American Revolution

All of the events listed above occurred during-

• the era of westward expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• The Revolutionary era

• The Jacksonian era

How did mercantilism policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servistude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the militasry

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

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

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians

• imposing regulation on colonial agriculture

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of parliament

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of the American colonists with the

• political debated that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britian in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

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

• resented the limits it imposed of westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

The Continental Congress issued this commission to

• Benedict Arnold

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• George Washington

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

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris 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

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown