American Revolution STAAR

All the events listed above occurred during -

• the era of westward expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the Revolutionary era

• the Jacksonian era

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

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

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

The Continental Congress issued this commission to -

• Benedict Arnold

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• George Washington

This excerpt refers to rights that people -

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive be becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

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

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

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

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

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

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice a "salutary neglect."

Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

• The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government

• Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies

• The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense

• Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries

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