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STAAR Review-American Revolution

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8th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Stamp Act of 1765
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris in 1783
Sugar Act of 1764

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not one of the Intolerable Acts of 1774?

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the relationship between a colony sending raw materials to the mother country in return for goods and products?

Mercantilism
tax-free trade
balance of trade power
federalism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

To indicate British approval on official government documents.
To prevent fraudulent newspaper being printed in the colonies.
To produce revenue for Britian through taxation on the colonists.
To encourage colonists to remain faithful to their royal allegiance. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The following grievance found in the Declaration of Independence is addressed in which Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury"-Declaration of Independence, 1776

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Sixth Amendment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following unalienable human rights were not defined in the Declaration of Independence?

right to liberty
right to be free of taxation
right to life
right to pursue happiness

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the Declaration of Independence use the word "unalienable" to describe rights listed in the preamble?

The writers wanted to communicate they felt they were not recognized as British citizens.
These rights were thought of as basic rights given to any human being. 
These rights can only be established by loyalty to their local governing body.
These rights should not be transferred to anyone else who did not live in the American colonies.

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