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Question 1

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 1

France joins the US to fight against Britain (become allies)

Question 2

preamble

Answer 2

introduction of a formal document

Question 3

Patriots

Answer 3

Americans who supported independence

Question 4

natural rights

Answer 4

rights people were born with, including life, liberty, and property

Question 5

loyalists

Answer 5

an american who reamined loyal to great britain

Question 6

the main reason the french founded colonies in North America was

Answer 6

to profit from fur trading

Question 7

the declaration of independence drew on the ideas found in the Magna Carta and

Answer 7

the English Bill of Rights which talked about individual rights for common people

Question 8

Which philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in forming the ideas in the Declaration of Independence

Answer 8

John Locke

Question 9

The Mayflower Compact was important to the development of

Answer 9

a civil government

Question 10

the House of Burgesses in Virginia was significant because

Answer 10

it was the first form of democracy in the New World. Everyone was given the right to represent their government. They modeled this off of the English Parliament.

Question 11

Who was allowed to participate in colonial government

Answer 11

white men who owned land

Question 12

how did the colonists react to the Stamp Act

Answer 12

they boycotted british goods and protested

Question 13

what finalized the American Revolution

Answer 13

the Treaty of Paris in 1783

Question 14

The preamble of the Declaration of Independence states that people who wish to form a new country must

Answer 14

explain their reasons for doing so

Question 15

Why did the British prohibit colonists from moving west of the Appalachians

Answer 15

the British didn’t want war with Native Americans

Question 16

How did the Middle Colonies differ from the New England colonies

Answer 16

The Middle Colonies had tolerance for religious and cultural differences.

Question 17

The English idea of representative government was realized in Virginia with the establishment of

Answer 17

the House of Burgesses

Question 18

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense helped convince colonists to

Answer 18

support independence

Question 19

The trade route that linked New England, West Africa, and the West Indies are called

Answer 19

the triangular trade route

Question 20

What did the Continental Congress do in September 1774

Answer 20

They met in Philadelphia and decided to boycott all British products and stop all trade with Britain.

Question 21

What was an unintended consequence, related to women, of the ideals of the American Revolution

Answer 21

The women started to questions their place in society.

Question 22

What battle marked a turning point in the American Revolution

Answer 22

Saratoga