Why were American colonists so upset with Britain?

No taxation without representation

what is Thomas Paine’s overall main idea?

To convince the American colonists that peace with Great Britain was impossible

Why would a “loyalist” oppose the American Revolution?

the remaining part of the British Empire offered better stability and protection than an untried independent government

Why did England have to resort to taxing the American colonists?

A pay down of a massive national debt built up during 7 year wars

What Enlightenment ideas are represented within the Declaration of Independence?

• Natural rights 

• Social contract theory 

• Consent of the governed

Legislative Branch

Responsible for making laws

Executive Branch

 Responsible for enforcing and administering laws

Judicial Branch

Responsible for interpreting laws and the Constitution

What were the results of the Treaty of Paris?

It ended the American Revolutionary War

who are philosophers?

Enlightenment thinkers who challenged traditional beliefs

which philosopher believed in natural rights?

John Locke

What role did reason play during the enlightenment ?

It challenged traditional and promoted logical thinking

What did John Locke believe governments should protect ?

Life, liberty and property

Thomas Hobbes

social contract in which people give power to the government for an organized society

Montesquieu

separation of power; checks and balances

Voltaire

battled corruption and inequality defend freedom of speech

Denis Diderot

Encyclopedia