Unit 2 Flashcards
Who did Thomas Paine call the “royal brute”?
The king of England
Why did the colonists form the 1st Continental Congress?
To petition the King about the Intolerable Acts
Why did Samuel Adams have Paul Revere make an engraving of the Boston Massacre?
As propaganda to convince the colonists to rebel against England
What was one reason the colonists gave for rebelling against England?
Britain’s trade laws were unconstitutional
What was a second reason the colonists gave for rebelling against England?
Britain’s government was violating their rights as Englishmen
What was a third reason the colonists gave for rebelling against England?
The colonists were not represented in Parliament
After winning the French and Indian War, why did Britain raise the colonists’ taxes?
To pay the war debt
In what three ways did France help the colonists fight the Revolutionary War?
The French sent soldiers, money, and ships to help the colonists.
What political body did the colonists form after the fighting at Lexington and Concord?
The 2nd Continental Congress
What issue did the colonial delegates discuss at the 2nd Continental Congress?
The independence of the colonies
The increased trade laws and taxes of the 1760’s and 1770’s led to what?
The American Revolution
What is the function of the Parliament?
To legislate/create the laws of Great Britain
What did the Proclamation of 1763 not allow the colonists to do?
To settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Who did Thomas Paine say was the King of America?
God and the law
What did John Locke believe was the purpose of government?
To protect the natural rights of the people
What did “no taxation without representation” mean?
The colonists had no one in Parliament representing their interests/rights.
What types of people were in the Sons of Liberty?
American patriots who protested British laws
Why did the colonists reject the Stamp Act?
It violated their rights as Englishmen
The American founders were what type of leaders?
Political
What was one way the colonists reacted to trade laws and taxes like the Townshend Acts, Stamp Act,and Tea Act?
They boycotted English goods.
What is a second way the colonists reacted to trade laws and taxes like the Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, and Tea Act?
They petitioned the King to stop the laws.
What is a third way the colonists reacted to trade laws and taxes like the Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, and Tea Act?
They organized Committees of Correspondence like the Sons of Liberty
What is a fourth way the colonists reacted to trade laws and taxes like the Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, and Tea Act?
They smuggled in non-British goods
The Intolerable Acts were punishment for what colonial action/incident?
The Boston Tea Party
What is a social contract?
An agreement where the people give up some power in return for the benefit of government
What were the two purposes of the British trade laws and taxes of the 1760’s and 1770’s?
To control trade and raise revenues/money to pay for the French and Indian War.
After the Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris established what river as the western boundary of colonial territory
The Mississippi River
What phrase of the Declaration of Independence emphasizes John Locke’s idea of natural rights?
“All men are created equal”
What main theme did the Declaration of Independence try to explain?
The desire of the colonies for freedom
Thomas Paine’s main goal in Common Sense was to persuade the Americans to declare what?
Independence
What two ideas of John Locke did Thomas Jefferson use to explain why the colonists had a right to declare their independence?
The purpose of government was to protect the peoples’ natural rights and the consent of the governed in the social contract
