5097056865 | Virtual or Actual? British argued that all Parliament members represented all British citizens | Virtual | ![]() | 0 |
5097060795 | Virtual or Actual? Americans thought that they should be able to elect their own representatives | Actual | ![]() | 1 |
5097066560 | Which act required Americans to house British soldiers? | Quartering Act | ![]() | 2 |
5097072151 | Which acts were passed after Boston Tea Party to punish colonists, specifically Massachusetts? | Intolerable/Coercive Acts | ![]() | 3 |
5097080879 | Which act required stamps on all printed documents; 1st to anger colonists? | Stamp Act | ![]() | 4 |
5097085575 | Which act asserted that Parliament could make any laws at any time? | Declaratory Act | ![]() | 5 |
5097089941 | Which act was a tax on sugar that endangered New England's merchants' revenue? | Sugar Act | ![]() | 6 |
5097096028 | What law restricted colonial settlements to Appalachian Mountains? | Proclamation of 1763 | ![]() | 7 |
5097116178 | What was the tax on tea; caused major outrage? | Tea Act | ![]() | 8 |
5097119880 | 25-30% of population; wealthy nobles; saw benefit of unity with Great Britain | Loyalists/Tories | ![]() | 9 |
5097122535 | 30% of population; formed Sons of Liberty; fought in Continental Army; wanted independence | Patriots/Whigs | ![]() | 10 |
5097126316 | Majority of population; didn't care about outcome; wanted to be left alone | Neutrals | ![]() | 11 |
5097130117 | Group created to challenge Stamp Act; organized Boston Tea Party | Sons of Liberty | ![]() | 12 |
5097133383 | Organization created to voice concerns about Stamp Act | Stamp Act Congress | ![]() | 13 |
5097137655 | Group that wrote letters to complain about King George III | Committees of Correspondence | ![]() | 14 |
5097148020 | Group that organized boycotts; homespun movement | Daughters of Liberty | ![]() | 15 |
5097153754 | Who led the U.S. Continental Army? | George Washington | ![]() | 16 |
5097157983 | Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine | ![]() | 17 |
5097161088 | Who formed the Sons of Liberty? | Samuel Adams | ![]() | 18 |
5097167814 | Who negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France? | Benjamin Franklin | ![]() | 19 |
5097172443 | Who believed in natural rights? | John Locke | ![]() | 20 |
5097177324 | Who were the German mercenaries hired by Great Britain? | Hessians | ![]() | 21 |
5097182218 | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson | ![]() | 22 |
5097185416 | Who said "Give me liberty or give me death"? | Patrick Henry | ![]() | 23 |
5097189121 | What was another name for the Militia? | Minutemen | ![]() | 24 |
5097202362 | What event caused British and Americans to become aware of underlying differences and illustrated that "social revolution" had already occurred? | French and Indian War | ![]() | 25 |
5097208826 | What event was the 1st major example of violence between Americans and British troops and occurred on March 1770? | Boston Massacre | ![]() | 26 |
5097217537 | What event was staged by Sons of Liberty where they threw tea into Boston Harbor that led to Intolerable Acts on December 1773? | Boston Tea Party | ![]() | 27 |
5097226775 | What was the event where 12 of 13 colonies (not Georgia) met in Philadelphia as the 1st time colonies acted together? | 1st Continental Congress | ![]() | 28 |
5097232850 | What was the event that triggered Revolution and was known as the "shot heard round the world"? | Battle of Lexington/Concord | ![]() | 29 |
5097242861 | What ran the country during war that issued Olive Branch Petition and Declaration of Independence and appointed George Washington as head of Continental Army? | 2nd Continental Congress | ![]() | 30 |
5097247526 | What battle was the turning point of the war and caused France to sign treaty of alliance? | Battle of Saratoga | ![]() | 31 |
5097261786 | What was the last major battle of the war where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington? | Battle of Yorktown | ![]() | 32 |
5097265405 | What was the treaty that ended the Revolution in 1783? | Peace of Paris | ![]() | 33 |
5097273189 | What document was written by Thomas Paine and caused many common Americans to become angry and rebel against British? | Common Sense | ![]() | 34 |
5097277085 | What document was a final effort at reconciliation between colonists and Great Britain? | Olive Branch Petition | ![]() | 35 |
5097283928 | What document was written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776 that declared colonies independent of Great Britain? | Deceleration of Independence | ![]() | 36 |
5097293009 | What role did African Slaves play during the Revolution? | They were offered freedom by both sides if the fought. However, they fought mainly on side of colonists in North. | ![]() | 37 |
5097298945 | What role did Native Americans play during the Revolution? | They remained neutral but lost lands because of new ordinances. | ![]() | 38 |
5097312012 | What role did Women play during the Revolution? | They organized boycotts, formed Daughters of Liberty, and the ideal of Republican Motherhood was established. | ![]() | 39 |
5097317590 | What colonial effort at unity in 1754 showed how divided they were when it ended in failure? | Albany Plan | ![]() | 40 |
5097321757 | Why did British create the Proclamation of 1763? | There was conflict with Native Americans | ![]() | 41 |
5097328956 | What 2 territories in North America did the French lose as a result of the French and Indian War? | Canada and land west of the Appalachian Mountains | ![]() | 42 |
5097333514 | What was the overall effect of the French and Indian War on the British? | It made British clamp down control over Americans and because British needed revenue to pay off debts it led to new taxes. | ![]() | 43 |
5097342260 | What was the overall effect of the French and Indian War on the Americans? | They realized that they didn't need British as much anymore (didn't need their protection) | ![]() | 44 |
5097350509 | How did most Americans respond to the Stamp Act? | They boycotted British goods and created the Stamp Act Congress | ![]() | 45 |
5097361005 | Which colony didn't come to the 1st Continental Congress? | Georgia | ![]() | 46 |
5097366259 | During which time period, considered an age of science and thought, did Locke write? | The Enlightenment | ![]() | 47 |
5097370869 | What is the term which describes the agreement between the government and the people to support each other? | The Social Contract | ![]() | 48 |
5097374127 | What are the "terms" of the social contract for the people? | To obey the government | ![]() | 49 |
5097380243 | What are the "terms" of the social contract for the government? | To protect the people's rights | ![]() | 50 |
5097385557 | What are Locke's 3 natural rights? | Life, Liberty, and Property | ![]() | 51 |
5097392963 | According to Locke, from where did the government get its power? | The people | ![]() | 52 |
5097398066 | When do the people have the right to overthrow the government? | When the government becomes a threat to their rights | ![]() | 53 |
5097400892 | What are Jefferson's "inalienable rights"? | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness | ![]() | 54 |
5097406829 | What advantages did Great Britain have? | They had a strong army and navy | ![]() | 55 |
5097409788 | What advantages did the U.S. have? | - home turf advantage (defensive war) - allies with France - support of the people - strong military leadership knowledge of geography -shorter supply lines. | ![]() | 56 |
5097429015 | What was the key to victory at Yorktown? | The French Fleet | ![]() | 57 |
5097432363 | What was Western border of U.S. in 1783 (after war)? | The Mississippi River | ![]() | 58 |
5097436738 | How did colonists treat natives after the war? | They took their land through the Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance | ![]() | 59 |
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