The war for independence

What were the advantages for the british during the war?

Superior Navy, soldiers were well supplied ( food, equipment, ammunition ), well paid and better trained, Native American and German allies

What were there advantages before the war?

Home field/land, Grand cause, effective leadership, Time on their side, French alliance

Who was sent to warn the towns of approaching soldiers?

Paul Revere and two other messenger

Who was asked to write a formal Declaration of Indepence from Britain

Thomas Jefferson

The declaration of Independence explains why the colonies decided to….

separate from England

What made the British more cautious?

The British took the hill and killed most of the defenders

Because of these early defeats, many soldiers were….

losing hope that they could ever beat the british

During the 1600s and the 1700s they began to challenge long held beliefs about….

Government, Education, Law, and Religion

Believed reason could achieve 3 goals

knowledge, freedom, happiness

The Enlightenment was a….

period in time where the use of reason was used to shape people’s ideas about society and politics

people started to challenge the belief of what?

Divine right

Who was John Locke and what did he believe?

he was an English Philosopher and he believed all people should have certain natural rights

What were John Locke’s natural rights?

Life, Liberty, and property

What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau express about the Government

The government should express the will, or desire of the people

Why did the British create the proclamation?

The British were afraid of westward expansion after the French and Indian war

What was the sugar act?

strict taxes on foreign imports

The stamp act is where we see…

the first serious motivation and thought about a revolt

Closed quarters between soldiers and civilians caused…

a lot of tension

What did tension in the close quarters eventually lead to?

The Boston massacre

The Boston massacre led to what?

an even further decline between the colonists and the British

What was the common theme in the First continental congress meeting?

“No Taxation without representation”

The law was meant to raise funds by taxing goods sold to the colonists, what were these goods?

Glass, wine, paper, tea

The set of s laws were meant to…

punish the colonists after dumping over 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor

Where was the first continental congress held?

Philadelphia

What happened on Oct 4?

The Declaration resolves and establishes the course for congress

Where did Thomas Jefferson et his philosophy?

The Enlightenment

What does it mean?

The English government is not following these natural rights

What did Thomas Jefferson say?

“All men are created equal” “Inalienable rights”