Chapter 5: American Revolution

Why did England tax the colonies?

• To help pay for war against Spanish
• To help pay for French and Indian War
• Because they wanted revenge on the colonies

What English policy restricted the settlers from moving westward?

• Proclamation of 1763
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Ghent

What is not a source of colonial dissatisfaction?

• Colonists could not be represented in Parliament
• Colonists were taxed to help pay for the French Indian War
• The quality of British goods declined

What was not one of the three reasons for England controlling the colonies?

• England was jealous of France
• England wanted to remain a world power
• Needed to pay off debt from the French and Indian War
• Needed to pay to maintain soldiers in the colonies

What English philosopher influenced some of the key ideas of the DOI?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Plato
• Socrates

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Sam Adams
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

What is the famous line from the DOI  that begins "We hold...."

• these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal"
• life, liberty and property are important"
• the people of the United States are supreme."

What word is used in the DOI to describe rights that cannot be taken away such as life, liberty and pursuit of happiness?

• unalienable
• essential
• important

What country does the DOI proclaim freedom from?

• France
• Spain 
• England

What does consent mean?

• refuse
• agreement
• forbid