Quiz - US Department of State

lib·er·al·ism / ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm,
ˈlɪbrəˌlɪzəm / noun
: belief in the value of social
and political change in order
to achieve progress • political
liberalism
em·pire / ˈɛmˌpajɚ / noun
plural em·pires
: a group of countries or
regions that are controlled
by one ruler or one goverment
; especially • the Roman
Empire
pol·i·cy / ˈpɑ:ləsi / noun
plural pol·i·cies
: an officially accepted set
of rules or ideas about what
should be done [count]
• They voted to adopt/pursue
more liberal trade policies.
• American foreign policy
il·le·gal / ɪˈli:gəl / adjective
: not allowed by the law
: not legal • illegal [=illicit,
unlawful] drugs
Opposite: A print by famous revolutionary
Paul Revere shows British
soldiers firing into a crowd of
people in 1770.
Below: The protest against British
taxes in 1773 was known as the
Boston Tea Party.
The ideas of liberalism and democracy
are the basis of the U.S. political
system. As the colonists built
their new society, they believed more strongly
in these ideas. Britain’s 13 colonies grew in
population and economic strength during
the 1700s. Although ruled by a distant
government, the colonists governed many
local affairs.
After Britain won a costly war with France in the
1750s, the colonists were asked to help pay for the
war, and for Britain’s large empire. These policies
restricted the colonists’ way of life.
For example, the Royal Proclamation of 1763
restricted the colonists from settling new land.
The Currency Act of 1764 made it illegal to print
paper money in the colonies. The Quartering Act
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