21.4 The American Revolution

[Preview] Which amendment (Bill of Rights) requires a government officer (like police) to have a WARRANT before entering or searching your house?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

[p1] As a result of the 1688 Glorious Revolution, the _____ and _______ shared power in the British government.

• monarch

• Parliament

• Congress

• President

• supreme court

[p1] What two countries united in 1707 to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

• England & Scotland

• Scotland & Ireland

• France & Belgium

• Great & Britain

[p1] What group in British society did William Pitt the Elder represent when he became head of cabinet (essentially Prime Minister) in 1757?

• Middle class of traders & merchants

• Agricultural workers & peasants

• Wealthy aristocrats & landlords

• The army

[p2] Great Britain passed the 1765 Stamp Act to collect _____ from the colonies.

• revenue

• debts

• stamps

• Spanish Dollars

[p2] After fighting began at Lexington & Concord in April 1775, ______ was the commander in chief of the Continental Army.

• George Washington

• William Pitt the Younger

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

[p2] What did Thomas Paine argue in his pamphlet "Common Sense"?

• King George III was a tyrant & the American people should declare their independence.

• The British taxes were fair & Parliament simply reflected the "general will" of the British social contract.

• That independence would only exchange "one tyrant 3000 miles away for 3000 tyrants one mile away."

[p2] Which of the following are ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence? Select FOUR from this list.

• Equality for all

• Individual rights that cannot be taken away by any government

• Governments exist only because of popular sovereignty, that is their power comes from the people

• The people have the right to overthrow a government that fails to uphold liberty

• Slavery is a moral wrong that should be abolished

[p3] Which of these were accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson? Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.

• Author of the Declaration of Independence

• Author of the Constitution of the United States

• Author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

• Author of Common Sense

• 3rd President of the United States

[p4] Why did European nations support the American colonists in their war for independence?

• They were eager for revenge against Britain for earlier defeats.

• They eagerly supported Jefferson's noble ideals of liberty & equality.

• American merchants such as John Hancock & Samuel Adams bribed them into helping.

• They hoped that the American colonies would join their empires.