American Revolution

1. Who helped to organize the supply of food, clothes, guns, and ammunition for the continental army?

2. Which document limited the power of the English Monarch and protected the rights of people to own private property?

3. What killed most native americans?

4. Who came up with the idea of Natural rights?

5. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” is from which document?

6. What was the movement(s) in the 1740s that prepared the way for self-rule and encouraged independent thinking?

7. The Declaration of Independence was written by

8. The first person to sign the declaration of independence was

9. Who believed that natural rights came from God?

10. The English Bill of Rights required Parliament to meet regularly; and stated that the monarch could not raise taxes or build an army.

11. Which document prevented raising taxes and building an army without parliament’s consent?

12. What document was signed by King John in 1215 that limited the power of the English Monarch and protected the rights of people to own property?