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Unit II Review: American Revolution
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1
The
1763
Treaty of Paris...
gave Britain control of all of France.
made Paris the capital of France.
ended the French and Indian War.
gave France control of the colonies.
2
Common Sense was written by...
Thomas Paine
John Locke
King George III
Thomas Jefferson
3
America was most likely able to defeat Britain in the revolutionary war because...
John Locke assassinated King George & ruined British morale.
of the superb equipment of the American army and militias.
the French played a crucial role as the main American ally.
the Hessians turned their backs on the British in the end.
4
Baron de Montesquieu...
was Marquis de Lafayette's best friend in the war.
drafted the Constitution
believed governments should have separate branches of power.
came up with the idea of democracy.
5
What military force helped the American Army during the Revolutionary War?
The Loyalists
The French
The British
The Hessians
6
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government
couldn't
...
disband the Continental Army.
tax citizens.
create or sign treaties.
declare war.
7
The Sons of Liberty were...
a group of pro-British spies working against the revolution.
formed in response to the Stamp Act being passed.
not really real. Americans made them up to scare Britain.
German mercenaries that fought on behalf of the British.
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Valley Forge...
was George Washington's final resting place.
is where George Washington crossed the Delaware to get to.
was a wintry, harsh encampment. Army received training here.
was the name of the siege where Lord Cornwallis was defeated
9
George Washington crossed the Delaware & fought/won the Battle of Trenton. Important because:
this marked the first major victory of the Americans.
King George III was killed here.
it was widely thought that no one could cross the Delaware.
the Hessians became allies to America after being defeated.
10
During the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin...
wrote Plain Truth to convince colonists to be loyalists.
was ambassador to France.
was president of the colonies.
was still just a newspaper writer at this point.
11
the Great Compromise...
gave states population based representation.
made slaves count as 3/5 of free people for representation.
established bicameral legislature.
gave every state equal representation.
12
The Proclamation of 1763 was
a line on a map. It intended to limit colonial settlement.
a tax on legal documents and other paper goods.
meant to stop Sons of Liberty meetings.
followed unquestioningly by the colonists.
13
The French and Indian War sparked the American Revolution because it...
killed 1/3 of all American colonists.
ruined the relationship between the colonists & the French.
put Britain into debt, who then heavily taxed the colonists.
showed the colonists that their true allies were the Indians
14
Daniel Shays' rebellion...
proved that the central (federal) government was too weak.
was an attempt to re-establish British rule in America.
was led by a group of angry Anti-Federalists.
confirmed that the Articles of Confederation had to stay.
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The Intolerable Acts...
made most colonists become loyal to Britain again.
were placed on Massachusetts because of the Boston Tea Party
were the first set of acts passed by the American government
were passed in response to the publishing of Common Sense.
