The American Revolution

Treaty of Paris 1783

• Britain recognized the U.S. as it's own nation.

• Florida was given to Spain

• The British Navy stopped transporting Native Americans to Europe

• Britain lost all control of Canadian territory

What does the word 'Bias' mean?

• Another name for British soldiers

• The act of refusing to buy good to hurt a business or country

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group based on a single point of view

• The first battle of the revolution

In the 'Virginia Declaration of Rights', where did Thomas Jefferson say our rights came from?

• The Law

• The United States

• Birth

• The King

John Locke's social contract theory helped influence which founder's outlook on government?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did Parliament pass the Sugar, Stamp, and Townshend Acts?

• To help the colonies with foreign trade

• To help the colonies grow

• To help recover the cost of the French and Indian War

• To help build new colonies

The Sons of Liberty believed that...

• Taxes are a good thing

• Colonists should be thankful for Britain

• People should support the King

• Taxation without representation is tyranny

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• December 14, 1777

• July 4, 1776

• June 4, 1876

• July 14, 1778

Why were the colonists angry and decide to start a war with Britain?

• The colonists' tea was thrown into the Boston Harbor by native Americans

• The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, and The Quartering Act made colonists feel like their liberties were being violated

• Parliament punished colonists that resisted authority

• Agricultural regulations were imposed on the colonies

"Taxation with Representation" means...

• Colonists didn't buy certain goods to hurt a business or country

• Colonists were made to pay taxes even though they had no one to represent them in Britain

• Colonists were represented in Parliament and didn't have to pay taxes

• Britain passed new laws banning all taxes

The Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the House of Burgesses are examples of...

• Plans for self-government

• Grievances against Britain

• Peace accords with the French

• Taxation without representation