1. American Revolution Study Guide
VS.
Anna Seymour L O T T 4

2. Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
King George lll

3. declared their independence from England?
What colonial phrase about taxation gives the main reason why the colonists
declared their independence from England?
"No Taxation
without Representation"

4. What is the name of the pamphlet that convinced the colonists to declare independence from England?
"Common
Sense"

5. Who wrote this pamphlet?
Thomas
Paine

6. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas
Jefferson

7. When did the colonies declare independence?
July 4
1776

8. According to Thomas Jefferson what are the rights called that the government cannot take away?
Unalienable
Rights

9. and the Pursuit of Happiness
Name the examples of these rights that are listed in the Declaration of Independence.
Liberty,
Right to Life,
and the Pursuit of Happiness

10. What was the name of the peace treaty for the American Revolution?
Treaty of
Paris

11. What was the main thing the colonists gained from this treaty?
Independence

12. The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.” – Thomas Jefferson