Exploring the Enlightenment's Impact on the American Revolution

What event is known for colonists dumping tea into the water as a protest?

• Stamp Act Riots

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Lexington and Concord

Which intellectual movement celebrated human reason and science, influencing the colonists?

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

Who was the English philosopher whose ideas greatly influenced the American colonists?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Francis Bacon

• David Hume

What was the title of Thomas Paine's pamphlet that argued for American independence?

• The Social Contract

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• The Rights of Man

Who was assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Which document declared that all men are created equal with unalienable rights?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

What was the turning point battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

Which country formed an alliance with America after the Battle of Saratoga?

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

• Germany

When did the British surrender at Yorktown, marking the last major battle of the American Revolution?

• 1777

• 1781

• 1783

• 1776

What treaty recognized American independence and ended the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Utrecht