American Revolution

8.4A
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they — 

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
•  resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion 
• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France 
•  feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

8.22 B
In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his “valor and brilliant services” during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing? 

• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy
• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army
• Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown 
•  Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion

8.4 C 8.29 B

• Colonists negotiating the Albany Plan of Union
• Representatives drafting the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Delegates writing the Articles of Confederation
• Settlers creating the Mayflower Compact 

8.1(A) 8.29(C)

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence

8.4(C) 8.29(B)

• Saratoga 
• Concord 
• Trenton 
• Yorktown 

8.15(C)
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.” 
• “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
• “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.” 

Which group is in the correct order?

• Yorktown, Valley Forge, Saratoga, Lexington and Concord
• Lexington/Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown
• Lexington/Concord, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown
• Valley Forge, Yorktown, Lexington/Concord, and Saratoga

What was the first Battle of the American Revolution 

• Saratoga 
• Valley Forge 
• Lexington and Concord 
• Yorktown

Soldiers froze here because of the harsh winter

• Paris
• Valley Forge
• Rio Grande Valley 
• Yorktown 

Who was the opponent at Valley Forge?

• Winter, starvation, disease
• British
• French
• Indians