American Revolution

Who wrote Common Sense?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...

• Boycott British taxes
• Shoot British troops
• Remain loyal to King George III
• Declare independence from Britain 

People are the source of government power. Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of rights.

• Democracy
• Consent of the governed
• Rule of law
• Representative government

Parliament imposed a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to do what?

• To help King George pay for his new palace

• To obtain funds to fund a war against Spain.

• To help Britain pay back debts from the French and Indian War.

• To encourage the colonists to migrate back to Britain.

What was the Colonist's main concern about the new taxes being imposed?

• The colonists were being taxed without proper representation in Parliament.

• The colonists lost faith in the ability of Parliament to do their jobs.

• Parliament imposed these taxes that were not extensive enough.

• The taxes were excessive, unfair, and extensive.

This was considered a major success of the Articles of Confederation?

• Repayment of Revolutionary War Debts.

• Victory over French settlers

• Dramatic improvement of the National Military

• Passage of the Northwest Ordinance

This event is largely responsible for exposing the flaws that existed within the Articles of Confederation and hastened a revision to the document.

• Treaty of Paris

• Northwest Ordinance

• Shay's Rebellion

• Boston Tea Party

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to declare war on Great Britain, Spain, and France

• to list the advantages of settling in the United States

• to warn the enemies of Great Britain to stay out of the war

• to motivate the colonists to rebel against King George III

The chart lists several laws enacted by the British Parliament.

What was the colonists’ immediate response to these laws?

• They organized military forces to fight the British

• They boycotted British good

• They declared independence from British

• They sent political representatives to British