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1. The French and Indian War is important when learning about the Revolutionary War because
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taxes must be imposed to pay for the war
the English win and can stay in the colonies colonists feel that England is not fair to them |
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What are implied in the concepts of natural rights
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something you are born with
something that is not earned something that is given to all people |
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List some events that were seen by the colonists as an acts against them
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Townshend Acts
Stamp Act Boston Massacre |
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Loyalist or patriot??
"My taxes are too high!" |
Patriot
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Loyalist or patriot??
"Taxes are used to keep us safe from the French." |
Loyalist
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Loyalist or patriot??
"Down with King George!" (not I'm down) |
Patriot
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Loyalist or patriot??
"Independence now!" |
Patriot
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Loyalist or patriot??
"There are many advantages to being part of the British Empire." |
loyalist
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Loyalist or patriot??
"Did you hear about those poor people in Boston being killed by those nasty Redcoats?" |
Patriot
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Loyalist or patriot??
"I can respect Mr. Adams as a man, but I don’t agree with him on his views about independence." |
Loyalist
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Loyalist or patriot??
"We have been apart of England for over 200 years; why change now?" |
Loyalist
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Loyalist or patriot??
Loyalist or patriot?? "Those people responsible for the Boston Tea Party should be caught and hanged from the nearest oak tree!" |
Loyalist
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Loyalist or patriot??
"Those who give up their freedom for safety don’t deserve freedom or safety." |
Patriot
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Loyalist or patriot??
"No taxation without representation!" |
Patriot
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What were colonial responses to new taxes or parliamentary decisions?
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increased smuggling
boycotting petitioning parliament |
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"Virtual representation" was a theory that suggested
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Parliament represents British subjects as a whole
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The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was
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to separate from Britain
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The phrase, “We hold these truths to be self evident,” means
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the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are obvious and can't be taken away
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The phrase, “that governments are instituted among men,” means
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that government should be a product of the people
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What were the greatest challenges facing the Americans after they won independence?
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Forming a new effective government and establishing trade
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Why was the Boston Massacre a significant event for the Colonists on the road to revolution?
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It was an experience that the colonists used as inspiration to rebel against Britain
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The effect of the Boston Tea Party was the
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Intolerable acts
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One advantage the British army had over the Patriots was
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A strong Army and Navy
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During the French and Indian War, many Native Americans supported the French because
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The French were less of a threat to their way of life
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Colonists were not able to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains as a result of the
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Proclamation of 1763
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If the colonists were actually given direct representation in Parliament would they have been able to get rid of taxes and acts they disliked
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No, they would be outvoted on every issue by Parliament members living in Europe
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The Navigation Acts required
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That all goods either go to England or go through English ports
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As a result of the French and Indian War, Britain
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imposed new taxes on the colonists
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The main purpose of the Second Continental Congress was to
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Govern the colonies during the Revolutionary War
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Groups such as the Sons of Liberty used what forms of resistance
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Boycotts of products
Small mob violence Destruction of property |
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During early colonial years, Britain’s policy toward colonial trade was ______
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Salutary neglect
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence based on the principle of ______
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Natural rights
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All of the following were true of the LOYALIST population in the British colonies
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They were about one-third of the population
They felt a strong loyalty to both king and country They were mostly people of wealth |
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All of the following were true of the PATRIOT population in the British colonies
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They were about one-third of the population
They included farmers, artisans, and merchants They saw economic opportunity in an independent America |
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Britain’s greatest asset in the war was
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Its professionally trained army and navy
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The spark that caused the Boston Massacre was
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The Sons of Liberty and other colonists physically & verbally assaulting a guard
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According to the Declaration of Independence, from what does the government derive its power?
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The Consent (permission) of the governed
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“No taxation without representation!” was a catch-phrase used by American colonists to describe
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How they resented taxes being levied against them when they had no direct representation in British Parliament
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The Treaty of Paris in 1783 granted the United States territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the
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Mississippi River
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While the Treaty of Paris settled many issues for the colonists, it failed to
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. Provide a time frame in which the British must evacuate their forts in the Ohio River Valley
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Minor import taxes on tea, glass, lead, oil, and paper
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Townshend Acts
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Forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers
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Quartering Act
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Colonists loyal to the British King
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Loyalists
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Americans who favored independence
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Patriots
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Human rights given to all people
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Natural Rights
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Tax on paper goods and printed material
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Stamp Act
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Gave colonists control of land east of the Mississippi River
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Treaty of Paris
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General search warrants issued to British officials
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Writs of Assistance
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Stopped colonial settlement west of the Appalachians
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Proclamation of 1763
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True or False:
The colonists supported the French in the French and Indian War |
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Many colonists smuggled and illegally traded with the French therefore supporting the french economy
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True or False:
One-third of American colonists supported the patriot cause |
True
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True or False:
Lexington & Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution |
True
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True or False:
American colonists believed that being given “virtual representation” in British Parliament was good enough for them |
False
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Colonists felt that they deserved direct representation
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True or False:
The French sent military aid to the colonist after they proved they could win at battles such as Trenton and Saratoga |
True
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After these colonial victories the French fought against the British with the colonists
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The Enlightenment was a movement that inspired many of the ideas present in the Declaration of Independence
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The Enlightnment proposed the idea that God not a king gave all people natural rights. Jefferson who wrote the Declaration took many of his ideas from Enlightenment philosopher John Locke
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Before the colonists declared independence they made a last attempt to reestablish peace with Great Britain
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The "Olive Branch Petition" proposed a return to peace with britain
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