Unit 4: American Revolution #2

What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Ghent
• Treaty of Paris 
• Treaty of London
• Treaty of Philadelphia

The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it.”  These words describe the enlightened idea of a:

• Need to ensure a representative government
• Return to a society that has no central authority 
• A Social Contract between the government and the people and how society may respond if the contract is broken.
• The need to separate government into 3 different branches 

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The government should guarantee every citizen land security. 
• The central government and state governments should have equal power. 
• If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown. 
• Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest. 

One of the main principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should

•  equality among citizens 
• have unlimited power to rule the people 
• be based upon the consent (permission) of the governed 
•  be led by educated citizens 

After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed these laws to punish Massachusetts.

• Proclamation of 1863
• Sugar and Stamp Acts
• Writs of Assistance
• Intolerable/ Coercive Acts

Which law was imposed first?

• Sugar
• Tea
• Quartering
• Townshend

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• legal documents
• inns
• farm animals
• imports

Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?

• “The rights of Englishmen”
• “Give me liberty or give me death”
• “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
• “No taxation without representation“

Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?

• The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
• Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
• The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
• Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.

The Sons of Liberty were founded by John Hancock and ___.

• George Washington
• Paul Revere
• Sam Adams
• John Adams