Triumph Of Liberty Flashcards
Philosophes
Public intellectual who applied reason to the study of many areas of learning
Edict of Nantes
A law signed by Henry IV granting considerable religious and civil liberty
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
An 18 century philosopher, writer, and composer.
The Social contract
E
The 4 Acts Britain imposed on the colonies
Sugar act
Stamp act
Quartering act
Tea act
Virtual representation
F
John Locke
E
Boston Massacre
A riot in Boston arising from the resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops.
British troops shot and killed many citizens
Boston tea party
In 1773, a act of defiance from the colonist where they raided British ships and destroy the cargo and dumped tea in the harbor
First Continental Congress
D
Whigs and Tories
Z
Gen. Thomas Gage
D
Minutemen
A member of a class of Americans who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute’s notice.
John Hancock and Samuel Adams
D
Paul Revere
An American silversmith, patriot in the American Revolution
He warned the people that Britain was coming to attack