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History - American Revolution

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This deck covers key questions and answers about the American Revolution, including its causes, influential figures, and Enlightenment ideas that contributed to it.

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Who wrote the DOI?

Thomas Jefferson

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Key Terms

Term
Definition
Who wrote the DOI?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the DOI written?
1776
What were the causes of the Revolution?
Taxes on goods + services due to 7 Years War
What were the goals of the Revolution?
Freedom; Achieve independence; New government (fair); Pay less in taxes; To have more to say in government decisions - “no taxation without representa...
What was the famous saying for the colonists?
“No taxation without representation”
What did the colonists create in order to fight/resist the British?
Continental Congress in 1774

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TermDefinition
Who wrote the DOI?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the DOI written?
1776
What were the causes of the Revolution?
Taxes on goods + services due to 7 Years War
What were the goals of the Revolution?
Freedom; Achieve independence; New government (fair); Pay less in taxes; To have more to say in government decisions - “no taxation without representation” / free of government interference
What was the famous saying for the colonists?
“No taxation without representation”
What did the colonists create in order to fight/resist the British?
Continental Congress in 1774
What Enlightenment ideas contributed to this Revolution
John Locke; Voltaire; JJR / Montesquieu; Adam Smith
How did John Locke contribute to the revolution?
Natural rights - Same thing as DOI
How did Voltaire contribute to the revolution?
Bill of Rights - 1st amendments (contains all 5 freedoms)
How did JJR / Montesquieu contribute to the revolution?
“We the people” - Authority should designate with the citizens
How did Adam Smith contribute to the revolution?
Laissez-faire
Laissez faire
Type of economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of government interventionism - Let people do what they want
George Washington
Strong military leadership; Only slave-owning president who freed his slaves; Could’ve been an absolute monarch but chose not to