US History Review 2

The conflict between the statements of speakers A and C was resolved by

creating a two-house legislature

Thomas Paine, Common Sense In this quotation, Thomas Paine is trying to convince the colonists to

declare their independence from England

In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged the American colonists to

declare their independence from Great Britain

During the colonial period, the British Parliament used the policy of mercantilism to

limit manufacturing in America

Which aspect of the American political system was most influenced by the ideas of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

limitations on the power of government

Abigail Adams, 1776 This statement was an early expression of women's support for

suffrage rights

American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by

boycotting products from Great Britain

Thomas Paine's publication Common Sense was most influential in persuading American colonists to support

colonial independece

Thomas Paine, 1776 In this statement, Thomas Paine suggested that the American colonies should

declare independence from England

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British

deprived Americans of their natural rights

In the publication Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the American colonies should

end their political relationship with Great Britain

Which political belief is expressed by the quotation "we... will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or Representation"

government by consent of the governed

A republican form of government is described as one in which

representatives are elected by the people

In the publication Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that

the American colonies should break away from England

Which was most influential in making the idea of separation of church and state a part of the United States political tradition

the diversity of the new nation's population

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it

convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence

The Preamble of the United States Constitution states the purposes of government and is based on the belief that

the people are soveriegn

Which title is most accurate for this time line

Causes of the American Revolution

Which of these events would be placed on the time line before 1763

French and Indian War

The results of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British

began imposing new taxes on the colonists

This poem presents a justification for American participation in the

Revolutionary War

During the early 1770s how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy

it increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws

In the 1760s, Americans in the original thirteen British colonies began to protest against

laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade

Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 This speaker is most likely opposed to

mercantilism

The pamphlet Common Sense, by Thomas Paine, aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it

persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence