American Revolution Test

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The boundary of the Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of which geographic feature?

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Appalachian Mountains

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How did the outcome of the French and Indian War help lead to the American Revolution?

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The British government required American colonists to pay a portion of the debt from the war through the taxation.

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What document was approved by the sequence of events described above?

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Declaration of Independence

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Which of the following was a mercantilist practice that angered American colonists? Preventing colonists from trading with other countries like Spain or France, Requiring colonists to enlist in the military, Limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have, Introducing slavery to the middle colonies

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Preventing colonists from trading with other countries like Spain or France

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Which of the following was an example of civil disobedience by the colonists? Treaty of Paris, Boston Tea Party , Proclamation Line of 1763, French and Indian War

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Boston Tea Party

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What was the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

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A confrontation between colonial militia and British troops marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

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Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the Continental army. The commander in charge of uniting American militias under this new army was –

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George Washington

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Which title best completes the diagram above? Options: Mercantilism, Unalienable rights, Republicanism, Voting rights

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Unalienable rights

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Which of the following events completes the timeline above?
Americans issue the Declaration of Independence,
American soldiers endure winter at Valley Forge,
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown,
Americans hold Stamp Act Congress

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General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

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Which of the following best completes the diagram above? Options: The British navy stopped impressing American sailors into service. Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country. Britain lost all of its territory in eastern Canada. The American colonists started a war with England.

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Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.