Unit 2: American Revolution

Question 1

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 1

The Royal Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III after the French and Indian War, established a line along the Appalachian Mountains, prohibiting British colonists from settling west of it, and reserving that land for Native Americans.

Question 2

Consent of Governed

Answer 2

A government’s legitimacy and authority stem from the people it governs, not from divine right or other sources.

Question 3

Intolerable Acts

Answer 3

A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at punishing Massachusetts and restoring British authority.

Question 4

Declaration of Independence

Answer 4

A document that announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain in 1776.

Question 5

Unalienable Rights

Answer 5

Unalienable rights, as famously articulated in the Declaration of Independence, are inherent, meaning they are not granted by any government and cannot be taken away or given away.