American Revolution Pre-Assessment

Who was the tyrant referenced in the Declaration of Independence?

• Queen Elizabeth

• King George

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

What is the best definition of tyranny?

• Not allowing citizens to have any say in government

• Allowing a legislative body to determine tax policy

• Maintaining a standing army

• Passing laws that some people don't like

The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that people were born with the following unalienable right(s).

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

• A & B

• All of the Above

Which conflict led to the American Revolution?

• French & Indian war

• 100 years war

• French Revolution

• World War 1

Which document served as the framework for the U.S. government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• The Constitution

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won were known as a(n)

• Loyalists (tories)

• traitors

• Patriots

• Native Americans

American colonists who supported and maintained ties to the Kingdom of Great Britain (and the British monarchy) during the American Revolutionary War were known as a(n)

• Rebels

• Revolutionaries

• Loyalists

• American Whigs

Judging from the French engraving by F. Godefroy, 1774, was John Malcolm a patriot or a loyalist?

• Patriot

• Loyalist

The order which stated that all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were off-limits to the colonists for settlement.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

This act required that the soldiers from Great Britain be housed in American barracks and public houses.

• Proclamation of 1763

• Stamp Act

• Intolerable Act

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act