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Duplicate of American Revolution
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American Revolution #history #sol #virginia
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1
According to the Declaration of Independence, government receives its power from the:
legislature
judiciary
miliatry
people
2
Which victory marked the end of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle at Yorktown
Battle at Boston
Battle at New Orleans
3
What two countries helped to provide the colonists in their fight against Great Britain?
Italy and Holland
Netherlands and Spain
Spain and France
France and Portugal
4
How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists?
It prevented trade with American Indians
It led to the French and Indian War
It limited the western movement of settlers
It led to an increase in fur trading
5
Which political idea of John Locke influenced American independence?
Strong Leaders
Natural rights
Federalism
Secession
6
In what year was the Declaration of Independence approved?
1776
1781
1763
1777
7
Which of the following is
NOT
a key philosophy of the Declaration of Independence?
Government derives power from the people
Trial by peers
People establish the government to protect their rights
People have "certain unalienable rights"
8
The Declaration of Independence professed a unique concept of government because it centered on
a leader with power to make laws and enforce them
one branch of government
the rights of those governed
keeping the power in federal courts
9
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
10
What key event involved a snowball fight that resulted in the killing of 5 colonists?
The Boston Massacre
Lexington and Concord
Winter at Valley Forge
The Boston Tea Party
11
People have a right and duty to change the government. What document specifies that?
Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
Magna Cart
Constitution
12
England passed the Stamp act in the colonies to
raise money to pay for a war
take control of foreign trade
give people the right to vote
put governors in total control
13
Which event immediately followed the French and Indian War and angered the colonists?
Battle of Saratoga
First Continental Congress
Proclamation of 1763
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
14
To help pay for the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain force on the colonists?
Restrictions
Laws
Trade
Taxes
15
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
Edward II
Henry VII
George III
Charles I
16
This picture shows what protest of English control in the colonies?
Stamp Act rising
Issuing the Proclamation of 1763
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tax Party
17
What are the "certain unalienable rights" stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Right to travel freely in the colonies
Right to govern oneself in a democracy
Right to own land
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
