ch2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Battle of Saratoga
France joins the US to fight against Britain (become allies)
preamble
introduction of a formal document
Patriots
Americans who supported independence
natural rights
rights people were born with, including life, liberty, and property
loyalists
an american who reamined loyal to great britain
the main reason the french founded colonies in North America was
to profit from fur trading
the declaration of independence drew on the ideas found in the Magna Carta and
the English Bill of Rights which talked about individual rights for common people
Which philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in forming the ideas in the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
The Mayflower Compact was important to the development of
a civil government
the House of Burgesses in Virginia was significant because
it was the first form of democracy in the New World. Everyone was given the right to represent their government. They modeled this off of the English Parliament.
Who was allowed to participate in colonial government
white men who owned land
how did the colonists react to the Stamp Act
they boycotted british goods and protested
what finalized the American Revolution
the Treaty of Paris in 1783
The preamble of the Declaration of Independence states that people who wish to form a new country must
explain their reasons for doing so
Why did the British prohibit colonists from moving west of the Appalachians
the British didn’t want war with Native Americans
How did the Middle Colonies differ from the New England colonies
The Middle Colonies had tolerance for religious and cultural differences.
The English idea of representative government was realized in Virginia with the establishment of
the House of Burgesses
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense helped convince colonists to
support independence
The trade route that linked New England, West Africa, and the West Indies are called
the triangular trade route
What did the Continental Congress do in September 1774
They met in Philadelphia and decided to boycott all British products and stop all trade with Britain.
What was an unintended consequence, related to women, of the ideals of the American Revolution
The women started to questions their place in society.
What battle marked a turning point in the American Revolution
Saratoga
