STAAR Revolution Do Now

All the events listed below occurred during?

• the era of westward expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the Revolutionary era

• the Jacksonian era

Which of the following best completes this diagram below?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

These below 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.

The excerpt below reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening.

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War.

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.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

• The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

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.”

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance below?

• The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate.

• Congress has the power to establish federal courts.

• The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states.

• Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.

The rights listed below were —

• established by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

• defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.

• established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

• defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address.

This excerpt below refers to rights that people —

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government.

• receive by becoming citizens of a country.

• have as a result of being human.

• are granted after enlistment in the military.