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UNIT 2
IFA STUDY GUIDE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which statement BEST describes how Benjamin Franklin’s diplomatic efforts were received in France during the Revolutionary War? | He was welcomed as a respected and influential representative of an independent country. |
| Who did Paul Revere stand up to? | British Soldiers |
| The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement? | Enlightenment |
| In The Declaration of Independence, many of the phrases begin with the word "He." To whom is this referring? | King George III of England |
| The phrase "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world" would MOST likely reference a law passed as a result of which event? | The Boston Tea Party |
| Historians have regarded the American Revolution as being of worldwide importance because it | Marked the successful emergence of a new concept in government. |
| Who was the first woman to publish a history of the American Revolution? | Mercy Otis Warren |
| “It was mercy that brought me from my pagan land, And taught my poor soul to understand “ — Phyllis Wheatley, "On Being Brought from Africa to America," 1770 This poem was MOST LIKELY written by which of these people? | Enslaved African American |
| With regards to the American Revolution, what do these people have in common? (Nathanael Greene, Benedict Arnold, John Paul Jones and Horatio Gates) | They were American military leaders. |
| How did the Daughters of Liberty support the American cause during the Revolutionary War? | By organizing boycotts of British goods |
| What is the BEST example of using civil disobedience to affect political change during the build up to the American Revolution? | The Boston Tea Party |
| The First Continental Congress met in 1774 as a direct response to which of these? | The Intolerable Acts |
| Which political development greatly increased tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain in the years just before the American Revolution? | The Proclamation of 1763 |
| In Federalist No. 51, James Madison's concerns about a powerful legislative branch point to his belief in | Bicameralism |
| This cartoon (SKULL AND BONES IN BOX) printed in 1765 was most likely a protest against | British taxes. |
| What are THREE contributions of Thomas Jefferson to early America. | Served as president of the United States. He began the Democratic-Republican Party. He wrote the Declaration of Independence. |