The American Revolution and Constitution

What is the name of the war that the British fought against the French over land? It resulted in massive debt and created a need to pass new taxes to pay off the debt.

• The Crusades

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The French and Indian War

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How did colonists react to excessive taxation like the Stamp Act and Sugar Act?

• Colonists would happily pay the tax

• Colonists would boycott British goods

• Colonists fled North America

• Colonists signed the Treaty of Paris

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Which of the following is an example of colonial resistance?

• colonists ignoring the Proclamation of 1763 and moving west anyway

• the killing of 5 colonists in the Boston Massacre

• the Quartering Act which required the housing of British soldiers in Colonial homes

• the end of salutary neglect

Which event is depicted in the image?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle at Lexington and Concord

• The Boston Massacre

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

TRUE or FALSE: the lead up to the American Revolution was gradual and many colonists early on were not convinced independence was a good idea.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which phrase best describes the colonists opinion on taxation?

• "No taxation without representation"

• "Give me liberty or give me death"

• "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

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What is the name given to colonists who supported the idea of independence from the British?

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Traitor

• Doves

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The Declaration of Independence was inspired by which of the following people/time periods/ideas...

• Maximilien Robespierre

  The French Revolution

  liberty and equality

• Martin Luther

  The Protestant Reformation

  predestination

• John Locke

  The Enlightenment

  natural rights and consent of the governed

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The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

• justify the reasons why the colonists were separating from Great Britain

• to create 3 branches of government with checks and balances

• get back together with the British

• protect peoples individual liberties like freedom of speech

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What impact did the pamphlet Common Sense have?

• it argued that it was common sense to continue being colonies of the British

• it convinced the Continental Army to side with Natives

• it persuaded colonists who were undecided to support independence

• it convinced colonists to elect a King

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