History 3.3 Flashcards
Quote 1: “Vigorous measures appear to the the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country…” -King George III
Quote 2: “In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.” -Declaration of Independence
Theses quotations show that King George and the colonists had different ideas about-
when the colonies are justified in fighting for independence
“We have boasted the protection of great britain without considering that her motive was interest, not attachment to the colonies; that she did not protect us from our enemies on our account but from her enemies on her account…
I challenge the warmest advocate for reconcilliation, to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge; not a single advantage is derived.” -Thomas Paine
Which group of North Americans would have most likely supported the message of this excerpt?
British colonists in eastern Ohio
The words life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence are based on John Locke’s ideas about which principle of government
natural rights
According to John Locke, all people are entitled to certain things simply because they are human. John Locke referred to these things as
natural rights
“He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thiher…” -Declaration of Independence
What does this deleted clause reveal about Thomas Jefferson?
Jefferson believed that slave trade was immoral
Why was it risky for the leaders of Virginia to declare independence from Great Britain?
If unsuccessful, the leaders would be punished by Great Britain as traitors
According to the Declaration of Independence, people have the right to create a new government when the government
interferes with people’s rights
What did the authors of the Declaration of Independence hope to achieve by publishing the document?
to get recognition and support from the international community
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was a British philosopher born in 1632 that inspired many ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
After which battle did King George officially declare all the colonies to be in a state of rebellion?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What did Paine’s Common Sense convince the colonists?
They would have to rid themselves of British rule if they want a republican government
Common sense argued for an idea known as the rule of law which is
people who work for the government have only the powers that the laws give them
_________ appointed a committee to write a formal declaration that would announce the world the colonists argument for independence. The president was ________
Second Continental Congress, John Hancock
For Locke, a ____________ was the basic agreement by the people to accept the rule of government, and the government should defend the people’s rights.
social contract
Independence announces the document’s purpose. It states that it will explain why the American colonies decided to separate from Great Britain.
introduction
sets forth the colonists’ beliefs about the purpose of government. It also explains the goals of the new nation.
preamble
why colonists thought they were right in declaring independence. Then, it supports these arguments with a list of what the king has done wrong.
list of grievances
ends the union between Britain and the colonies. It declares independence for the new country, the United States of America. Finally, the signers pledge their loyalty to each other.
resolution
According to the Declaration, three facts are self-evident:
all men are created equal
all men have been given right by their Creator and cannot be taken away
the purpose of the government is to protect each person’s rights
The government’s right to rule comes from
the people
The Declaration also said the colonists had appealed to the king and the British people for _________ and ______________. But were denied, they had done all they could do now they would go their own way was free independent states
justice, friendship
The young nation also sought to gain support from other __________for its decision to declare independence. It desperately needed help in fighting a war against _________.
countries, Great Britain
In July of 1776, the statement that “all men are created equal” ___________ apply to many groups of Americans._____________ were referred to as “merciless savages” in the Declaration of Independence.
did not, African Americans
