Chapter 6-1
to keep peace between the colonists and Native Americans
1. Why were the British soldiers stationed in the colonies after 1763?
Samuel Adams
6. Who is the primary leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty?
Loyalists and neutral Americans outnumbered the Patriots.
11. Why didn't “most” Americans support the Revolution when it began?
France recognized U.S. independence and allied with the United States.
12. What resulted from the battles near Saratoga, New York?
checks and balances
29. This system gives each branch of government some ability to limit the actions of the other two branches.
provide housing and supplies for British soldiers
2. What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?
loyalists
7. What is the term for people who support the British and the King?
France
13. The main ally of the United States in the American Revolution was what country?
the defeat of the British army at the Battle of Saratoga.
14. The turning point of the American Revolution was what?
individual rights
30. These are protected by the Bill of Rights.
to raise money in the colonies to pay the costs of defending them
3. What was the PRIMARY reason Parliament passed taxes like the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
Boston Tea Party
8. Which event had a group of colonists dressed as Native Americans, boarded three British ships docked in the harbor, and threw the cargo overboard?
Battle of Yorktown
15. The fighting that marked Great Britain's defeat in the Revolution was named the
Treaty of Paris of 1783
16. Which treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
popular sovereignty
31. This idea supports government by the people.
to arrest Patriot leaders and destroy the militia’s supplies
4. Why did the British troops march from Boston into the countryside in April 1775?
Boston Massacre
9. What incident was used as propaganda to convince colonists to resist British authority?
motivation; knowledge of the land; better leadership
17. Which of these were advantages that the colonists had in the war?
The colonies were too large an area for the British army to control.
18. How did geography help the Patriots win the American Revolution?
separation of powers
32. This idea was the basis for dividing the government into three branches.
Thomas Paine
5. Who was the author of Common Sense?
rights that a government cannot take away from an individual
10. The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of inalienable rights. What best defines these rights?
republicanism
19. When the Americans began to believe in the idea of the people being the rule, what was this called?
republicanism
28. In this form of government, citizens elect representatives to make laws.
federalism
33. This system assigns some powers to the national government and other powers to the state governments.