The American & French Revolutions

The ideas of Thomas Jefferson "Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness" is similar to the ideas of ______________?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Paine

• none

Match the following:

• American colonies met in Philadelphia

• The Stamp Act

• Series of taxes against the Colonies

• The First Continental Congress

• Colonists dumped English tea into harbor

• The Townshend Acts

• British soldiers fired upon civilians

• The Boston Tea Party

• All official documents must hold a stamp

• The Boston Massacre

A major reason for the beginning of the American Revolution was _______________

Una de las principales razones del comienzo de la Revolución Americana fue _______________

• colonies exercising the Rights of Men

• colonies opposing French Rule

• colonies objected to the British imposing new taxes without representation

• none of the above

Wha was the commander in chief of the Continental Army?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Aaron Burr

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Which was an important effect of the American Revolution?

Cuál fue un efecto importante de la Revolución Americana?

• France lost control of North America

• America recognized the rights of slaves

• other countries drew inspiration from the American Revolution

The U.S. Constitution outlines a federal system with these three branches of government; Executive, legislative and (a)   .

Who were the combatants in the French and Indian War?

• The United States and India

• France and England

• France and India

• France and Russia

The first tax law placed on the colonists, found on paper, playing cards, etc...

(a)  

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the ___________________.

• Rights of Man

• Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

How was French society divided before the French Revolution?

• into nobles and commoners

• into three estates

• into fiefdoms

• into two groups: free people and slaves