Unit 3 Revolution

Which important principle of U.S. government is reflected in this list:

• legislative branch passes laws
• executive branch enforces laws
• judicial branch interprets laws

• individual rights

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• separation of powers

Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to...

• explain why the American colonies should from an alliance with Spain

• increase public support for American independence

• criticize the military strategies of General George Washington

• criticize King George III for his support of the French and Indian War

All of the following are unalienable rights that Thomas Jefferson named in the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT...

• life

• liberty

• private property

• the pursuit of happiness

Samuel Adams was...

• the governor of Massachusetts

• Minister to France

• Commander in chief

• leaders of the Sons of Liberty

The following colonial grievances contributed to the...

• Provisions of the Stamp act
• Provisions of the Intolerable Acts
• Inability to print legal currency
• lack of a voice in Parliament

• decrease in colonial population

• appointment of royal grievances

• desire for indpendence

• support for colonial expansion

Abigail Adams can best be described as a....

• pioneer for women's rights

• prominent opponent of slavery

• well-known public speaker

• skilled foreign diplomat

The colonists had a geographical advantage over the British during the American Revolution because the colonists...

• were familiar with the land

• were able to mine rich coal deposits

• took control of the Atlantic Ocean

• were protected by swamps that formed natural barriers

Which act led a group of colonists to board British ships in Boston Harbor and dump the cargo overboard?

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

Which act led to the 3rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , which prohibits the housing of troops in private homes?

• Sugar Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

"I had dressed myself in the costume of an Indian, equipped with a small hatchet after having painted my face and hands with coal dust in the shop of a blacksmith... When I first appeared in the street after being thus disguised, I fell in with many who were dressed, equipped and painted as I was, and... marched in order to the place"

The quote was most likely written by...

• a colonist who was protesting against the Quartering Act

• one of the Sons of Liberty, who enforced the Stamp Act

• a colonist who participated in the Boston Tea Party

• a British soldier who participated in the Boston Massacre