American Revolution Unit Test Review

The name of the group who boycotted British goods and made their own goods at home.

• Sons of Liberty

• Black Regiments

• Daughters of Liberty

• Founding Fathers

What was the direct EFFECT of the Boston Tea Party?

• Great Britain’s Parliament closes Boston’s port and passes unfair laws.

• Great Britain’s Parliament orders troops to leave colonies.

• Great Britain’s Parliament issues the Proclamation of 1763.

• Great Britain's Parliament issues a warning to colonies.

Which of the following BEST explains what colonists meant by the phrase “No taxation without representation?”

• Colonists did not like being taxed without gaining more lands west of the Rocky Mountains.

• Colonists did not like being taxed without receiving military protection from the British government.

• Colonists did not like being taxed without having a representative in the British government.

• Colonists did not like being taxed without collecting more stamps for official documents.

Which of these Sons of Liberty was also a lawyer who defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre?

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Prescott

• George Washington

• John Adams

Which founding father wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

What role did Black Regiments contribute during the American Revolution?

• They fought with the British Army.

• They were servants to the officers.

• They fought with the Continental Army.

• They were servants to the other soldiers.

Give me Liberty or give me death…………..speech by Patrick Henry

What is Henry trying to say?

• There is nothing worse than living under British rule.

• The colonists must practice diplomacy and nonviolence.

• The colonists must respond to British attacks with force.

• There is no way to fight the power of the British military.

In the Battle of Lexington and Concord, how did the physical geography affect the strategy of the American revolutionaries?

• They hid behind small hills and under bridges over the river to surprise attack the British.

• They formed large battle lines in fields and used fences as cover against British fire.

• They destroyed the bridge and forced the British to spend time and energy crossing the river.

Unfair, or harsh treatment is called

• Separation of Power

• Tyranny

• Massacre

• Parliament

Boycotting means to...

• Pay heavy taxes

• Sneak tea into colonies

• Stop buying goods

• Stop all trade