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American Revolution Study Guide Review
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When can the government take away a person's natural rights?
whenever the government wants to take away a person's natural rights
when a person takes away the natural rights of another person
when a person refuses to vote in government elections
whenever the government believes a person is selfish or greedy
2
What do the natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have in common?
They are rights that all people are born with.
They are rights that people earn by being good citizens.
They are rights that people earn by paying taxes.
3
Which patriotic phrase was inspired by acts of Parliament in the 1750s and 1760s?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
“No taxation without representation.”
4
What action by the British parliament caused colonists to take part in the protest known as the Boston Tea Party?
British passed the Tea Act which placed a tax without consent of colonists
The British passed the Boston Port Act, closing Boston's port.
5
Read the text. Then answer the question that follows. Tricia
broke the law & government took away her right to liberty as punishment
broke the law. However, the government was wrong to take her rights.
6
King George III denied the American colonists their rights & liberties. In response they wrote a document that included:
war against Great Britain
refusing to pay British taxes
separation from Great Britain
the divine right of kings
7
Why did many colonists refuse to buy British goods before the American Revolution started?
to protest against unfair British taxes
to protest against poorly made goods
8
According to Declaration of Independence, when government abuses its subjects and takes away their rights the people can
abolish that government & return to a state of nature
elect a new king that is a better representative of the peoples' will.
work with that government to compromise and settle differences peacefully.
overthrow that government and replace it with a new one.
9
Use the cartoon made by Benjamin Franklin to answer the question. What message was this political cartoon used to send?
Britain would be easier to defeat if the colonies fought separately.
The colonies had to unite together in order to win their independence.
The colonies needed more soldiers to make their army stronger.
Britain was ready to attack the colonies like a deadly snake.
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How did colonists protest unfair British rules before the start of the American Revolution?
They destroyed British forts and warships.
They sailed to Britain to vote in Parliament.
They refused to buy goods made in Britain.
11
Which geographic features did the Americans use to gain an advantage in the Battle of Saratoga?
forests
waterways
12
What was a right of English citizens that the colonists in North America believed they were being denied?
freedom to practice any religion
freedom from taxation
representation in government
the ability to own land
13
Why did the colonists protest against Britain and boycott British goods? They:
believed they were unfairly taxed because they had no say in the government
wanted to make their own goods to become independent from Britain.
14
How did the geography surrounding Lexington and Concord affect the British after the battles that took place there?
British lost troops because colonists used forests as cover to attack them
British outnumbered the colonists
The British regrouped on top of a hill before attacking colonial troops
15
The Founding Fathers wanted a federal form of government as a result of
their experiences living under the rule of the king of England.
the need to control the nation's economy following the Revolutionary War.
their shared belief in limiting the influence of religion in government.
