American Revolution Vocab

Question 1

[American Revolution] “Natural Rights” Who?

Answer 1

John Locke

Question 2

[American Revolution] “Natural Rights”

Answer 2

life, liberty, property

the government has a requirement to serve its people and protect their rights

Question 3

[American Revolution] “Natural Rights” Relevance

Answer 3

Included in the American Declaration of Independence

Question 4

[American Revolution] “Social Contract” Who?

Answer 4

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 5

[American Revolution] “Social Contract”

Answer 5

consent of the governed

the government serves its people

Question 6

[American Revolution] “Social Contract” Importance

Answer 6

It outlined an standard for society that later lead to revolutions and revolts in multiple different locations

Question 7

[American Revolution] Representative Gov

Answer 7

power is held by elected officials

Question 8

[American Revolution] Democracy

Answer 8

power is held by the peoplefor by representatives

Question 9

[American Revolution] Republic

Answer 9

a nominated president

Question 10

[American Revolution] British Violations

Answer 10

atrocities of the British before the American Revolution

Question 11

[American Revolution] British Violations Examples

Answer 11

-Stamp Act
-Sugar Act
-Townshend Act
-Intolerable acts

Question 12

[American Revolution] Declaration of Independence Author

Answer 12

Thomas Jefferson (primarily)

Question 13

[American Revolution] Declaration of Independence adoption day

Answer 13

July 4, 1776

Question 14

[American Revolution] Great Compromise

Answer 14

two house legislative branch

Question 15

[American Revolution] 3/5th Compromise

Answer 15

“other peoples” (slaves) count as 3/5th of a person for House of Reps types of purposes

Question 16

[American Revolution] Federalism

Answer 16

split power between the federal and state governments

Question 17

[American Revolution] Three branches of Separation of Powers

Answer 17

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

Question 18

[American Revolution] Judicial Review

Answer 18

the supreme court approving legislation as constitutional

Question 19

[American Revolution] 1st Amendment

Answer 19

SPPEAR

Question 20

[American Revolution] What does SPPEAR stand for?

Answer 20

S - speech
P - protest
P - press
E - existing to a group
A - assembly
R - religion

Question 21

[American Revolution] 10th Amendment

Answer 21

Powers not given directly to the federal government automatically fall to the states