L5 American Revolution

Question 1

Enlightenment principles

Answer 1

Age of reason: you ask why to everything

scientific revolution: believe that they could place on theory on everyone

Question 2

John Locke

Answer 2

On Human understanding : believe humans are born blank slates environment family situation is what makes you

On Civil government: social contract government should take care of people not just take from them

Question 3

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 3

Natural aristocracy ( nobility ) not born into it they rose up smartest and brightest

Question 4

Adam Smith

Answer 4

Scottish gentleman father of economics

Wealth of Nations laissez faire : Government should not be messing with economics against practice at time

Practice at time Mercantilism:idea that you should exporting more goods than import

Navigation act passed Merca law through London

Question 5

Should we break up?

Answer 5

Controversy among the colonies/Continental Congress is this just between Massachusetts and the crown? Some colonies being a part of Britain

Question 6

Olive branch petition

Answer 6

Letter to Continental Congress sent to the king asking for peace

Question 7

Kings response

Answer 7

So that if one colony it was rebelling all of them would hang everyone for rebelling

Question 8

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 8

We better all hang together or we will be hung separate

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 9

Tasked with writing Declaration of Independence

Question 10

Formal declaration date

Answer 10

July 4, 1776

Question 11

American revolution military

Answer 11

Military
British had a ready military one of the most powerful navy uniform supplies even hired more soldiers
Americanhad military but nothing compared to Britain

Question 12

Money

Answer 12

British very wealthy

America didn’t have much money French gave money and ships

Question 13

Making war

Answer 13

British did not pick on civilians incredibly hard for British commander
America grow up making more because Britain couldn’t tell who is loyal and who was a rebel

Question 14

Government

Answer 14

British your government is back in England

America government was loosely organized in mobile didn’t have too many season leaders George Washington makes mistakes

Question 15

Treaty of Paris 1783

Answer 15

Officially ended the Revolutionary war between England and the United States
Set borders for where US is