STAAR REVIEW AMERICAN REVOLUTION

American Colonist were angry about the new taxes because?

• They hated the new Constitution

• They could not afford to pay taxes

• They believed their civil liberties had been violated.

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

• Passing the Intolerable Acts

• Passing the Stamp Act

• Firing on the troops at Lexington and Concord

Proclamation of 1763

• Closed the Port of Boston after the Boston Tea Party

• Resulted in the establishment of taxes on sugar

• Imposed limits on westward expansion of the colonists

Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant?

• It was the First battle of the Revolutionary War

• It led to a formal alliance with the French

• It led to the surrender of General Cornwallis

First battles of the American Revolution

• Saratoga and Yorktown

• Fort Sumter

• Lexington and Concord

Why was Yorktown a significant battle?

• It contributed to Washington being named Commander of the Continental Army.

• Washington surrounded Cornwallis and his 8,000 troops

• It led to a formal alliance with the french

The Treaty of Paris made Britain recognize the United States as an independent nation.

• True

• False

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To outline the grievances shared by all of the colonies

• To establish the first government in the colonies

• To establish a contract for George Washington services as commander

Why did Washington Army suffer from a lack of supplies at Valley Forge?

• The British Army burned all of the crops on the local farms

• Local crops failed due to a drought

• The continental Congress could not collect taxes from the states to support the army.

Which of the following best explains the reason why American colonist were angry about British Taxes?

• Colonists had developed self-governing structures and resented Parliaments interference

• Colonists hated the British

• British Parliament wanted to eliminate slavery in the 13 colonies.