Chapter 5 Flashcards
Scientific revolution
When people used logical thinking to answer scientific questions.
John Locke
A 17th century English philosopher. Influenced by the enlightenment.
Natural rights
Life, liberty, and property
Parliament
The legislative body of England, later great Britain too.
English bill of rights (1689)
Officially protected the rights of English citizens and parliament
Salutary neglect
The English did not strictly enforce the colonial policies.
John Peter zens
The publisher of the New York weekly journal
Libel
The crime of publishing lies
Trading posts
Stands that primarily traded fur
George Washington
The Colonial army leader
The French and Indian war
Pitted two great powers against each other (France and England) in a struggle over land in Europe.The Native Americans were ally’s of the French.
Albany plan of the union
Proposed granting the central gov the power to tax, pass laws, and oversee military defense for the colonies
The battle of the mongahela.
The Native Americans hid behind trees and ambushed Braddlocks British army
Sir William Pitt
A British state man
Battle of Qubec
Qubec was captured by the British in 1759
