AH LEAP 2025 REVIEW- UNIT 1

AH LEAP 2025 REVIEW- UNIT 1

COMPLETE IXL

Causes of the American Revolution: new taxes and colonial response

Multiple Choice

How does this artwork show BIAS?

• It shows BIAS by portraying the British as evil and the Colonist as innocent.

• It All Started in Boston Massachusetts

• Because I Am Slanted

• It was called the Bloody Massacre

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What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

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allowed tea companies to bypass merchants and sell directly to colonists

• Tea Act

• Navigation Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

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to refuse to buy certain goods of services

• Militia

• boycott

• repeal

• petition

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What was significant about the shot fired on on Lexington Green?

• it destroyed the colonial weapons

• proved that the minutemen were no match for the Redcoats

• it was the first shot of the Revolutionary War

• led to the Intolerable Acts

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What did the First Continental Congress decided to do when they did not hear back from King George after sending their petition?

• pay back the money for the tea destroyed

• move into the Ohio River Valley

• stop trade with England

• create militias to prepare for war

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In their petition to King George III, what rights did the colonists believe they had?

• life

• liberty

• assembly

• trial by jury

Multiple Choice

Why did the First Continental Congress meet?

• to create a plan of action after the British passed the Navigation Act

• to create one central government for the 13 colonies

• to create a plan of action after the British passed the Intolerable Acts

• to decided a military plan to defeat the French

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Why did the First Continental Congress meet?

• to create a plan of action after the British passed the Navigation Act

• to create one central government for the 13 colonies

• to create a plan of action after the British passed the Intolerable Acts

• to decided a military plan to defeat the French

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How did the Committee of Correspondence spread information throughout the colonies?

• newspaper articles

• letters

• social media

• World News Tonight

Multiple Choice

Under the Intolerable Acts, how long would the Boston Harbor be closed?

• until the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party was paid for

• until the Treaty of Paris was signed

• until someone admitted to the Boston Massacre

• until all 13 colonies agreed to the Albany Plan of Union

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Why did the British Parliament enact the Intolerable Acts?

• keep colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley

• punishment for the Boston Tea Party

• allowed colonists to trade with France

• punishment for the Boston Massacre

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Event where the Son's of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and dump tea into the Boston harbor.

• Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War

• Boston Tea Party

• Navigation Acts

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Why was the event in Boston described by colonists as a "massacre?"

• many colonists were killed by the British soldiers

• it was a bloody event

• it was a way for colonists to protest the Intolerable Acts

• to stir up colonial fury and unite the colonists

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Why was the event in Boston described by colonists as a "massacre?"

• many colonists were killed by the British soldiers

• it was a bloody event

• it was a way for colonists to protest the Intolerable Acts

• to stir up colonial fury and unite the colonists

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Why were British soldiers sent to Boston, leading up to the Boston Massacre?

• to prevent colonists from moving into Indian Territory

• to stop the Boston Tea Party

• to keep the peace

• to enforce the Townshend acts

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Colonist felt that the Writs of Assistance violated their right to _______.

• petition the king

• trade with who they wanted to

• privacy

• settle in the Ohio River Valley

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taxed imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea; as well as established the Writs of Assistance

• Townshend Acts

• Navigation Acts

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• Albany Plan of Union

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How did colonists react to British Acts and Taxes like the stamp act, sugar act, townshend acts?

• They obeyed the new laws and taxes

• Tarred and feathered tax collector to scare them away

• They protested

• They boycotted British products

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required all legal documents to carry a stamp showing that tax had been paid on it

• Navigation Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

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Which best explains the Quartering Act?

• required colonists to house and feed British soldiers in the colonies

• taxed imported goods

• forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• meeting of representatives that decided to go to war with England

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What did the British Parliament do to help pay back the war debt from the French and Indian War?

• created the Proclamation Line of 1763

• sold their territory in the Ohio River Valley

• created the Navigation Acts

• imposed new taxes on the colonists

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What did colonists become responsible for after the French and Indian War?

• creating one government for the colonies

• paying back the war debt

• fighting the Native Americans or order to settle in the Ohio River Valley

• colonizing the Ohio River Valley

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What was the purpose of the Proclamation line?

• forbade colonists from settling in Indian Territory (the Ohio River Valley)

• forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers

• created a border between French and British Territory

• to help for the French and Indian War debt

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What does the red line on the map represent?

