French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between which two countries?
France and Britain
During this famous event in 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Native Americans dumped a bunch of British tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
He is considered the Father of Enlightenment philosophy.
John Locke
He led the Continental Army fight during the American Revolution. He later became the first president of the United States.
George Washington
This is the full name of Newton's principal
Andrew Yoo
The French and Indian War was an episode of a larger global conflict called what?
Seven Years' War
This event is considered a turning point in American history. After this event, most colonists clearly wanted revolution against the British government because people's lives were lost.
Boston Massacre
Thomas Paine played a huge role of helping spread Enlightenment ideals across the colonies by articulating these ideals in simple, common language in a book. What is the book's title?
Common Sense
People who remained loyal to the British government and were against revolution were called what?
Loyalists
This teacher teaches all of the AP history subjects offered at Newton
Edward Choe
Benjamin Franklin famously proposed this piece of legislation during the Albany Congress.
Albany Plan of Union
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In response to the colonists' "no taxation without representation" argument, the British Parliament claimed that the colonists were indeed being represented, just by social class. What is this type of representation called?
Virtual Representation
Locke claims that a legitimate government can only exist through what?
The Consent of the Governed
This is the name of the general who led the British army during the Revolutionary War.
William Howe
Cornerstone
This unpopular policy forced colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers stationed in the American colonies.
Quartering Act
The Intolerable Acts are a combination of which two acts?
Coercive Acts + Quartering Act of 1774
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According to Rousseau, the social contract agreed upon by the government and the common people demonstrates that true people belongs to the people, and not to the government. What is this ideology known as?
Popular Sovereignty
Early on during the war, George Washington realized that the only way for the colonists to defeat the British was by fighting what?
A war of attrition
There are three pairs of siblings here at Newton Academy in which one of the siblings is in G6 while the other is in G8. What are those three pairs?
1. Yeojin Song, Brad Song
2. Daniel Park, David Park
3. Miso Yang, Dasol Yang
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The unpopular Proclamation Line of 1763 was administered by the British government as a direct response to which bloody conflict?
Pontiac's Rebellion
What makes the Townshend Act of 1767 unique compared to all the other taxes imposed by the British government unto the American colonies?
It had the unifying effect of coercing all the colonists to boycott British goods.
Baron de Montesquieu suggests that the best type of government is a republic government that should be divided into three branches. What are these three branches called?
Executive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch
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This is the name of the document that the French citizens issued to the French monarchs, declaring their independence and establishing a democracy. It is very similar to America's Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Newton Academy officially started on this date.
May 2, 2023