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