American Revolution

1.French and Indian War Ends    
2. Stamp Act Passed 
3. ?
4. Intolerable Acts
What happened between the Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts? 

• Sugar Act
• Proclamation of 1763
• Declaration of Independence 
• Boston Tea Party 

One of the results of the French and Indian War was

• the French gained control of the Ohio River Valley and part of Canada.
• the British Parliament began passing a series of taxes to help pay for the war.
• a revolt in the colonies occurred because of sympathetic ties to the French.
• the British considered selling the colonies to Spain to pay for the war.

One of the effects of the Stamp Act was

• a decrease in tax revenue for the British.
• an increase in the number of British troops sent to Boston.
• a decrease in the amount of tea imported to the American colonies.
• a congress was formed by the colonists to organize boycotts.

The statement' “No taxation without representation”, was made by many colonists to protest that...

• taxes should be paid by both the British and American colonists.
• the Parliament should tax only the wealthy American colonists.
• the colonists did not have a colonial representative in the Parliament.
• taxes should be passed in the colonies before levied by Parliament.

“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.”    
A fundamental truth found in the excerpt above is that all people —

• have the right to free speech.
• have the right to petition the government.
• have equal rights at birth.
• have the right to assemble.

A political idea stated in the Declaration of Independence is that governments 

• obtain power from the people.
• are more powerful than people
• guarantee peace and happiness.
• secure their own power.

The unalienable rights are best illustrated by—

• the right to a fair and speedy trial.
• rights that are guaranteed and cannot be taken away.
• right to tax with representation
• the right to be secure in your own home

The Declaration of Independence was written by—

• Sam Adams.
• George Washington.
• Thomas Paine.
• Thomas Jefferson.

What is the significance of the year 1776?

• Shots fired at Lexington and Concord
• First Continental Congress meets
• adoption of the Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris end the American Revolution

“Gentlemen may cry peace but there is no peace.  Our brethren are already in the field?  Why should we idle here?  I know not what course others may take.  But as for me, give me liberty or give me death.”      Patrick Henry, 1775, Virginia House of Burgesses
In the excerpt above, Patrick Henry was promoting the idea of

• a war between the American colonies and the British.
• a desire to negotiate a peace plan with the British.
• a cry for help from other nations to defeat the British.
• a boycott of all British goods