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Cards in this guide (11)
What was at the center of Enlightenment thought

Education and scientific discovery

Which act passed by the British government stated that the colonists had to pay a tax on all printed materials

Stamp Act

When the British declared martial law in Massachusetts

rights of citizens were taken away

Which thinker was the first to develop a sun centered model of the universe

Nicolaus Copernicus

The spread of enlightenment ideas was helped by

The growth of cities and towns

At the start of the war british forces were

Strongest in New York and Boston

The enlightenment and the great awakening caused

An increased interest in books and learning

(Apex)

In court I defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre Who am I

If you defended British soldiers who were in the Boston Massacre in court, you are John Adams.

An effect of the great awakening was that

New Churches Formed To Challenge Established Religion

Of these facts supported the british argument that colonists should pay higher taxes

many colonists had become wealthy at a time when Britain did not have much wealth

A key idea in the work of John Locke is the importance of

Consent of the governed.

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