AMERICAN REVOLUTION TEST

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1. Which of the following is NOT a cause of the American Revolution? *

Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States

Unfair taxation without representation

The French and Indian War and the debt acquired

Violence between colonist and British troops

2. What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the
American Revolution? *

The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas

French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians

England decided to make the American colonist help pay off the war debts

Native Americans were given land west of the Appalachians

* ANALYZE the chart below. Use the ARROWS to determine what the chart is
showing about this time period. USE this information to answer QUESTIONS 3, 4
and 5 that follow.

3. Using the chart above what kind of feelings would the colonists have towards
the British? *

The Stamp Act led to widespread smuggling

Colonists opposed the new British taxes

Colonists raised revenue ($$$) by imposing new taxes

The Colonists reacted to British laws in nonviolent ways only

4. The series of events shown in the chart above led directly to the *

start of the French & Indian War

rejection of the Albany Plan

formation of a colonial alliance with Spain

outbreak of the American Revolution

5. The main goal of most of the policies shown in the chart on the previous page
was to *

to allow American colonist great self-government

to make them angry enough to declare war

to allow the British to raise revenue ($$$) and to control colonial trade

to encourage Americans to trade with other European countries

6. What was the major effect of the Stamp Act? *

the British refused to sell certain products to the colonists

many colonists refused to purchase British paper products

the colonists no longer needed British goods

the law led to a decline in the value of colonial currency/money

7. Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective
measure because they *

reduced the profits of British merchants

lowered the prices that colonists paid for goods

left British troops short of supplies in the colonies

allowed the Americans to start their own factories

8. Why was the phrase "taxation without representation" so important to the

revolutionary cause? *

Great Britain would have ended taxation if colonists had kept the peace

Colonists did not want to support a government in which they had no voice

Colonists believed that Great Britain should only tax certain items

Great Britain only taxed the colonists to force them into war

9. Who were the Sons of Liberty? *

a society of colonists who did not wish to break from Britain

a group of patriots who protested British tax laws

a society of scholars who wrote pamphlets

a group of diplomats who tried to gain foreign support

* Use the following picture to answer #10

10. Above is a picture of Colonial Protesters, Boston Harbor 1773. Which of the
following took place and resulted in the picture above occurring? *

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

The final battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown

The Tea Act

The Proclamation of 1763

11. What effect did Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" have on colonial
leaders? *

It caused them to reject Enlightenment ideas

It inspired them to rebel against British authority

It explained to them the good sense of monarchy

It persuaded them to modify British laws

12. Which document is associated with these ideas? a. Statement of natural

rights; life, liberty & pursuit of happiness b. Statement of grievances committed
by the British c. Statement of the establishment of the United State of America *

Albany Plan

Declaration of Rights

Olive Branch Petition

Declaration of Independence
Use the following chart for questions 13 & 14:

13. Which two groups in American History are being described in columns A and
B? *

Militia men & Minute men

British & French

Loyalist & Tories

Loyalist & Patriot

14. Which statement is most consistent with the views of a Loyalist in the 1770s?
*

"The colonists should be grateful to be under British rule and protection"

"Taxation without representation is tyranny"

"Citizens, under British rule, have the right to declare independence"

"The King is violating the rights of British citizens"

15. During the Revolutionary War, which of the following is NOT a way American
women helped the Patriot cause *

fought side by side with men in uniform

acted as spies

managed the farms, businesses and families

raised money to donate towards soldiers' supplies, food, etc.

16. Why did thousands of African-American slaves sign on with the British Army?
*

George Washington would not pay them for service

The British offered freedom to any slave who served in their army

British forces were better trained and equipped than American forces

British forces pledged to put an end to slavery in America

17. Why was the Winter at Valley Forge such a difficult time for the Continental
Army? *

the army began to turn against the revoltuion

the army lost several important battles during that time

the army lacked protection and supplies, against the winter elements

the army refused to drill and train, and left Valley Forge worse off

18. Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill a moral victory for the Americans even
though they actually lost the battle? *

because the Americans won and the war was over

because the untrained soldiers killed a huge number of British soldiers and gained
confidence

because no Americans were killed during the battle

because the French joined the Americans after this battle

19. Why was the Battle of Saratoga the "turning point" of the war? *

The Americans gained many needed supplies when they captured the British army

It was the last battle of the war

After this major victory the French entered the war on the side of the Americans

This is the battle where an impressive British general was killed

20. Which of the following below puts the list of events of the American
Revolution in the correct order? *

Declaration of Independence, Sugar Act, Boston Tea Party, French & Indian War, Battle
of Yorktown

French & Indian War, Sugar Act, Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, Battle
of York town

Sugar Act, Boston Tea Party, Battle of Yorktown, French & Indian War, Declaration of
Independence

French & Indian War, Declaration of Independence, Battle of Yorktown, Boston Tea
Party, Sugar Act

21. At the battle of Yorktown, British General Cornwallis was blocked by ships
from what country when he was forced to surrender? *

France

Spain

America

Germany

22. Which of these was NOT a result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris? *

America's borders were set (west was the Mississippi River)

The war was offically over

The colonies became the United States of America and now recognized by the British

The 13 Colonies were given back to Great Britain

 23. John must write a paper on the American Revolution. He must use two
primary sources in his paper. Which sources should he use? *

A book the History Channel published based off its T.V. shows and an eye witness
account of a Revolutionary War battle

A colonial Patriot's speech and the autobiography of a lawyer who lived during the
Revolutionary War

Articles on the Revolutionary War from an encyclopedia and a U.S. history textbook

the letters of a Revolutionary War Patriot and a biography of a Revolutionary War

leader

24. The Continental Army had almost no chance of beating the British at the
beginning of the Revolutionary War because the British was large and well
trained. Give TWO strengths the Continental Army had over the British and
EXPLAIN COMPLETELY how these will eventually help them win the war. *

Your answer

25. Give two specific ways colonial women contributed to the war effort, and
how their efforts impacted those involved. YOU MUST explain how their efforts
helped the war, to earn points. *

Your answer

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