Thursday, March 13, 2014

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1. What were some Puritan Beliefs?
They wanted to say how the government raised and spent taxes. Beeing able to worship as they pleased. They believed in hard work and plain living and did not like the Crowns free spending ways

2. Why was the Glorious Revolution called "glorious"?
Because the change of the Ruler came without one shot beeing fired.

3. How did Great Britain tighten its control over American colonies?
In 1789, the National Assembly created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which stated that people were born equal, remain free, and had equal rights. They changed the way they traded about food and resources. They made the Stamp Act.

4. How did the British colonist respond to the Stamp Act?
Angry Mobs formed in many cities. Tax officials were threatened, and stamps were destroyed. People throughout the colonies decided to boycott, or refuse to buy, British goods

5. Who had the most power in the French government before/ after the French Revolution?
Before the Revolution the French King had the most power. Later French became a rebublic and the people had kind of a Democracy. They could decide which government they wanted.

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