American Revolution

Question 1

England went to war with France over territory in America; the war left England with much ____.

Accepted Answer

debt

Question 2

The Tea Act of 1773 brought on what major event in Boston?

Accepted Answer

Boston Tea Party

Question 3

Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence most?

Accepted Answer

Locke

Question 4

England used what economic concept to restrict colonial trade with any one other than England?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 5

The writers used ideas from what "Age" to explain why they were declaring independence.

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment

Question 6

Who believed those accused of crimes should get fair and speedy trials?

Accepted Answer

Beccaria

Question 7

The founding fathers added _____ to the Constitution in order to guarantee individual liberty.

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 8

Colonists responded to new taxes with _______ .

Accepted Answer

boycotts

Question 9

Who was the General of the Continental Army?

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 10

The first shots of the War are believed to have been in ______________ and ___________.

Accepted Answer

Lexington & Concord

Question 11

A constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the constitution of a nation/state

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

After 6 years of fighting, the Americans defeated the British at the Battle of _____________.

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 13

The founding fathers created a _______system that created a national government.

Accepted Answer

Federal

Question 14

The Stamp Act placed taxes on all things __________________.

Accepted Answer

made of paper

Question 15

Which state was not one of the original 13 colonies?

Accepted Answer

Maine

Question 16

Ben Franklin, John Adams, &Thomas Jefferson served on the committee to draft the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 17

He created the first encyclopedia.

Accepted Answer

Diderot

Question 18

During what "Age" did Europeans begin colonizing America?

Accepted Answer

Age of Exploration

Question 19

Parliament is the national legislature of the United Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 20

The U.S.federal government is composed of distinct branches:

Accepted Answer

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

Question 21

Who was defeated and surrendered at Yorktown?

Accepted Answer

Cornwallis

Question 22

This French philosophe believed in freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 23

From 1607 to 1733, which country established 13 colonies in America?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 24

The right or privilege of voting; the exercise of such a right is called...

Accepted Answer

Suffrage

Question 25

Self-government or the right of self-government is known as ...

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Question 26

To pay off war debts, Britain created a series of new _______ on the American colonists

Accepted Answer

taxes

Question 27

Who believed the best government would be one in which power was balanced among officials?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu

Question 28

A group of people who settle in a distant territory but remain subject to the parent country...

Accepted Answer

COLONY

Question 29

The Constitution was inspired by the idea that Govt power comes from “consent of the governed”.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 30

The Treaty of Paris, granted the US independence from Britain & lands east of the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

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