AMSCO Chapter 4 Test
Authored by Daniel Sharp
Social Studies
10th - 11th Grade
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This quiz focuses on British colonial policies and colonial resistance in America during the mid-to-late 18th century, specifically covering the period from the Seven Years' War through the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Designed for grades 10-11, the assessment requires students to demonstrate sophisticated understanding of cause-and-effect relationships between British imperial policies and colonial responses, including the Proclamation of 1763, various tax acts (Sugar, Stamp, Townshend), and punitive measures like the Intolerable Acts. Students must analyze the escalating tensions that led from peaceful protest movements like the Stamp Act Congress to violent confrontations at Lexington and Concord. The questions demand mastery of chronological thinking, the ability to connect specific events to broader historical patterns, and understanding of how economic policies, political representation issues, and social tensions combined to create revolutionary conditions in colonial America. Created by Daniel Sharp, a Social Studies teacher in the US who teaches grades 10-11. This comprehensive assessment serves as an excellent summative evaluation tool for a unit on pre-Revolutionary tensions, though it can also function effectively as a review activity before advanced placement exams or as homework to reinforce learning after classroom instruction. The quiz's emphasis on document analysis and cause-and-effect reasoning makes it particularly valuable for formative assessment, allowing teachers to identify students who need additional support in understanding the complex political and economic factors that drove colonial resistance. The content directly supports NCSS standards for historical thinking and analysis, while the question format aligns with AP US History standards APUSH-2.1.II (colonial resistance to imperial control) and APUSH-3.1.I (ideas and events that led to independence), preparing students for the analytical thinking required in advanced coursework.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The protests by the Paxton Boys occurred during a period when many colonists were objecting to British policies that were a result of the
Albany Plan of Union
Great Awakening
Seven Years' war
Enlightenment
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The concern expressed in this excerpt helps explain why the British passed the
Peace of Paris
Proclamation of 1763
Quartering Act
Port Act
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following leaders from an earlier period represented a group in a similar situation as cited in this excerpt?
Edmond Andros
Nathaniel Bacon
John Smith
Roger Williams
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The resolution of the Stamp Act Congress expressed respect for which person or group?
Colonial merchants
The king
Leaders in Parliment
Residents of England
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
For the first time, the Stamp Act placed on the colonies a tax that was
indirect
direct
to regulate trade
to support a church
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following was a direct British response to the colonial views expressed by the Stamp Act Congress?
Quartering Act for British soldiers
Sugar Act taxing luxuries
Coercive Act closing the port of Boston
Declaratory Act stating the right to tax
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following actions by the colonists is most similar to the one recommended in the excerpt above?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The formation of Committees of Correspondence
The distribution of the Massachusetts Circular Letter
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