STAAR - American Revolution 2013 - 2024

All the events listed above occurred during - (a)  

• the era of westward expansion
• the Era of Good Feelings
• the Revolutionary era
• the Jacksonian era

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

• restricting colonial trade with the American Indians

• imposing regulations 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 American colonists with the -

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain 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 on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

The Continental Congress issued this commission to - (a)  

• Benedict Arnold
• Alexander Hamilton
• John Hancock
• George Washington

Which of the following best completes this excerpt (a)  

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

To which of the following is Abigail Adams referring in this excerpt?

• The American victory at the Battle of Yorktown

• The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris by American diplomats

• The bravery of American soldiers at Valley Forge

• The arrival of French aid after the Battle of Saratoga

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."

The rights listed above were -

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

• Defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.

This excerpt referes to rights that people -

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military