Staar Review 2

Multiple Choice

The Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and Thomas Paine's Common Sense all occurred during ...

• westward expansion

• Era of Good Feelings

• Revolutionary Era

• Jacksonian Era

Open Ended

Who was the mercantilist system designed to benefit? Why do you think this was?

A quién estaba destinado el sistema mercantilista a beneficiar? ¿Por qué crees que fue esto?

Multiple Choice

Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?

• France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain

• The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation

• Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris

• The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III

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 led 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

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

Reorder

Reorder the following in order of events of the American Revolution.

• Battles of Lexington & Concord

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Yorktown

• Treaty of Paris

• Winter at Valley Forge

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Dropdown

After the Battle of Saratoga, ​

Select answer

recognized American independence and supplied aid and naval support, helping the Americans win the war.