American Revolution

From which of the following Enlightenment thinkers did the Declaration of Independence adopt many of its principles like natural rights of life, liberty & property?

• John Locke

• Jonathan Edwards

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Baron de Montesquieu

The Social Contract Theory

• Sought to guarantee liberty by dividing the powers of government

• Led to the growth of new Protestant denominations (groups) in the mid-1700s

• Questioned the authority of any church to persecute those who did not accept its teachings

• Held that if a government did not protect the citizens & their rights, then citizens were justified in rebelling

The idea adopted by the Founding Fathers of having three separate branches of government was influenced by which Enlightened philosopher?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

The French & Indian War was significant because it did all of the following EXCEPT

• It signaled the dominance of the French in the Americas

• It gave the colonists experience fighting

• It led to heavy taxation to pay off war debt

• It gave the French a reason to ally with the colonists in the American Revolution

After the French & Indian War, King George III set the western boundary for colonists with this law

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Proclamation of 1763

• Navigation Act

Which of the following acts angered the colonists because they restricted colonial trade?

• Stamp Act

• Navigation Acts

• Sugar Act

• Tea Act

In response to colonial protests, Britain passed THIS series of laws designed to punish the colonies, taking away their power of self-government:

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Coercive or Intolerable Acts

This document officially ended the American Revolution

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Proclamation of 1763

• Navigation Act

Which group was initially in FAVOR of the Constitution as it was written?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Loyalists

• Conventionalists

What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?

• It upheld the president’s power to appoint judges

• It led to the formation of new positions in the judiciary branch

• It established the Supreme Court’s right to declare a law unconstitutional

• It established the Supreme Court’s right to refuse presidential appointments