Founding and development of United States

Question 1

American Revolution is also known as:

Answer 1

American War of Independence

Question 2

American Revolution

Answer 2

ideological and political revolution in British America

Question 3

Result of American Revolution

Answer 3

Great Britain’s North American colonies won political independence and form the Unit States of America

Question 4

How many colonies did east Coast of America consisted of?

Answer 4

13

Question 5

Describe the political policy in British American 2

Answer 5

• the thirteen colonies in the East Coast were ruled by governors assigned by Britain
• colonists and local people had their own assemblies and could elect representatives, but the British government and Parliament controlled the colonies

Question 6

What did British government controlled relating to the colonies? 2

Answer 6

appointment of colonial governors, approval of laws

Question 7

What left Britain in debt?

Answer 7

victory in the Seven Years’ War

Question 8

Why did Britain introduce more tax?

Answer 8

British officials thought colonies should pay part of the costs, especially cost of stationing of Britain troops

Question 9

Effect of the economic policies of Britain America

Answer 9

“Taxation without representation is tyranny” → resentment began to grow in the American colonies

Question 10

Name 3 taxes introduced by Britain American

Answer 10

Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts

Question 11

Sugar Act

Answer 11

Taxation on sugar, syrup, wine

Question 12

Stamp Act

Answer 12

Taxation on stamp in different values on documents and printed materials

Question 13

Townshend Acts

Answer 13

Taxation on paper, lead, tea, glass

Question 14

Name 2 Internal factors of American Revolution

Answer 14

Political policies

Economic policies

Question 15

Name 2 external factors of American Revolution

Answer 15

Inspirations from European Revolution

Impact of the Enlightenment

Question 16

What are the inspirations from European Revolution (2

Answer 16

Dutch war of Independence

British Glorious Revolution

Question 17

Impacts on Americans of Dutch war of Independence

Answer 17

Spain forced to recognize the independence of Holland → set model for American Revolution

Question 18

Impacts on Americans of British Glorious Revolution

Answer 18

provided foundation for the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America

Question 19

Impacts on Americans of the Enlightenment

Answer 19

ideas like democracy, liberty, basic human rights, freedom, equality, popular sovereignty encouraged the Americans to challenge the contemporary government

Question 20

Name 2 Conflicts before the American Revolution

Answer 20

Boston Tea Party

First Continental Congress

Question 21

Why did people started Boston Tea Party?

Answer 21

British favored their own trade by allowing tea to be sold to the colonies duty-free

Question 22

What happened in Boston Tea Party?

Answer 22

Americans boarded British ships and poured tea into the sea

Question 23

First Continental Congress

Answer 23

meeting → British refuse to abolish taxation, people formed their own militia

Question 24

historical events of American Revolution (5

Answer 24

Battle of Lexington
Second Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Battle of Yorktown
Treaty of Paris

Question 25

What does Battle of Lexington symbolize?

Answer 25

revolution started officially

Question 26

Where was Battle of Lexington?

Answer 26

Lexington

Question 27

Declaration of Independence

Answer 27

declared the independence of thirteen colonies and they would form an independent nation in the name of “The United States of America”

Question 28

Treaty of Paris

Answer 28

Britain recognize the independence of the US

Question 29

How long was the American Revolution

Answer 29

8 years