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Unit 3: American Revolution and Declaration
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1
The Intolerable Acts punished the colonists for the
Stamp Act Boycott
French and Indian War
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
2
The actual shooting war began in:
New York
Lexington & Concorde
Boston
Plymouth
3
Who were the two major sides in the French and Indian War?
French vs. Indians
British vs. French
British vs. Colonists
Colonists vs. Indians
4
The Coercive Acts (four different acts) angered the colonists so much they called them what?
Obnoxious Acts
Quartering Acts
Declaration of Independene
The Intolerable Acts
5
What best describes the treatment the King of England in the Declaration of Independence?
He is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
He is defined by every act that might describe a tyrant.
He is one of the most vicious rulers mankind has seen.
All of the others...
6
Who signed the Declaration of Independence first and the largest?
None of these
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Hancock
7
What would you most likely hear a Patriot yelling during the American Revolution?
No Taxation without Representation!
Remember the Alamo!
No Justice, No Peace!
We shall overcome!
8
The main author of the Declaration Of Independence was:
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Ben Franklin
Thomas Hobbes
9
The Stamp Act placed a tax on which items?
Tea, Stamps, Sugar
Paper, Tea, Timber
Legal documents, newspapers, playing cards
Tobacco, Wine, Silk, Tea
10
The Declaration's writers, to be __, decided to tell the world the evidence against George III.
consanguinity
charter
deport
candid
11
People shouldn't start a revolution over light or _____ causes. (situation needs to be serious)
Redress
Dissolve
Transient
Candid
12
The state of sharing ethnicity with another person. A person shares your blood line.
Delegate
Dissolve
Candid
Consanguinity
13
What was the author's purpose for creating the image below?
Inform the American Colonists that the British were coming
To Anger American Colonists and persuade them to revolt
To inform the British about the unruly American Colonists
To encourage American Colonists to follow British laws
14
Someone who works for the government often has the right to keep their job because of...
Tenure
Mercenary
Repeal
Boycott
15
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
Queen Elizabeth I
George Washington
Lord Cornwallis
16
One act of rebellion that angered the King was:
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
French and Indian War
17
This war caused the British to go into debt and forced them to raise taxes on colonists
The Great War
British and French War
French & Indian War
War of Northern Aggression
18
Why did Great Britain create taxes for the colonists like the Stamp Act?
They disliked the colonists.
They were in debt from the French and Indian War.
The colonists owed Great Britain money.
The colonists had more money than the British.
19
Which passage from the Declaration of Independence conflicts with the practice of Slavery?
"experience hath shewn that mankind are disposed to suffer"
"...all men are created equal..."
...a decent respect to the opinions of mankind..."
"We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity.."
20
What document mentions
unalienable
rights such as
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
21
The Declaration starts in the very first paragraph listing specific grievances against England.
True
False
22
The signing of this document meant that the 13 colonies were at war with England.
Charter of 1732
The Constitution
Siege of Savannah
The Declaration of Independence
23
The idea of selling more goods than you purchase is known as:
Consumerism
Interest
Mercantilism
Capitalism
24
"That they are endowed by their
Creator
with certain inalienable rights". Bold refers to...
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
King of England
God
25
Refusal to buy goods from a certain source:
Boycott
Proclamation
Strike
Resolution
26
The type of government used by the Colonies during and shortly after the Revolution was:
Totalitarian
Federal
Authoritarian
Confederation
27
What was discussed in the Declaration of Independence?
They discussed the natural rights people have.
They explained what they were resolved to do.
All of the Above
They listed their grievances.
28
What event is being reported?
Boston Tea Party
Proclamation 1763
Boston Massacre
French & Indian War
