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AP US History Flashcards: The American Revolution

Study The American Revolution in AP US History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What principle justified the colonies' break from Britain?

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ANSWER

Natural rights and self-governance. Enlightenment ideas about inherent human rights and democratic government.

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This deck focuses on The American Revolution, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP US History.

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Work through these flashcards in short sessions. Try to answer each prompt before flipping the card, then revisit any cards you miss until the explanation feels automatic.

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Secondary-source excerpt (c. 105 words): Historians of the frontier argue that the Revolution intensified conflict in regions beyond the main coastal battlefields. Competing claims to land, retaliatory raids, and alliances between Native nations and imperial forces turned the borderlands into zones of prolonged violence. Patriot victory did not bring peace; instead, the new United States inherited imperial rivalries and quickly sought to assert authority through treaties and settlement. The Revolution thus shifted sovereignty claims but did not resolve the underlying struggle over western expansion. Which post-1783 development best reflects the continuity described?
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