• French territory dividing line

• Treaty of Paris

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• the Mississippi River

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What document officially ended the French and Indian War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of England

• Declaration of Independence

• Albany Plan of Union

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In Ben Franklin's "Join or Die" cartoon, what do the pieces of the snake represent?

• European countries with territory in North America

• the Grand Council under the Albany Plan

• What will happen if the colonists disobey King George

• the 13 colonies

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The Treaty of Paris set the new border for England in North America at the -

• Rocky Mountains

• Ohio River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

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Which of the following ideas is in the summary of the Declaration of Independence? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal; that they are given certain rights that cannot be taken away; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to protect these rights, governments are created that get their powers from the consent of the governed . . . .

• Kings can rule in the United States, as long as they are fair to people.

• The smartest people should control the government of the United States.

• People in the United States should have some control over the government.

• Everyone in the United States should try to be elected to the government.

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Which of the following ideas is in the summary of the Declaration of Independence? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal; that they are given certain rights that cannot be taken away; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to protect these rights, governments are created that get their powers from the consent of the governed . . . .

• Kings can rule in the United States, as long as they are fair to people.

• The smartest people should control the government of the United States.

• People in the United States should have some control over the government.

• Everyone in the United States should try to be elected to the government.

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Which treaty ended the French and Indian war in 1763?

• Treaty of Versailles1763

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Proclamation of 1763

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What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

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What reason did Parliament give for raising taxes in the colonies after 1763?

• Colonists were ignoring the Proclamation Line

• Colonists did not live in England but did enjoy English rights

• Colonists should help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War

• Colonists should be punished for protesting against taxes

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What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?

• to avoid war issues with Native Americans

• to increase British power in the colonies

• to please the French fur traders

• to collect fines from settlers who crossed the line

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Which of these statements describes a major reason for the conflict between Britain and France in the Ohio Valley

• French determination to stop the westward expansion by the English and encroachment on the fur trade

• the series of forts the English built along the Ohio River

• The Spanish-French alliance agains the English

• French attacks on English colonies along the east coast

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This act placed duties on legal documents.

• The Marriage Act

• The Stamp Act

• The Committee Act

• The Sugar Act

Multiple Choice

What slogan did the colonists begin to use in order to express their frustrations with the British government?

• "No Taxation!"

• Join, or Die!

• "No Taxation without Representation!"

• Don't Tread on Me!

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What were the first 2 products taxed by King George III?

• Tea then Paper

• Tea then Sugar

• Sugar then Paper

• Sugar then Paint

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As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?

• Killed them

• Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.

• Imposed taxes to pay for the war

• Paid for the war out of his own pocket

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Who won the French and Indian War?

• England

• France

• Indians

• Spain

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What were the 2 main reasons for the French and Indian War?

• Control of land and fur trade with Native Americans

• Land and Slaves

• Gold

• Claim to land in Europe

Crisis in the Colonies Data Set

Source: Unit 1 DCA

Use the following sources and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from Source 1 or Source 2 is most

closely associated with the rights that colonists

believed they were guaranteed as citizens?

• “they have always had, and should always have,

  full power to make laws to bind the Colonies in

  all cases whatever” (Source 2)

• “exercised this pretended right by imposing a tax

  upon us without our consent” (Source 2)

• a right to life; secondly to liberty; thirdly to

  property; together with the right to support and

  defend them” (Source 1)

• “evident branches of, rather than deductions

  from, the duty of self-preservation” (Source 1)

Multiple Select

Which acts by the British government causes

discontent among the colonists? Select the two

correct answers.

• requiring the colonies to join a confederation

• quartering of soldiers in private homes

• placing import duties on certain goods

• taxing the colonies without their approval

• offering rewards for capturing suspected rebels

Multiple Select

The American colonists and the British shared

many common principles about government.

However, by 1775 some of these principles

differed.

Based on the sources and your knowledge of

social studies, which of the following principles

were held by the American colonists? Select the

three correct answers.

• There are certain natural rights that belong to all

  citizens.

• The people should not be taxed without

  representation

• All citizens share in the costs of defending the

  British Empire.

