American Revolution

All the events listed above occurred during-

• the Jacksonian era

• the Era of Good Feelings

• The Revolutionary era

• the era of westward expansion

Which statements best explains why this resolution was adopted?

• Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre.

• Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies.

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

• by preventing colonist from trading with most other foreign countries.

• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists sought military support from France.

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonist with the-

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

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

• Political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they-

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

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

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

The Continental Congress issued this commission to-

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• Benedict Arnold

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonist were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Lake Michigan

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

• “He has refused his Assent to laws, the wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

• “He has refused to pass laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”