American Revolution

What war put Great Britain in so much debt that they started taxing the colonists?

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812

• King Philip's War

What action by the British banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Committee of Correspondence

What was passed by the British as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

• Stamp Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Tea Act

• Intolerable Acts

What was written by Thomas Paine and argued that the colonies deserved independence?

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Social Contract Theory

• Olive Branch Petition

According to this, the people have the right to overthrow the government if the government is abusing its power?

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract Theory

• Common Sense

• Committee of Correspondence

What was essential to the success of the colonists during the American Revolution?

• Strong navy

• Advanced military

• Alliances

• Money

What battle occurred when Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised German mercinaries?

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

What battle is considered the turning point of the war?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

What was the final battle in the war?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

What finally gave Americans their independence?

• Treaty of Paris, 1783

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris, 1763

• Social Contract Theory