Unit 3: American Revolution REVIEW

How did mercantilism create tension between the colonies and England (MC)?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

• By requiring colonists to enlist (join) in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By preventing colonists from trading with other foreign countries

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the American Revolution?

• 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 the British military superiority

• The American Victory convinced France to ally with American colonies.

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British Army.

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia.

What was one result of the Treat of Paris of 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.

Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act

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 line from the DOI best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?

• "He (the King) refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

• " From imposing taxes on us without our Consent."

• He (the king) has refused to assent the laws , the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

• "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses."

The British gov't issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as a boundary?

• Lake Michigan

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

Which of the following best completes this excerpt? READ AND LOOK FOR KEY WORDS IN THE BOX@

• Saratoga

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the DOI.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider-

• granted to citizens by their gov't

• natural and possessed at birth

• protected under religious doctrin

• defined by the courts