The Enlightenment

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Key ideas of the Enlightenment include separation of powers, natural rights, and social contract.

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Key Ideas of the Enlightenment

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Enlightenment principles became the foundation of the United States' government.

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Foundation of U.S. Government

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Rights that all people are born with.

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Natural Rights

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Colonists' Development

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During this time, colonists developed a sense of self-government

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Vocabulary: Westward Expansion

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The movement of settlers into western territories

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Reason for conflict in North America

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Both countries wanted to increase their trade and power.

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Global conflict related to the French and Indian War

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Part of a larger conflict called the Seven Years' War.

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George Washington's role in the French and Indian War

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Fought for the British and gained military experience.

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Albany Plan of Union (1754)

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Benjamin Franklin's idea for the colonies to work together

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Colonists' reaction to Townshend Acts

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Made colonists angry because they didn't have a say in these taxes