American Revolution Test Review

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

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
• “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
• “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

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

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

Who was chosen to command the Continental Army?

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

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

After the Treaty of Paris, the 13 colonies became

• The United States
• The States
• The 13 States
• The New World

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.  Who responded favorably to his ideas?

• All colonists
• Loyalists
• the King of England
• Patriots

Patriots were

• loyal to Britain
• wanted independence
• experienced fighters