American Revolution Review

American Revolution Review

April 22, 2021

Multiple Choice

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-

• feared it would provoke attacks on American Indians.

• did not want share control of the fur trade with France

• wanted to trade freely with foreign nations.

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To promote the growth of the cottage industry in the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies.

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies.

Multiple Choice

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary war by-

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians.

• imposed regulations on colonial agriculture.

• angry colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.

• punishing colonists for resisting authority of Parliament.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of

  Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea in the Boston Harbor

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops from in their homes

• Colonists were eligible to become officers in the British Amy.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.

Multiple Choice

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• The British victory extended the fighting for another year.

• The American defeat lead many soldiers to desert the Continental Army.

• The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority

• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

Multiple Choice

To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring to in this excerpt?

• The American Victory at the Battle of Yorktown.

• The negotiation at the Treaty of Paris

• The bravery o America soldiers at Valley Forge

• The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga.