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Chapter 2 Notetaking Study Guide
Now you are ready to answer the Chapter 2 Focus Question: How did the growth of
democratic ideals in the colonies lead to the American Revolution?
Complete the following chart to help you answer this question. Use the notes that you
took for each section.
Thoughts Spark Action: Ideas that Led to the American Revolution
Religious Concepts
Enlightenment Concepts
The Great Awakening
• was a religious movement that
encouraged people to examine their
lives and commit themselves to God.
• encouraged people to think that, if
they could decide how to worship,
they could also decide
______________________________.
• was one of the first movements to
involve people from ______________
______________________________.
Thinkers tried to use reason to find
natural laws that governed politics,
society, and economics.
John Locke proposed that people have
___________________ that belong to
them from birth. He argued that a ruler
who does not protect the rights of the
people should be
_______________________________.
Colonial Government
British Actions That Led to Colonial Anger
Stamp Act, _____________________ , __________________ Acts
Anger Led to Revolution
1774: The First Continental __________ met and agreed not to buy British goods.
1775: The Battles of _______________________ and ______________________ marked
the start of the American Revolution.
1776: The Continental __________ adopted the ____________________ of
______________________. This document announced the creation of a new nation.
Refer to this page to answer the Unit 1 Focus Question on page 31.
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Chapter 2 Notetaking Study Guide
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• By the 1770s, most educated colonists believed they had _____________________.
• The colonies were partially self-governing. Each colony had its own _______________
to make laws. Each colony also had a _______________________, either appointed
by the king or by the proprietor of the colony.
• In 1735, the ______________ case established the principle of
_____________________________________.