American Revolution 8th Grade STAAR Review

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British colonists largely objected to which prohibition of westward expansion following the French and Indian War?

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Proclamation of 1763

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The following quote from Samuel Adams in 1772 is an argument against what practice imposed by Britain on the American colonists?

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taxation without representation

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Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774? Options: The closing of the Port of Boston, The mandatory quartering of British soldiers, The right to ban all town meetings by the governor, The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston

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The increased taxation on all exported goods from Boston

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The diagram depicts what economic relationship between the American colonies and Britain in 1760?

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mercantilism

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What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

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To produce revenue for Britain through taxation on the colonists

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The quote is an account of what Revolutionary battle? Options: Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Lexington, Winter at Valley Forge, Battle of Bunker Hill

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Battle of Lexington

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Which statement is found in the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

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"His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States...to be free sovereign and independent states, that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same and every part thereof."

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The US Constitution establishes the following provision:
"All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." - Article 1, US Constitution
This provision is directly related to which of the following grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

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"refused for a long time... to cause others to be elected, whereby the legislative powers...have returned to the people at large for their exercise"

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Which Amendment in the Bill of Rights addresses the grievance:
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury" - Declaration of Independence, 1776?

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Sixth Amendment

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Which of the following unalienable human rights were not defined in the Declaration of Independence? Options: right to liberty, right to be free of taxation, right to life, right to pursue happiness

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right to be free of taxation