Lesson 5 - American Revolution

With which of the following statements would a framer of the U.S. Constitution disagree?

• Government works best when it is founded upon the consent of the people.

• Government should respect all basic human rights.

• Government should allow people to follow any religion they choose.

• Government works best when it gives unlimited rights and freedoms to its people.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

• It persuaded other nations to ally themselves with the American colonists.

• It was a major setback that forced the Americans to retreat.

• It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

• It forced the British to surrender, ending the war.

Why did colonists resent the new taxes imposed by Parliament after 1763?

• because the taxes were higher than the colonists could afford

• because the colonists did not have a say in Parliament

• because people who lived in Britain did not have to pay taxes

• because the tax money would not be used to benefit the colonies

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to

• regulate colonial trade.

• build a global trading network.

• increase the size of the British navy.

• assert British control over the slave trade.

In what way did George III impact the British government?

• He tried to make Parliament bend to his will.

• He worked closely with Parliament and the cabinet.

• He was unable to appoint his own ministers.

• He imposed policies that strengthened Britain's empire.

Agreement that ended the war and recognized the U.S.A. as an independent nation; (1783)

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Stamp Act

Author of The Declaration of Independence; 3rd U.S. President; (1743-1826)

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• George III

• James Madison

Belief that ultimate power in government is in the people.

• popular sovereignty

• Yorktown, Virginia

• federal republic

• assert

King of England during the American Revolution

• George III

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

System in which each branch of government has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other branches of government

• Checks and Balances

• Yorktown, Virginia

• federal republic

• Constitution