8.4: the american revolution

Question 1

what did the british colonies in north america have?

Answer 1

legislatures that tended to act independently

Question 2

what did the british impose to cover the expenses of the seven years’ war?

Answer 2

the stamp act

Question 3

fighting between colonists and the british army began in:

Answer 3

april of 1775

Question 4

washington was commander in cheif for what army?

Answer 4

the continental army

Question 5

what approved the declaration of independence?

Answer 5

the second continental congress

Question 6

whose support helped the colonists win the revolution?

Answer 6

french, spain, and the dutch republic.

Question 7

the british ended the war after their defeat at:

Answer 7

yorktown, 1781

Question 8

the treaty of paris recognized the colonies’ independence in:

Answer 8

1783

Question 9

what created a weak central government?

Answer 9

the articles of confederation

Question 10

federal system:

Answer 10

where the national state governments share power; created by the constitutional convention of 1787

Question 11

the government was separated into three branches, and created by:

Answer 11

montesquieu; legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 12

the bill of rights:

Answer 12

ten amendments to the constitution

Question 13

the bill of rights came from the concept of ________ rights, proposed by:

Answer 13

john locke and the concept of natural laws