4.2 Common Assessment

Which statement best describes the role of African slaves during the American Revolution?

• They did not fight in the American Revolution

• They only fought on the Patriots' side.

• They only fought on the Loyalists' side.

• They fought on both sides in the American Revolution

What did women, Native Americans, and African slaves have in common during the American Revolution?

• They were not affected by the war.

• They were all promised freedom if they fought.

• They were all affected in some way.

• They were all Loyalists during the war.

Which of the following was an economic factor of the Revolutionary War?

• British taxation on goods

• The Declaration of Independence

• The passage of the British laws

• The Boston Massacre

Which important event of the American Revolution is pictured here.

• The Stamp Act

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Battle of Lexington and Concord

In the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government according to Thomas Jefferson?

• To make laws for all people

• To deny people their rights

• To protect the rights of all people

• To control the actions of all people

If your teacher assigned you a research project on the sequence of events that led to the establishment of the U.S. as a democratic republic, which set of terms would you need to research?

• Continental Congress, The Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution

• The Indian Removal Act, The Trail of Tears, and the Dawes Plan

• The Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre

• The Missouri Compromise, Slavery and Abolition, and the Election of 1860

Which of the following statements are true regarding the battles in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War?

• South Carolina did not play a role in the Revolutionary War.

• The British won all the battles in South Carolina.

• The colonists won all the battles in South Carolina.

• Battles were won in South Carolina by both the British and the colonists.

How did salutary neglect contribute to the changes in rights for colonists during the mid 1700s?

• Colonists wanted to continue to self-govern.

• Colonists needed British protection from Native Americans.

• Colonists wanted Parliament in charge.

• Colonists needed stricter laws enforced.

Why did Americans create a Bill of Rights?

• To start a war with Britain

• To protect their rights

• To protect their farm

• To keep British rule

Whose perspective during the building of a new nation does this statement represent?

"Even with the Revolution being fought, we may be doomed to a lifetime of working on plantations. All men are created equal except us apparently."

• Women

• Enslaved Africans

• Native Americans

• Free Africans