American Revolution
World History
British colonists formed large and thriving settlements along the eastern shore of North America. Each colony had its own government and colonists identified themselves as less British. However, they were still British subjects and were expected to obey British law.
How did geography affect the colonist's sense of independence?
Some of these laws include the Navigation Act, payment of high tariff, selling of manufactured goods to America for a profit. Such laws made the colonies dependent on the economy of England.
The Navigation Acts created a close trading relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain and raised the taxes on goods imported from the Netherlands and _____.
Why might Parliament (lawmaking body of England) want to restrict American colonial trade?
The French and Indian War resulted in a large debt for Great Britain, and, as a result, Parliament imposed (the) _____ on the American colonies.
Why would taxation without representation seem unfair to Enlightenment thinkers?
After declaring independence, the 13 states recognized the need for a national government. They built it based on two ancient Greek ideas: Constitutionalism and Republicanism as they didn't want the national government to be too strong and uneducated people rule through a democracy.
Why would the states want to avoid a strong national government? Which enlightenment thinkers does this recall?
Which of the following was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Why would the states want to avoid a strong national government?
American democracy was a logical outgrowth of Enlightenment idea as it laid the foundation for the fledging American government.
If many of the concepts included in the U.S. Constitution are based upon European ideas, what key role did the framers of the U.S. Constitution play?
Why is it important that every citizen has, and exercises, his or her right to vote?
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