New Words
What led to Conflict
France
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
100
What does the word tax mean?
A - Money paid to the government
B- Money paid to the community
A- Money paid to the government
100
"Taxation Without Representation" means that the U.S. had to pay tax BUT ______________________________.
A. DID NOT HAVE a vote in British Parliament
B. DID HAVE a vote in British Parliament
A. DID NOT HAVE a vote in British Parliament
100
Which groups had the most power in France?
A. The Clergy and Nobility
B. Everyone Else
A. The Clergy and Nobility
100
The first statement of the Declaration of Independence states that:
A. All people ARE created equal
B. All people are NOT equal
A. All people ARE equal
100
Americans planned the Constitution so that Americans could _________________________.
A. Elect a King to make laws
B. make THEIR OWN laws
B. Make THEIR OWN laws
200
Another word for grievance is __________________.
A. Praise
B. Complaint
B. Complaint
200
Who did the British Want to Help Pay for the War?
A. Canada
B. The United States
B. The United States
200
The National Assembly represented ________ of France.
A. All
B. Some
A. All
200
What is an example of a "natural right?"
A. The right to life
B. The right to not be taxed
A. The right to life
200
The Constitution was a plan for _________________.
A. how the U.S. governments works
B. how the U.S. government pays taxes
A. how the U.S. government works
300
A constitution is a ________________ for how the government works.
A. Written plan
B. Spoken plan
A. Written plan
300
How Did Great Britain Make the United States pay?
A. Through Taxes
B. Through Written checks
A. Through Taxes
300
What was the purpose of the protests in France?
A. People didn't have enough gas
B. People didn't have enough food
B. People didn't have enough food
300
The British government must protect ___________ rights.
A. citizens' rights
B. no one's rights
A. Citizens' rights
300
Which principle states that 1 person SHOULD NOT HAVE ALL the POWER?
A. Federalism
B. Separation of Powers
B. Separation of Powers
400
People in Congress _____________ laws.
A. Make
B. Carry out
A. Make
400
The American Revolution started when the King of England refused to _________________________.
A. Cancel taxes
B. Allow colonists some independence and control
B. Allow colonists some independence and control
400
The Declaration of the Rights of Man gave people ___________________.
A. Limited rights
B. Equal rights
B. Equal Rights
400
Had the British government protected its citizens' rights?
A. No
B. Yes
A. No
400
What was added to the Constitution in 1791?
A. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Bill of Rights
B. The Bill of Rights
500
Protests are peaceful; riots ARE NOT peaceful.
True/False
True
500
American colonists wrote ____________________ when they formed the new nation called the United States.
A. The Constitution
B. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Declaration of Independence
500
The new constitution of France limited ________ power.
A. citizens'
B. The King's
B. The King's
500
Because the British government did not protect its citizens rights, the American colonies ______________________
A. Had the right to separate
B. had the right to go to war
A. Had the right to separate
500
What is one freedom written in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights?
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press