• Citizens should attempt to change the

  government when the rights of the people are

  infringed

Open Ended

Based on the sources and your knowledge of

social studies, describe two actions taken by the

colonists in response to the violations of rights by

the British

American Revolution Data Set

Source: Unit 1 DCA

Use the following sources and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions

Multiple Choice

According to Source 1, which of the following

best explains the outcome of the French and

Indian War?

• The British ceded (gave up) their claims to the

  Ohio River Valley to the French

• The French ceded (gave up) their claims to the

  Ohio River Valley to the British.

• The British ceded (gave up) their claims to the

  Ohio River Valley and allowed the Native

  Americans to regain full control of the area

• The Spanish received the Ohio River Valley in

  the Treaty of Paris 1763.

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As shown in Source 1, what did the Proclamation

of 1763 reveal about the colonists and the British

government?

• They had an increased willingness to

  compromise.

• They wanted close coordination of military

  forces.

• They had a growing difference in goals.

• They faced increased tension over religious

  beliefs.

Multiple Choice

In Source 2, the Committee of Correspondence

describes the effects of the

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Intolerable Act

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How did the engraving of the Boston Massacre

shown in Source 4 help push American colonists

toward revolution?

• It showed that the British refused to let the

  colonists vote and that Americans would have to

  fight to gain that right.

• It showed that there were too many colonists for

  the British to fight and that American troops

  would outnumber the British.

• It showed British troops willingly killing unarmed

  Americans, which increased American anger

  toward British rule.

• It showed that Americans could defeat the

  British in a battle, which gave Americans more

  confidence in their army.

Open Ended

Based on the sources and your knowledge of

social studies, analyze the causes and goals of

the American Revolution.

As you write, follow the directions below:

● Address all parts of the prompt.

● Include information and examples from your

own knowledge of social studies

● Use evidence from the sources to support

your response

Multiple Choice

How did the Battle of Saratoga shape the course

of the American Revolution?

• The outcome of the battle encouraged the

  French to give support to the American cause.

• The outcome of the battle encouraged many

  American Indians to remain neutral for the rest

  of the war

• The battle demonstrated that the British were

  the better-trained military force and were likely to

  defeat the Americans.

• The battle demonstrated that General

  Burgoyne’s plan to separate the colonies from

  one another could be successful.

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Why were Samuel Adams and the Sons of

Liberty important during the Revolutionary

period?

• They helped capture key forts in Vermont and

  New York during the war.

• They led colonial opposition to the British

  through their actions in Boston.

• They organized the first Constitutional

  Convention in Philadelphia

• They carried out surprise attacks on the British

  near Valley Forge.

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Why was Paul Revere warning the colonists in

the letter shown?

• British troops were sailing up the Charles River

  to arrest revels and put them on trial.

• British troops were sailing up the Charles River

  to stop the Massachusetts government from

  meeting.

• British troops were marching toward Lexington

  because they wanted to destroy the colonists’

  food for the next winter.

• British troops were marching toward Lexington

  because colonists were storing arms there

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Thomas Paine’s

views?

• He opposed the divine rights of monarchs and

  supported laws that limited leaders’ powers.

• He believed that a king in America could have

  limited power because of laws that would be

  passed.

• He felt that the King of England wanted to help

  the colonists but was prevented by the laws of

  England.

• He proposed that the colonies should be

  controlled by a single leader who would make

  and enforce all the laws.

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Which statement explains the main way early

Americans used the environment in the South to

become economically stronger?

• They built factories, which could produce cotton

  textiles quickly.

• They developed the plantation system, which

  grew cotton and other cash crops.

• They planted trees, which they used for lumber

  and firewood.

• They improved the transportation system, which

  allowed goods to be shipped around the world.

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Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill significant in

the American Revolution?

• The battle proved to the British that the

  Americans were a determined fighting force.

• The battle convinced the French to provide

  support to the colonists.

• The battle made the British overconfident in

  preparing for a war.

• The battle allowed the British to take full control

  of Boston.

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Which statement best describes John Locke’s

influence on the American Revolutionary period?

• He gave speeches that inspired a religious

  revival and changed how the colonists thought

  about Britain.

• He led protests in England against the King and

  encouraged American colonists to protest as

  well.

• He developed ideas about natural rights that

  shaped how the colonists thought about

  government

• He studied the Iroquois Confederacy and

  supported the formation of a federal

  government.