SOL 4 Packet Flashcards
The student will demonstrate knowledge of events and issues of the Revolutionary Period by a) analyzing the political ideas of John Locke and those expressed in Common Sense helped shape the Declaration of Independence; b) evaluating how key principles in the Declaration of Independence grew in importance to become unifying of American democracy; c) describing the political differences among the colonists concerning separation from Britain; d) analyzing reasons for colonial victory in the Revolu
What helped to justify the Declaration of Independence?
New political ideas about the relationship between people and their government.
What laid the institutional foundations for the system of government under which we live?
The political philosophy formulated by the revolutionary generation.
What inspired the American Rev.?
Ideas concerning natural rights and political authority.
In the Declaration of Independence what contradicted the ideals expressed in that document?
Slavery and the undemocratic nature of political participation in the early decades of the new republic.
What provoked debate and resistance by the American colonists?
The ideas of the Enlightenment and the perceived unfairness of British policies.
What was one element that helped American rebels win their independence?
The British government grew tired of the struggle soon after the French agreed to help the Americans.
