American Revolution- Part 1

After the French and Indian War, the colonists wished to settle in the area marked on the map above (Appalachian Mountains). What prohibited them from doing so?

• The Stamp Act

• The Townshend Acts

• The Tea Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

Who did the British fight against during the French and Indian War?

• France and their Indian allies

• Colonists

• Spain and their Indian allies

• France and the colonists

What nation was defeated in the French and Indian War?

• England

• Iroquois

• France

• Spain

Why did the British government prohibit settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?

• The British wanted to control everything the colonists did, thus created this boundary out of spite

• The British agreed to allow the Indians have the land in a settlement treaty

• The British needed men to continue fighting the French in Europe

• It was going to cost too much to protect it

Which of the following sentences best describes the conflicts leading to the French and Indian War?

• The English and Spanish wanted to take control of Canada from the French.

• The French wanted to expand New France further west away from the British

• The French and the British BOTH claimed land between New France and the English colonies

• The French and the Spanish wanted to keep control of the Mississippi River

John Locke believed that all power belongs to the people and they agree to enter into

• a democratic assembly

• a social contract

• a lifelong relationship

• an understanding

The period known as the "Enlightenment" in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries saw the development of new ideas about the rights of people and their relationship to their

• patriarch

• church

• rulers

• slaves

John Locke wrote that people have "natural rights". What are natural rights that he described?

• The right to life and religion

• The right to life, liberty and property

• The right to own slaves

• The right to choose your own religion

Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, was important during the Revolutionary War because it

• explained why a bill of rights was needed

• encouraged the French to help the American army

• convinced Americans to claim independence from Great Britain

• described a plan to defeat the British army

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere