American Revolution Era Review

Why were the colonists opposed of the Proclamation of 1763?

• They were afraid the Native Americans would attack them.

• It punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

• It supported colonial manufacturing

• It prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What was the significance of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

• It prevented the colonists from moving westward of the Appalachian Mts.

• It ended the Civil War

• It recognized that America was an independent country.

• It was the signing of the first self government in the colonies.

Why did the British impose British Economic Policies on the Colonists?

• To raise money to pay back for the tea the Colonists dumped on Boston Harbor.

• To raise money to pay off the debt from the French and Indian War.

• To raise money to buy land.

• To raise money to pay for Native American protection.

Which battle from the American Revolution was known as the turning point for gaining France as an ally?

• Battle of Saratoga

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Valley Forge

• Battle of Yorktown

Why did British Economic Policies anger the Colonists?

• They wanted to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• They felt that the taxes were not high enough.

• They felt that these taxes violated their rights.

• They felt that it restricted colonial trade.

"For Imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"

What is the meaning of this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

• Not letting the colonists buy the tea that they wanted.

• It punished the colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.

• It made the colonists pay taxes without representation

• It made the colonists dump the tea into Boston Harbor

What was George Washington's role in the Continental Army?

• General and Commander in Chief

• A regular soldier

• A British officer

• The President of the United States.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Mercantilism?

• Colonies would send raw materials to mother country

• Mother country would make manufactured goods from raw materials from colonies

• Mother country allowed colonies to trade with other countries.

• Mother country did not allow colonies to trade with other countries.

These are natural rights people have just for being human. (Example: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness).

• Unalienable Rights

• The First 10 Amendments

• Self-gov't rights

• The Civil Rights

Sugar Act, Tea Act, and Stamp Act are examples of .._______

• Colonial Manufacturing

• items the colonies could trade.

• punishments on the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

• British Economic Policies (taxes) the colonists had to pay to repay debt from French and Indian War.