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The American Revolution Revision

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  • Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • What does it mean for rights to be "unalienable"?
    They cannot be surrendered or transferred
  • What power did Congress lack under the Articles of Confederation?
    Regulate trade
  • What were the Coercive Acts designed to do?
    Punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
  • How did Enlightenment thinkers contribute to the Declaration of Independence?
    Concepts of natural rights and government by consent
  • Which phrase in the Declaration expresses the idea of equality?
    "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
  • Which act imposed the first direct tax on the American colonists ?
    Stamp Act
  • What is the idea that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed?
    Social contract
  • What was the confrontation that lead to the death of five American colonists?
    the Boston Massacre
  • What role did the Second Continental Congress play?
    It governed the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
  • What was one of the grievances listed against King George III?
    Imposing taxes without consent
  • What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
    To declare the colonies' independence from British rule
  • Who were the Loyalists?
    Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
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