American Revolution and Founding Documents

American Revolution and Founding Documents

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video explores how Enlightenment ideas influenced the American Revolution. It covers the 13 colonies under British control, the costly Seven Years War, and the resulting British taxation that led to colonial unrest. The Boston Tea Party exemplified this discontent. Enlightenment thinkers like Thomas Paine inspired the push for independence, leading to the Declaration of Independence. The American Revolutionary War, aided by France, resulted in U.S. independence. The video concludes with the formation of the U.S. government, highlighting the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 American colonies?

Georgia

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Florida

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason the British imposed taxes on the American colonies after the Seven Years' War?

To support the French government

To fund new colonial projects

To recover the costs of the war

To punish the colonies for disobedience

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main grievance of the American colonists regarding British taxation?

High cost of British goods

Loss of colonial charters

Lack of representation in Parliament

Increased military presence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event is famously associated with the phrase 'no taxation without representation'?

The Boston Massacre

The Battle of Bunker Hill

The Boston Tea Party

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' that advocated for American independence?

George Washington

Thomas Paine

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On what date did the Second Continental Congress proclaim the Declaration of Independence?

July 4, 1776

December 16, 1773

September 3, 1783

April 19, 1775

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the Declaration of Independence?

Absolute monarchy

Feudal obligations

Social contract theory

Divine right of kings

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