Chapter Overview Flashcards
The Great Awakening was a religious movement that encouraged people to what?
to examine their lives and commit themselves to God.
The Great Awakening also encouraged people to think that ,if they could decide how to worship, they could also decide___________________.
how to govern themselves
The Great Awakening was one of the first movements to involve people from_____________________.
all the different colonies
Enlightenment Concepts:
Thinkers tried to use reason to find natural laws that governed ________, ________ and __________.
politics, society and economics
John Locke proposed that people have _______ ______ that belong to them from birth.
natural rights
John Locke argued that a ruler who does not protect the rights of the people should be _______________.
overthrown or fired
Colonial Government:
By the 1770’s most educated colonists believed they had ______________________.
natural rights
The colonies were partially self-governing and each colony had its own______________ to make laws.
legislature
Each colony also had a_____________ either appointed either by the king or by the proprietor of the
colony.
governor
In 1735________ case established the principle of ________________________.
Zenger’s
Freedom of the Press
British actions that led to colonial anger…..
Stamp Act, ____________ and _______________ Acts
Boston Massacre
?
1774 the First ________ __________ met and agreed not to buy British goods.
Continental Congress
1775 What two battles marked the start of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
1776 The Continental Congress adopted the _____________________.
Declaration of Independence
What did the Declaration of Independence document announce?
the creation of a new nation.
