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Why did Britain begin to heavily tax the Colonists in the 1760s? What did they need the money for?
To pay back the debts from the French and Indian War
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What are the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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What kind of government do we have in the United States today? (BIG HINT: why do we elect Senators?)
representative democracy (we elect senators to represent us)
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Who did Thomas Jefferson get the ideas of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" from?
John Locke
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Why did most Native Americans side with France during the French and Indian War?
Because the Native Americans had peaceful trade relations with the French
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Why did King George want the Colonists to stop moving westward into Native American territory?
Because King George didn't have any money after the French and Indian War to protect the Colonists from the Native Americans
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Name something the Intolerable Acts put in place that the Colonists viewed as completely unfair.
- took away the colonists' elected government - blocked trade from Boston Harbor - gave new powers to British troops in the Colonies
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John Locke’s ideas about government are based on the idea of rights that people have from birth, simply because they are people. What are these rights called?
Natural, unalienable rights
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Why did many Native Americans decide to support the British in the Revolutionary War?
Because the British tried to keep the Colonists from moving into the Native Americans' lands with the Proclamation of 1763
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Why did France decide to help the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
Because the British were a longtime enemy of the French (had just fought them in the French and Indian War)
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Name two ways that Paul Revere’s engraving of the Boston Massacre was exaggerated, or described as more violent than it really was.
- Revere drew it happening during the daytime (more violent) - Revere drew just the British soldiers attacking the Colonists - Revere drew the Colonists as innocent victims (no weapons) - "Butcher Hall" sign hanging above the British soldiers
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How did the Revolutionary War affect African Americans?
It didn't really change a lot for African Americans - many were put back into slavery and none were given equal rights
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What was the only important role that women could play in society after the Revolutionary War?
Educating their children
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The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal.” How have groups of people used that statement to affect, or change, the history of the United States?
Many groups in the United States have used the statement to fight for equal rights
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Why was fighting in the South easier for the British than fighting in the North?
Because the South was closer to the British Colonies in the Caribbean and the British could more easily get supplies for the troops
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What did the Colonists have on their side that the British soldiers did not? (BIG HINT: think of the Battle of Bunker Hill speech from the Assassin’s Creed clip)
The Colonists were risking their lives and everything they had for their cause
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How did the authors of the Declaration of Independence want other countries in the world to view the United States?
As our own, independent country free from Britain
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“Can it then be supposed that the [slaves] will be better used by the English, who have always encouraged and upheld this slavery, than by their present masters, who pity their condition[?]” What is the author in this passage saying about American slaveholders versus British slaveholders?
That British slaveholders are crueler than American slaveholders
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Like with most wars, what caused problems for the new nation’s main economy after the Revolutionary War? (BIG HINT: where do countries get the money for a war if they don’t have enough?)
The United States had to borrow money from other countries and they were in debt after the war
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In what way did the United States become more politically democratic after the Revolutionary War? (BIG HINT: how do we elect our President?)
Voting rights were expanded (but only for white male property owners)