What was one cause of the American Revolution? 
  • The writings of prominent Loyalists 
  • The Olive Branch Petition 
  • Dispute over the Ohio River Valley 
  • No taxation without representation
What law made it illegal for the colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains?
  • Proclamation of 1963
  • Proclamation of 1973
  • Proclamation of 1763
  • Proclamation of 1873
Who is known as the first person killed in the fight for freedom?
  • Phyllis Wheatley
  • Crispus Attucks
  • Ben Franklin
  • Paul Revere
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
  • Colonists
  • Sons of liberty
  • The British
  • King Charles III
What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers?
  • Babysitting
  • Quartering
  • Hospitality
  • Kidnapping
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
  • Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay for the war.
  • Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no reimbursement.
  • The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British government.
  • Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
Power of the government is restricted by laws
  • Limited Government
  • Rule of Law
  • Shared Powers
  • Individual Rights
Which of these laws made colonists provide British soldiers with food, transportation, and housing?
  • the stamp Act
  • the Quartering Act
  • the Coercive Acts
  • the Proclamation of 1763
Great Britain was responsible for making the laws for the colonists, similar to our Congress. What was this group called? 
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
  • Congress
  • Parliament
In 1765, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act. The purpose of this act was to 
  • get rid of colonists who were willing to support the king
  • raise money by putting a tax on tea, sugar, and molasses
  • get rid of French colonists in the Northern colonies
  • raising money by passing a tax on newspapers and other paper products
Unalienable Rights are natural human rights, what are they according to the Declaration of Independence?
  • peace, land and bread
  • liberty, equality, and fraternity
  • justice, tranquility and common defense
  • life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
This is the theory that the colonies exist for the economic benefit for the mother country.
  • Stamp Act
  • Mercantilism
  • Free Enterprise
  • Intolerable Acts
What were the Writs of Assistance?
  • Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships
  • Rap Cd's
  • Papers that they passed out
  • Big ships that carried messages
What was the British view of colonial taxes?
  • They thought it was unfair because it was at night
  • They thought it was fair because British citizens had been paying a similar tax for years
  • To raise money for protection of the colonies
  • The Stamp Act collected very little money
How did Parliament respond to protests against the Stamp Act? 
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  • It sent troops to enforce the law.
  • It allowed a representative from the colonies to attend its sessions.
  •  It repealed the law.
  • It passed the Tea Act.
English philosopher John Locke influenced the colonists with his writing by
  •  Establishing the framework for a King
  • Promoting the idea of natural rights
  • Convincing them to raise taxes
  • Arguing that they should remain loyal to England
The policies shown in the illustration led to the
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  • outbreak of the French and Indian War
  • expansion of British trade with the thirteen colonies
  • start of the American Revolution
  • passage of the Northwest Ordinance
The main goal of most of the policies shown in the illustration was to
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  • allow American colonists greater self-government
  • enable Great Britain to raise taxes and control trade
  • encourage immigration to the colonies
  • encourage Americans to trade with other European countries
The phrase "consent of the governed" means that... 
  • the people should be the source of power in a government 
  • the people should have very little power in a government 
  • a king can only make decisions in a government 
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
  • The Sugar Act
  • Closing the Harbor
  • Taking all of the tea away
  • Attacking The colonies
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