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  American  Revolution  Lecture  Notes   Period:  

 
1. What  was  the  Glorious  Revolution?  
 
 
2. What  did  the  Glorious  Revolution  create  in  England  (how  did  it  change  the  
monarchy)?  
 
 
3. What  did  Mary  and  William  sign  in  order  to  become  the  new  rulers?    
 
 
4. What  important  document  was  signed  in  1776?    
 
 
5. What  exact  date  was  the  Declaration  of  Independence  signed?  
 
 
6. Who  wrote  the  Declaration  of  Independence?  
 
 
7. What  Enlightenment  thinker  heavily  influenced  Thomas  Jefferson?  
 
 
8. What  2  main  ideas  of  John  Locke’s  can  we  find  in  the  Declaration  of  Independence?  
a.    
b.    
 
9. What  does  Locke’s  idea  of  a  social  contract  mean?      
 
 
10. What  document  was  created  after  we  won  our  freedom  but  before  the  Constitution?    
 
 
11. What  type  of  government  did  our  constitution  create?    
 
 
12. What  Enlightenment  thinker  influenced  our  idea  of  separation  of  powers?  
 
 
13. What  thinker  influenced  the  Bill  of  Rights?    
 
 
14. What  is  the  Bill  of  Rights?  
 
 
15. What  does  the  Bill  of  Rights  guarantee?