American Revolution test prep

Before the French and Indian War, who claimed the Ohio River Valley?

• Spain and France

• Britain and France

• The Netherlands and France

• Britain and Spain

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Ended the French and Indian War

• Forbid French settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Forbid American settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Was a peace treaty.

Why did the French and British fight over the Ohio River Valley?

• The British were using it for fur trade and the French wanted it for farming.

• The French wanted land to sell to Spain.

• The British wanted land to sell to Spain.

• The French were using it for fur trade and the British wanted it for farming.

How did Benedict Arnold take Fort Ticonderoga?

• With the help of Ethan Allen, they made a sneak attack.

• The British weren't even there.

• There was a large battle with the British.

• Heavy cannons were used to take the fort.

What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

• The British had a tea party.

• American colonists stopped the British ships and dumped the tea in the Boston Harbor.

• The British compromised with the colonists.

• The French stopped the British ships and dumped the tea in the Boston Harbor.

After the war was over, the Mississippi River was the...

• New capital of the USA.

• Where Cornwallis surrendered.

• The western boundary of the USA.

• The meeting place of the Continental Congress.

Philadelphia was the...

• The meeting place of the Continental Congress.

• Where Cornwallis surrendered.

• The western boundary of the USA.

• setting of a major battle.

France and Spain helped the colonies during the war.

• True

• False

Yorktown was the site of...

• Corwallis' surrender.

• Washington's restructuring of the army.

• Lafayette's death.

• New York City.

Lafayette was a French noblemen who helped the colonists win the Revolutionary War.

• True

• False