American Revolution Study Guide

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• United States Constitution

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

• The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them

• The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea

• The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies

• The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent

A Patriot in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?

• supporting the "Coercive Acts"

• boycotting British-made goods

• remaining a part of Great Britain

• becoming a member of the "red coats"

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1776

• September 17, 1787

• September 25, 1792

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

• enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

• "tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

• rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia

• enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts

What was the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution?

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Yorktown

Who led the Continental army?

• John Adams

• George III

• George Washington

• Charles Cornwallis

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

• First battle of the war

• Bloodiest battle of the war

• Turning point of the war

• Last battle of the war

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

• Trenton

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Yorktown