Revolution & Constitution

What does Quartering mean?

• To allow troops to stay in your home
• Hitting someone with a quarter
• To give someone a quarter
• Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain

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The French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to 

• give up their food
• work for free
• become a part of the Army
• pay taxes without representation

The Declaration of Independence expresses which of the following ideas?

• All people are created equal
• Government gets its power from the Supreme Court
• Government should protect the right of trial by jury
• The people NEVER have the right to change their government

What officially ended the Revolutionary War?

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• The Treaty of Paris 
• The Mayflower Compact

Rights that cannot be taken away

• treaty
• equality
• abolitionist
• natural rights

In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 

• get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
• raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
• get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
• raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"

• The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
• The colonists had no representation in Parliament
• The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy

The Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor and took away the colonists right to ...

• govern themselves
• pay taxes
• meet the King
• make an Army

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 

Which of the following is NOT an advantages helped the American colonists win the Revolutionary War? 

• Some colonists’ defense of their own land, principles, and beliefs 
• A larger army
• Additional support from France 
• Strong leadership