1.

Probably the start of thinking about revolting from Great Britain for the colonists was what
world event? The 7 Years War

2. What did Parliament do in 1765? Levied the tax

3. After the repeal of this act, the Townshend Acts led to what in the colonies? Further
protests, boycotts, and more organization among the colonists

4. What happened in 1770? 1773? Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party

5. What was the most effective way to protest the British taxes was through: Boycotting
British products

6. What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence? Spread information about who
was and was not observing the boycotts

7. What document did the Continental Congress draft? The Declaration of Independence

8. What percentage of colonists remained loyal to the British? 20%

9. Why did slaves often fight for the British? The British promised that any slaves who
fought with them would be freed

10. What was revolutionary about the American Revolution? The colonists threw off the rule
of an imperial monarchy and replaced it with a government that didn’t have a king

11. What were two ideas central to the American Revolution? Property rights and Equality

12. What was ironic about the iconic phrase in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold
these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"? 30% of the American
population were slaves of African descent who were held as property and were not
treated as equal as whites.

13. What were significant social changes made by the Revolution? (name two):
America made sure that there would never be a formal nobility, and Americans came to
view themselves as equal to each other.

Person or Event: A couple of important things The most important point:

about this:

Ancient Greece & Ancient ● Citizens had a hand in Consent of the Governed:
Rome all of decisions and Whenever citizens participate
government actions in government activities, they
 ● Leaders of Rome give permission for that
wanted Democracy in government to operate. This
500 BCE includes serving in the
● Founding Fathers government and/or voting for
established a system representatives to serve in
that gave power to the the government.
people and did so with
elected
representatives

John Locke ● Born in England in Social Contract Theory:

1632 People give up some of their
● Had an imagination of rights to the government, and
a set of natural rights in return, the government
that human beings protects life, liberty and
share, which were the property.
right to life, liberty,
and property
● Believed a
government can only
be valid if based on
social contract with
the citizens

The Enlightenment ● During the Middle Republicanism: The idea that

Ages a country’s leader should be
● The brightest leaders chosen by the citizens in a
such as Rousseau, general election.
Montesquieu, and
Locke were involved
in this movement
● Ended around 1789

Baron Montesquieu ● Born in 1689 in Separate but Equal Branches

Bordeaux, France of Power: The U.S.
● Believed that liberty is Constitution clearly explains
the peace of mind that what each branch is
comes from being supposed to do: Congress
safe makes laws, the President
● Studied the laws, enforces laws, and the Courts
customs, and interpret laws. Each branch
governments of has the power to check, or
European countries to limit, the other branches. This
see how they created keeps all branches of
and enforced laws government balanced and
● Separation of Powers equal.

Jean-Jacques Rosseau ● Born in Geneva, Of the People, By the People,

Switzerland in 1712 and For the People:
● Social freedom occurs Rousseau’s work inspired
when people sacrifice many to think about the kind
natural freedoms in of government they wanted.
order to have the This included the Founding
freedom that comes Fathers of the United States,
with security and who wrote the United States
protection Constitution. The Constitution
created a representative
democracy and guaranteed
citizens a voice in
government.