2. US History - American Revolution Flashcards
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| 2471250423 | Enlightenment Ideas | A philosophy that says that all people have certain natural rights such as: - life, liberty (freedom), property and the pursuit of happiness. - ability to govern (rule) themselves - "consent of the governed". |  | 0 |
| 2471300246 | John Locke | A Enlightenment Philosopher who talked about the right to "life, liberty and property" and "consent of the governed" |  | 1 |
| 2471206105 | Declaration of Independence | A list of reasons for separating from Britain by the American colonists. Written by Thomas Jefferson and inspired by John Locke and Enlightenment Ideas. |  | 2 |
| 2471231277 | Thomas Jefferson | Wrote the Declaration of Independence; he was the third president of the U.S.A. |  | 3 |
| 2471393399 | No Taxation without Representation | One of the reasons Americans wanted independence. Colonists believed that it was unfair for Britain to tax them when they had no representatives (leaders they voted for) in the British government. AKA the British did not have "consent of the governed" . |  | 4 |
| 2471563401 | Sugar and Stamp Act | Major event leading to Revolutionary War; Taxes on foreign molasses and printed material | | 5 |
| 2471581883 | Townsend Acts | Major event leading to Revolutionary War; Taxes on imported goods and tea. | | 6 |
| 2471611255 | Quartering Act | Major event leading to Revolutionary War; Required colonists to house and feed British soldiers. |  | 7 |
| 2471615536 | Boston Massacre | Major event leading to Revolutionary War; Five peopled killed in Boston by British soldiers. |  | 8 |
| 2471477902 | Thomas Paine | Wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense" to convince people to support Independence. |  | 9 |
| 2471500927 | Committees of Correspondence | Resistance Tactic: Colonists organized together to spread the ideas of independence. |  | 10 |
| 2471502751 | Non-importation Agreements | Resistance Tactic: Colonists agreed not to buy or sell any products from Britain. |  | 11 |
| 2471512031 | Boston Tea Party | Resistance Tactic: Colonists dumped British tea into the Port of Boston to protest taxes on tea. |  | 12 |
| 2471620182 | Revolutionary War | War that started after the signing of the Declaration of Independence; American colonies won the war against Great Britain with the help of foreign aid (help) from France. America becomes an independent country with the Mississippi River as the Western border of U.S.A. |  | 13 |