RHS Flashcard 3A - American Revolution

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If you would have interviewed almost all British colonists in the original 13 North American colonies in 1763, they would have

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supported the British government

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John Locke's Second Treatise of Government articulated what key concepts?

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governments exist to protect our natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.

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Which of the following was NOT part of the Coercive Acts passed by Great Britain's Parliament?
Options: The Port of Boston was to remain closed until the tea is paid, People in Boston were required to quarter (house) troops, British officials accused of a crime would not to be tried in England, The Massachusetts government was completely restructured

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British officials accused of a crime would not to be tried in England

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The real core of the American Revolution lie in what key issue?

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Colonial assemblies controlled raising revenue.

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In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists were deeply divided about whether to declare independence.

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were deeply divided about whether to declare independence.

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The author of Common Sense (Thomas Paine) considered what about the King?

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that the King had lost the consent of the colonists.

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The Declaration of Independence

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borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents.

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In the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence, the colonies began to call themselves states. Why?

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It demonstrated the belief that each state was a sovereign entity.

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During the American Revolution, female “camp followers”

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assisted in the support of regular troops.

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The battle at Yorktown involved

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the suicide of the commanding British General Lord Cornwallis.