8th grade semester final review part 1

Who believed, "Human being are cruel, selfish, and greedy. Life in astate of nature would be ugly, brutish, and short."

What did Thomas Paine write to encourage the colonists to fight for independence from Britain? (choose the best answer)

What was the message of Johnathan Edwards sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God?"

Which Acts were passed in response theo the Boston Tea Party?

The Battle of Yorktown was the last Battle of the American Revolutionary War.

The American Revolutionary War ended in 1783

What is an endentured servant?

The British won the American Revolutionary War

About His sovereignty, God said:

Which law required a tax on every peice of printed papaer?

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness came from who?

The British began taxing the colonists after they lost the American Revolution.

incident where British soldiers panicked, shot & killed 5 colonists and is considered the 1st violence of the Revolution

What three things did Hobbes say threw men into a state of war?

The French allied with the Amercians after the victory at Saratoga

2 more reasons the British lost the war: the Americans had superior training & weapons, the Americans had a better navy

The Great Awakening helped to form a national identity because it called on the people to rise up against the king.

Of these three men, who thought the nature of man was the worst?

The British had the advantage of having the ability to manufacture supplies and weapons

The British began taxing the colonistsafter the French and Indian War

Absolutism is belif that

Lexington and Concord was the last battle of the Revolution?

The phrase "no taxation without representation" began after the passage of the Stamp Act.

Which country allied with the Americans in their fight for independence?

What did C.S.Lewis say was the difference between the Laws of Nature and the Law of Human Nature?

What event happend after the Tea Act?

What is the meaning of "No taxation without representation?"

Which Prussian general helped organize and train the Continetal Army?

Why isn't the law of human nature just what we find convenient?

Which battle began the American Revolution with "the shot heard 'round the world?"

The British began taxing the colonies after tehy fought in which war?

The Divine right of Kings as enforced in Europe is a Biblical idea

Who said if government fails to protect those rights, the people have the right to overthrow it?

In Capitalism, wages are set by what employers can afford & employees are willing to take

What two things did Enlightenment thinkers think they could understand using reason and logic?

The Moral Law or Law of Human Nature is real, but outside of us and not made by us-it is made by the Creator Who made us

George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army

An advantage of the Americans was that fighting happened on their own land

The Revolutionary War officially ended with the signing of what document?

Before the revolution, Maine was part of Massachusettes.

What did the Second Continental Congress do? (choose best answer)

The Great Awakening helped to form a national identity because it crossed colonial border lines and denominational lines

2 reasons the British lost the war: they didn't have any support form their allies, they were overconfident.

The Marquis de Lafayette helped the Americans fight the British

Adam Smith said that previous ideas about economics led to, what?

How does the "invisible hand of the market" set prices?

an intellectual movement during the 1600's and 1700's in which philosophers strived to understand man by reason & logic

Who is the founder of modern economics?

The British had the advantage of having a professional experienced military

What Enlightenment philosopher inspired Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence?

Who was the leader of England during the American Revolution?

Adam Smith said that people before he came along belived, what?

What did many English come to the new world to get that they couldn't own in England?

Of these three men, who thought the nature of man was the best?

The British had the advantage of the largest navy in the world

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because it:

2 more reasons the British lost the war: sloppy strategy, underestimated the Americans

This guy was an absolutist:

What law forced the colonists to provide food and shelter to the British troops?

The Declaration of Independence told the British that the Americans were separating and were now their own country.

Who thought that people were basically good so rule by the majority would always be benevolent and peaceful?

What was the significance of the Battle of Trenton?

The Great Awakening helped form a national identity because it placed authority back w/ God instead of a government.

social contract means:

Who were the colonist who remained loyal to the British and did not want independence?

Which battle led to the British surrender and the end of the Revolution?

The Declaration asked for peace between the colonists and the Bristish

Johnathan Edwards sermon with terrifying depictions of hell was delivered with dramatic flare.

The idea of Natural Law was new to the Enlightenment thinkers.

What did the Pilgrims come to America to seek?