American Revolution

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 

• John Locke's natural rights
• Montesquieu's separation of powers
• Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
• Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment

What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence?

• Protest the Boston Massacre
• Increase resistance against unfair taxation
• Overthrow King Charles I
• Remove King James II from the English throne

This was the first Parliamentary Act that the American colonists began to boycott because of "no taxation without representation."

• Townshend Acts
• Navigational Acts
• Stamp Act
• Coercive Acts

Which act(s) punished Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party?

• The Intolerable Acts
• The Stamp Act
• The Navigational Acts
• The Sugar Act

Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?

• English Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

How did American newspapers used the Boston Massacre?

• As propaganda to increase resistance against Britain
• As propaganda to encourage unity under British rule
• To explain that the massacre was a misunderstanding
• To blame the colonists for the attack

Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Bunker Hill
• Waterloo

-Very little power was given to the Federal Government
-States had the majority of power
-Federal government could not tax or raise and army
All of these are examples of 

• Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
• Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
• Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution
• Strengths of the U.S. Constitution

What was added to the U.S.Constitution to guarantee that people's individual freedoms would be protected under the law?

• Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Habeas Corpus
• Preamble

What is Habeas Corpus?

• Right for prisoner to know charges against them
• Right to be able to bury a family member's body
• Right to protect your home against invasion
• Right to freedom of speech