Road to the Revolution

The English philosopher John Locke wrote that

• all people have the natural right to life and liberty.

• only governments could provide rights to citizens.

• a government should hold absolute power over its people.

Locke’s belief in the social contract between a government and its people meant that

• kings, queens, and other royals must obey the same laws as the citizens of a country

• the government holds absolute authority and should determine all the rights of its citizens.

• citizens should agree to obey their government as long as the government protected their natural rights.

How does the organization of the US government reflect the ideas of Enlightenment philosopher Baron de Montesquieu?

• All US citizens possess certain natural rights

• Religion is completely separate from government

• The government is divided into three branches.

Which American Indian groups formed an alliance with the French as the French and Indian War began?

• the Ottawa and the Huron

• the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquin

• the Algonquin and the Huron

Which American Indian group formed an alliance with the British as the French and Indian War began

• the Huron

• the Ottawa

• the Iroquois Confederacy

According to the Proclamation of 1763 at the end of the French and Indian War,

• British officials reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for American Indians.

• British officials reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for American colonists.

• British officials reserved the land east of the Appalachian Mountains for British citizens

Who gained control of the Ohio River Valley following the French and Indian War?

• the Algonquin

• Britain

• France

According to the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War in 1763,

• The British gave France their empire in North America.

• The French gave Great Britain their empire in North America.

• American Indians gave France some of their land

What effect did the Townshend Acts have on American colonies?

• They established new trade measures and prohibitions.

• They formed new peace treaties with American Indians.

• They created new taxes on American colonists.

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

• Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers

• British soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople

• Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who killed five townspeople.