Unit 2 - American Revolution Review - 2019

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

• Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.
• King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.
• King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

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."

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. 

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

All of the events listed above occurred during --

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

The Continental Congress issued this commission to - 

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

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?

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

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

• restricting colonial trade with 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

Which of the following best completes this excerpt?

• Saratoga
• Concord
• Trenton
• Yorktown

The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it - 

• more than doubled the size of the United States
• established a method for admitting new states to the Union
• encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
• proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories