9/19: American Revolution

What document forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain found themselves in debt. How did they try to pay it off?

• By asking for donations

• By taxing the colonists directly for the first time

• By selling land to Spain

• By trading with France

What was the first tax on all colonists by Great Britain?

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Intolerable Acts

In response to the Stamp Act, what group was formed to help unify the colonies against the British?

• The Committee of Safety

• The Committee of Taxation

• The Committee of Correspondence

• The Sons of Liberty

What was the Boston Tea Party a protest against?

• The Stamp Act

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

Which of the following was not one of the punishments in the Intolerable Acts for the Boston Tea Party?

• The Boston Harbor was closed.

• British officials accused of crimes would be tried in England.

• Colonists were forced to house British soldiers.

• The colonies were forced to pay a new tax on sugar.

What man wrote the pamphlet Common Sense in 1776?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

What did the pamphlet Common Sense argue for?

• Keeping peace with Great Britain

• Blaming Parliament for the taxes

• The colonies becoming an independent country

• Giving Native Americans their land back

Who was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

What English philosopher's ideas were included in the Declaration of Independence?

• Isaac Newton

• Adam Smith

• John Locke

• Voltaire