Question

name torrance guillory date 12/14/25 class andhour
guided reading activity
absolutism, the enlightenment, and revolution
lesson 10 | the american revolution
review questions
directions: read each main idea. use your student edition to supply the details that support or explain
each main idea.
a. main idea: the seven years’ war and its aftermath in britain’s north american colonies
contributed to the american revolution.

1. detail: the underlying cause of the seven years’ war was the refusal of prussia’s king

________ to recognize the ________ of a woman to the austrian
throne.

1. detail: during the war in 1756, the nation of __________ aligned with prussia and

the nation of __________ aligned with austria and russia.

1. detail: although britain was victorious by 1763, the war had been very costly, and britain

expected the north american __________ to help pay, so taxes and tariffs were
increased.
b. main idea: the colonists were victorious against the british in the american revolution, which led
to the creation of the united states.

1. detail: the british were confident that the document known as the __________

gave parliament the right to make laws for all british citizens, including those in the colonies.

1. detail: in 1765, the british parliament passed the __________, which taxed printed

materials in the colonies.

1. detail: widespread opposition to the british tax and other legislative acts and crises

throughout the next decade resulted in the __________, which met in philadelphia
in september 1774.

1. detail: in april 1775, fighting began between the british and the colonists at lexington and

concord in __________, and the continental army was created with
__________ as its commander in chief.

1. detail: many colonists remained loyal to britain until the publication of common sense by

________, which argued that king george iii was a(n) ________
from whom the colonists had a right to declare independence.
detail: the american revolution formally began when the second continental congress
approved the __________, which declared the united states a new nation with a
government based on ideas such as equality before the law and __________, or
the right to govern through the consent of the people.

1. detail: battles between the british and the colonists continued, and other nations, including

france, spain, and the dutch republic, joined in against the british, eventually leading to the
british surrender at ________ in 1781 and the ________ which
recognized the independence of the american colonies.

Explanation:

To solve these fill - in - the - blank questions about the American Revolution, we need to recall key historical facts:

1. For the Seven Years' War:

• The underlying cause of the Seven Years' War was the refusal of Prussia's King Frederick II to recognize the right of a woman (Maria Theresa) to the Austrian throne.
• During the war in 1756, the nation of Great Britain aligned with Prussia and the nation of France aligned with Austria and Russia.
• Although Britain was victorious by 1763, the war had been very costly, and Britain expected the North American colonies to help pay, so taxes and tariffs were increased.

1. For the American Revolution:

• The British were confident that the document known as the Declaratory Act gave Parliament the right to make laws for all British citizens, including those in the colonies.
• In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which taxed printed materials in the colonies.
• Widespread opposition to the British tax and other legislative acts and crises throughout the next decade resulted in the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia in September 1774.
• In April 1775, fighting began between the British and the colonists at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, and the Continental Army was created with George Washington as its commander in chief.
• Many colonists remained loyal to Britain until the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine, which argued that King George III was a tyrant from whom the colonists had a right to declare independence.
• The American Revolution formally began when the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, which declared the United States a new nation with a government based on ideas such as equality before the law and popular sovereignty, or the right to govern through the consent of the people.
• Battles between the British and the colonists continued, and other nations, including France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic, joined in against the British, eventually leading to the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and the Treaty of Paris which recognized the independence of the American colonies.

Answer:

A.

1. Frederick II; right
2. Great Britain; France
3. colonies

B.

1. Declaratory Act
2. Stamp Act
3. First Continental Congress
4. Massachusetts; George Washington
5. Thomas Paine; tyrant
6. Declaration of Independence; popular sovereignty
7. Yorktown; Treaty of Paris