Unit 2 U.S. History: SSUSH3, SSUSH4, SSUSH5

He was the mentally unstable monarch of England during the AmericanRevolution.

• King Henry VIII

• King George III

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King James III

What did "no taxation without representation" mean to the colonists?

• The taxing power of British shopkeepers is represented in Parliament.
• There should be no taxation of British goods entering the colonies.
• Taxation in the colonies should only be for British citizens.
• The colonists should not be taxed without representation in Parliament.

How did the Treaty of Paris 1783 change the political map of North America?

• Great Britain gained land.

• The United States claimed land that had been under British control.

• France ceded Florida to Spain.

• The United States gained Florida from Spain.

Of what importance were men such as the Marquis de Lafayette and Baron von Steuben to the American cause?

• They served as spies for the British Army.

• They provided military expertise to the Continental Army.

• They assisted the British Regulars.

• They served in the 2nd Continental Congress.

What land(s) was claimed by America as a result of Treaty of Paris 1783

• From Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River

• Cuba

• Canada

• Florida

These laws were passed by British Parliament as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. Patriots called them the

• Committees of Correspondence

• Sugar Acts

• Paper Tax

• Intolerable Acts

Direct tax on a variety of documents, printed items, cards, dice

• Tea Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Act
• Quartering Act

His ideas of "natural rights" (life, liberty, property) influenced the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• George Washington

The First Continental Congress met in response to the passing of the

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

What was the motive behind French support of the colonies during the Revolution?

• To make money

• They were upset at their defeat in French & Indian War

• To get land in Canada

• To learn from colonists