) | Government protects rights; people obey laws; if govt. breaks agreement, people can replace government. |
| Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| Common Sense | Included list of "grievances"-complaints-about King George III; argued for independence and a new republic. |
| “Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government ….” | Quote from Dec of Independence; reflects idea of social contract |
| Author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Natural Rights according to Thomas Jefferson | life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness |
| He influenced Jefferson and Dec. of Independence with his ideas of natural rights | John Locke |
| He influenced Jefferson with his list of grievances against king. | Thomas Paine |
| As a result of the French and Indian War, what nation lost control of Canada? | France |
| Why were colonists upset with Proclamation of 1763? | Many had fought in the French and Indian War to get land west of Appalachians |
| Proclamation Act of 1763? | A British law stating colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mts. |
| What angered the colonists the most about the Stamp Act? | It was taxation without representation |
| Why did the British pass the Stamp Act? | To pay for the French and Indian War |
| What kind of protest was used by the colonists to get the Stamp Act repealed (removed)? | boycott |
| What act of violence convinced the British to repeal the Townshend Acts? | Boston Massacre |
| How did the colonists protest the Tea Act? | Boston Tea Party |
| What was the significance of the First Continental Congress? | It was the first time the colonies as acted together |
| What was the first battle of the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord |
| “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” Who spoke these famous words? | Patrick Henry (Virginia) |
| nickname was given to those who supported a continued relationship with Britain and opposed independence? | Loyalists, or Tories |
| What nickname was given to those who believed in complete independence from Britain? | Patriots or Whigs |
| Who served as commanding general of the Continental Army during the American Revolution? | General George Washington |
| “ I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” Who said this? | Nathan Hale |
| What river did George Washington and his men cross to win a victory against British troops? | Delaware |
| Where did George Washington and the army spend a brutal, starving winter? | Valley Forge |
| What French officer became Washington's aide and friend. | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Who was the German Officer who helped train the Continental Army? | Baron Friedrich von Steuban |
| What battle was a turning point of the Revolutionary War? (American victory convinced French to help Americans). | Saratoga |
| Who was the American Ambassador to France during the American Revolution? | Benjamin Franklin |
| “I have not yet begun to fight”? Who spoke these famous words? | John Paul Jones |
| Which American General switched sides during the war and became America’s most famous traitor? | Benedict Arnold |
| Which victory won the war for the Americans? | Yorktown |
| The Treaty of Paris made what river the western boundary of the United States? | Mississippi |
