The American Revolution test review

Britain's taxes on the colonists were needed to pay for

• The Boston Tea Party
• new land
• debt from the French and Indian War
• stamps

The Proclamation of 1763 did what?

• Kept settlers from moving into western lands
• Paid soldiers
• threatened homes in th east
• ended the American Revolution

Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?

• Philadelphia
• Austin and San Antonio
• Lexington and Concord
• Nashville and Concord

What is taxation without representation?

• government in which the people help make decisions
• government in which the people have no say in decisions

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
• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy
• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
• The British navy agreed to stop impressing American sailors into service.
• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• 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 British military superiority
• The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

John Hancock was one of the Founding Fathers committed to liberty. How did he demonstrate this commitment?

• By writing the Articles of Confederation
• By serving as commander in chief of the Continental army
• By organizing Committees of Correspondence
• By signing the Declaration of Independence

This list includes rights that are considered --

• transferable
• legislated
• unalienable
• inherited

Who was chosen to command the Continental Army?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Paine
• George Washington