U.S History Sem 1 Final Review

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to persuade England to end slavery in America

• to provide a plan for financing the American Revolution

• to list reasons the colonies should be free from England

• to convince the king to grant colonists more land

Which was a slogan during the time of the American Revolution?

• No taxation without representation!

• The French the French

What are the big 3 unalienable rights?

• life, property, and liberty

• time, money, and power

• life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

What are unalienable rights?

• rights given by the president

• rights the government can't take away from you

• rights given by congress

Why were most colonists angry about the taxes placed on them?

• They were expensive

• They felt like they lacked representation

• No one likes taxes

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British would use that money to buy weapons

• King George needed money to pay the soldiers

• The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war

All of the following led to the American Revolution EXCEPT

• French and Indian War

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Constitutional Convention

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

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• Carl Marx

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson