Study Guide: Unit II – “The American Revolution”



Study Guide: Unit II – The American Revolution

1. Who did the British form an alliance with in the French and Indian War?

2. How did the French and Indian War impact the relationship between Britain and her American colonies?

3. Why did Britain pass the Sugar Act?

4. What were two reasons Britain issued the Proclamation Line of 1763?

5. Who helped start the Sons of Liberty?

6. What direct tax made the colonists furious with Britain and the King?

7. What did the Townshend Acts place a tax on?

8. How many people died at the Boston Massacre?

9. Where were the first shots fired in the American Revolution?

10. What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense?

11. What did the King do with the Olive Branch Petition?

12. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

13. What were 3 major principles behind the Declaration of Independence?

14. What was the term given to the colonists that supported Britain and the King during the Revolution?

15. Who was the first person killed at the Boston Massacre?

16. What role did Paul Revere play during the early stages of rebellion?

17. Who played a pivotal role in Boston because he defended the redcoats after the Boston Massacre?

18. Who surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown that ended the war?

19. What turning point battle allowed France to become the colonist’s greatest ally during the war?

20. What was the peace agreement called that brought an official end to the war?

21. What part of the government was really weak under the Articles of Confederation?

22. Why did Daniel Shay and his men rebel?

23. What did Shay’s Rebellion prove about the newly formed government under the Articles of Confederation?

24. What was created to provide an easy way to develop the Northwest Territory?

25. What was the agreement called in the Constitutional Convention that helped determines a state’s representation in Congress?

26. How did the Constitution break up the national government to ensure that not anyone individual would get too much power?

27. What group supported the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

28. What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

29. What two groups had their conflict resolved by the Great Compromise?

30. What two groups had their conflict resolved by the 3/5ths Compromise?

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