D1 World American Revolution

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that people have the right to “life, liberty, and property”?

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Locke

Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers influenced which later U.S. concept?

• Federalism

• Three branches of government

• Checks and balances only

• Bill of Rights

The Enlightenment idea of the social contract, supported by Hobbes, stated that:

• Governments exist to serve kings

• People agree to create governments to protect their rights

• Citizens have no rights without monarchy

• Revolution should never occur

Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act (1765)?

• To control colonial trade

• To fund British wars and debts

• To punish smugglers

• To pay colonial governors

Colonists objected to the Stamp Act primarily because:

• It raised taxes on sugar

• They lacked representation in Parliament

• It banned tea imports

• It restricted westward settlement

The Boston Massacre (1770) was significant because it:

• Marked the start of the war

• United the colonies against British violence

What event directly followed the Tea Act of 1773?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

The Intolerable Acts (1774) were designed to:

• Reward loyal colonies

• Punish Massachusetts after the Tea Party

• End all taxes

• Create new colonies

Which event marks the start of the American Revolutionary War?

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Proclamation of 1763

The First Continental Congress (1774) met to:

• Write the Declaration of Independence

• Organize colonial resistance

• Declare war on Britain

• End slavery