1) In 1750, which country posed the most serious threat to the English colonies in North America?



2) Which group of people did Samuel Adams create that helped build outrage among other colonists?



3) Why did many colonists protest the Stamp Act?



4) What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?



5) What is one way that Britain punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party?



6) What did King George’s Proclamation of 1763 do in North America?



7) What immediate action did the Second Continental Congress take as a result to the fighting at Lexington and Concord?




8) What are the three main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?




9) What is the idea of natural rights?



10) According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government does what?



11) Which battle became a turning point of the war because it prompted the French to join the Patriots?



12) When Richard Henry Lee said he was now “convinced of the necessity of separation,” he was describing the influence of which document that we studied?



13) Thomas Paine is known for writing which document that we studied?



14) What was a major advantage of the American side in the Revolutionary War?



15) The American victory in the Revolutionary War led to what taking place around the world?



Short Answer Topic/Questions:
1) You will be given a document to read and answer the question “Did the American Revolution Accomplish its Goals?”