The American Revolution Practice

Who was a general that people trusted in him to be a leader?

• Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

What was the last battle of the American

Revolution?

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• French And Indian War

• Civil War

What was the fist battle of the American Revolutionary War?

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

• Lexington & Concord

• Yorktown

The quote shown from Samuel Adams in 1772 is an

argument against what practice imposed by Britain on the

American colonists?

• taxation without representation

• prohibition of slavery

• banning of the right to own firearms

• imposing limitations on land expansion

Britain had supplied the colonists with supplies and troops during the French and Indian War. Immediately after the war Britain-- (8.4A)

• passed a series of laws designed to restrict colonial trade and disrupt colonial government

• closed Boston Harbor and passed laws forcing colonists to house British troops

• wanted to ask France to sell their territory west of the Mississippi river

• began enacting economic policies on the colonies to help pay for the war

The cartoon below reflects the colonists' frustration with-- (8.4A)

• having to pay to house British soldiers

• being forced to stay east of the Appalachian Mountains

• being taxed without any voice in government

• not being protected from the Native Americans

The engraving best explains the colonial viewpoint of the Boston Massacre that the-- (8.4A)

• shots at Lexington were the opening shots of the revolution

• closing of the Boston Harbor harmed the colonial economy

• British soldiers fired on an unarmed group of colonists

• colonists were throwing stones and sticks at the soldiers

Which statement best explains the British government's reason for imposing new taxes on the American colonies after the French and Indian War? (8.4A)

• Britain was in massive debt following the war.

• Britain was providing increasing help to the colonies.

• The colonies had not helped the British army defeat the French.

• The colonies were accustomed to paying taxes to the British government.

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• A group of writing arguing the colonists should stay with England

• The first form of government to unite the different colonies

• This made it illegal for the British to tax the colonies

• Made it so that colonists could tax their citizens

When did the colonists sign and ratify the Declaration of Independence?

• July 2nd, 1776

• July 4th, 1776

• July 2nd, 1876

• Jult 4th, 1556