Unit 3: Key Questions & Terms

Question 1

Artisan

Answer 1

Special Craftsmen

Question 2

Respectability

Answer 2

The quality or state being respectable

Question 3

First Great Awakening

Answer 3

A religious revival. Churches mainly focused on the rich people instead of the people who needed help.

Question 4

Enlightment/ Age of Reason

Answer 4

A philosophical movement among educated people. It emphasizes reason and observation to build a better society.

Question 5

Constitutionalism

Answer 5

Rights cannot be protected unless they are written down.

Question 6

John Locke (1632-1704)

Answer 6

The early enlightenment. His philosiphy connects to the EBOR (English bill of rights)

1.All people have rights.
2. The reason of government is to make sure everyone’s rights are protected. To keep order in society.

Question 7

Tabula Rasa

Answer 7

Blank slate.

ex: When a baby is born noble or poor that does not define them. We become who we are based on experience. All people are born with Tabula rasa!

Question 8

Life, Liberty, and Property

Answer 8

Was a main idea by John Locke.
- in which every man has property (which even meant physical bodies)

If government does not live up to protecting the rights it is justifiable to overthrow the government

Question 9

Natural rights

Answer 9

We can figure out Human behavior. It is possible to be a better society. Theories about building a better society.

Question 10

French and Indian War, 1754-63

Answer 10

French: Iriquois (Native Americans) and 5 native American tribes fought

Indian:
-Britain and the 13 colonies

** The British win… they had fought over the western territory***

Question 11

Proclamation Line of 1763

Answer 11

British kick the French out. Fighting began to rise against British colonies and Iroquois Native Americans.

leads to the king of England to set up a proclomation line… which temporarily set a wester boundary for the 13 colonies*

Question 12

Taxation without representation

Answer 12

The colonies had been taxed Britain taxes without represetaion for the colonies to go against it. Which was against there freedom overall.

Question 13

Tyranny

Answer 13

Cruel & oppressive government and rule.

Question 14

Virtual representation

Answer 14

The members of the parliament are elected, they won’t be focused on the specific district but focus on much more broader things.** How it affects Britain and the English colonies**

Question 15

Direct Representation

Answer 15

Citizens vote directly that represent them. That representative is supposed to pay special attention to the needs of the people in the district.

Question 16

Parliament

Answer 16

An assembly of legislatures

Question 17

Stamp Act 1765

Answer 17

Tax on all printed material.

ex: Newspaper, legal documents to card games.

Question 18

Quartering Acts 1765

Answer 18

Requires the colonial assemblies to give housing and food to the soldiers that stayed behind after Indian vs French war.

Question 19

Sons of Liberty

Answer 19

A group of thugs that would stop officials from taxing colonies

ex: They keep attacking the homes of British officials.

Question 20

Tea Act 1773

Answer 20

Only tea was left taxed. tea was imported from India. Most shipping was done by the “East Indian Company” and Britain colony factory.

Question 21

East Indian Company

Answer 21

A private company but is supported by a british company.

Struggling economically because colonials don’t want to buy tea. Resulting in the tea boycott.

Question 22

Boston Massacre 1770

Answer 22

Soldiers and communal people fought for jobs. A young guy harasses soldiers and the soldiers shoot the protestors. About 5 people were shot and killed.

Question 23

Coercive Acts

Answer 23

Parliment cuts down on Boston. To punish for there actions

1. Close the port of Boston, which destroys the economy of Boston.
2. Closed the Massachutes assembly
3. Banned town meetings.

Question 24

Boycotts

Answer 24

Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organizations, or person) as a punishment or protest

Question 25

Non-Importation agreements

Answer 25

Merchants and traders agreed to Boycott goods that were subjected to the Townshend Revenue Act until the taxes on those goods were repelled.

Question 26

Thomas Paine, Common Sense Article

Answer 26

A book written by Thomas Payne. He argues that Parliament being corrupt and having a monarchy is stupid.

-120,000 copies were sold in 3 months
-Everyone was talking about it…which lead to the “Second Continential Congress”… DOI & Military starting to be built up.

Question 27

Declaration of Independence

Answer 27

The 13 colonies wanted to be independent from the British which leads to this document being created.

Question 28

Committees of Observation

Answer 28

Local people would check in with local communities to get them to support independence.

Question 29

First Continental Congress

Answer 29

A big meeting with individuals from different colonies. Come together to solve the problems.

Massachutest malica vs. British Soldiers

Will meet once again and people got more angry-> Independence

Question 30

Loyalist

Answer 30

Do not support Boycotts, do not want to support the independence of the colony… were overall “outcasted”

Question 31

Homespun

Answer 31

Homemade cloth. A very common item boycotted was British clothing. Women learned how to make there own cloth, spinning thread. As the cloth wasnt the best but was shown as proof of the revolution.

Question 32

Abigail Adams, Judith Sargent Murray

Answer 32

Had taken over the duties of men while they were gone. Which made alot of women prideful & virtous.

> In 1776. in the new constitution she told her husband that women should be able to vote. She uses the language of Revolution to get her opion across…

Question 33

Debra Sampson (aka. Rober Shurtleff)

Answer 33

From Massachutes was born in 1760-1827. Her father was lost at sea, so the mother had been struggling. In 1782, she disguised herself as a man and joine the continental army.

> She fought directly in most battles. Discovered because of sickness and the doctor discovered her.

> 1797 had written a book about it. The first American women that goes on a lecture (aka. book tour) recieves the veterans pention.

Question 34

Benjamin Rush

Answer 34

Supports colleges for women. Sets up a college for women and a increase of women schooling. A requirement is made for both male & females to go to school

Question 35

Republican Motherhood

Answer 35

As women werent allowed to vote but will pass on Republican virtue to there kids. To belive in democracy, Natural Rights, and civic virtue.

Question 36

Crispus Attuckus

Answer 36

A sailor of mixxed African & Indigenous ancestry, died in the Boston on March 5, 1770 after British soldiers fired 2 muskets balls into his chest. His death instantly transformed Attucks from anonymous sailor into martyr for burgeoning revolutionary cause.

Question 37

Lord Dunmore’s proclamation

Answer 37

Slavery is viewed as property, so by disbanding slavery it will affect there rights.

Offers freedom to lsaves who run away from patriach slave owners. If they are willing to serve in the Army