Test 2 Flashcards
An agreement made by people to establish a government and abide its laws
Social contract
To protect our rights
Government
Life, liberty, property
Basic rights
Why did the colonists feel they had the same rights as enlightenment
Because they were British English subjects
What was the Boston massacre
The shot thing
What does quartering act do
House British soldiers
What was the message in Thomas pained common sense
Yo encourage people to support independence
What caused Boston tea party
Tea act
What colonial action led to the repeal of the stamp act?
Boycotting British goods
Which philosopher influenced Thomas Paine while writing the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
Main ideas of Declaration of Independence
All people are created equal, all people have basic rights that cannot be taken away, the government gets it power to make decision and to protect rights from people
Where should government gets it power
From the people and the consent of governed
Yes hen was the declaration signed
July 4,1776
