2C Vocab

What is the definition of 'Enlightenment ideas'?

• A period of time in the 17th and 18th centuries when thinkers and philosophers emphasized reason, science, and individual rights. They sought to challenge traditional beliefs and promote the idea that knowledge and reason could improve society and government.

• A movement in the 19th century focused on industrialization and technological advancement.

• A religious revival in the 16th century that emphasized faith over reason.

• A political era in the 20th century marked by the rise of totalitarian regimes.

What event is described as the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, where British troops attempted to seize colonial military supplies in 1775?

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Siege of Yorktown

• Boston Tea Party

What was the purpose of the pamphlet 'Common Sense' written by Thomas Paine in 1776?

• It argued for American independence from British rule in clear and straightforward language, appealing to common people. The pamphlet's ideas and arguments helped galvanize public support for the Revolutionary cause.

• It outlined the structure of the new American government after independence was achieved.

• It was a collection of poems celebrating the British monarchy and its rule over the colonies.

• It provided detailed instructions for colonial farmers on crop rotation and agricultural techniques.

Which document, written in 1776 by a committee led by Thomas Jefferson, declared the American colonies' decision to break away from British rule and establish themselves as an independent nation?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

What agreement officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation?

• Treaty of Paris (1783)

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Tordesillas

What concept in early American history emphasized the role of mothers in educating and raising virtuous citizens for the new republic?

• Republican Motherhood

• Manifest Destiny

• Suffrage Movement

• Transcendentalism

What event is depicted in this image?

• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

Review Question: England (Britain) had imposed (charged) taxes on the colonies as a result of their debt from which war?

• the Civil War

• the Vietnam War

• the French and Indian War

• the Korean War

Answer explanation

Remember... these British taxes are what had made the colonists SO ANGRY against the British, in the first place!

The American Revolution was between

• French & the Native Americans

• British & the Colonists

• Spain & Australia

The colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into which port city?

• New York
• Philadelphia
• Boston