American Revolution

What did Great Britain establish in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries?

• 50 states

• 13 colonies

• The Revolutionary War

• The Declaration of Independence

Who was the law-making body in Great Britain during the late 1700s?

• The Continental Army

• Local assemblies

• The British Parliament

• Thomas Jefferson

Which were the main disagreements between the British Parliament and the colonists?

• Who had legal authority over the colonies

• Whether the colonies should have kings or queens

• Whether the colonies should pay taxes without representation

• How many colonies should exist in North America

What did the British Parliament believe about its authority in the colonies?

• The colonies had no government.

• It had legal authority in the colonies.

• The local assemblies had legal authority.

• The colonists should govern themselves.

What right did the British Parliament claim regarding taxes in the colonies?

• Only the king could tax the colonies.

• It had the right to tax the colonies.

• Colonists could decide their own taxes.

• Taxes were unnecessary in the colonies.

What did the colonists believe about legal authority?

• Only Parliament had legal authority.

• Kings and queens should have legal authority.

• Their local assemblies had legal authority in the colonies.

• No one should have legal authority in the colonies.

What phrase summarizes the colonists' argument against taxation by Parliament?

• "Governance by kings"

• "All people are created equal"

• "Taxation without representation"

• "Liberty and justice for all"

Why did the colonists oppose British taxation?

• They believed they were already taxed too much.

• They had no representation in Parliament.

• They did not want to support the British army.

• They believed taxes were unnecessary.

Why did many colonists want independence from Great Britaiz

?

• They wanted independence. They hoped to form a new country.

• They wanted to pay more taxes.

• They wanted kings and queens to rule them.

• They wanted Great Britain to make all their decisions.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams