American Revolution STAAR Questions

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

The Continental Congress issued this commission to --

• Benedict Arnold

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Hancock

• George Washington

In 1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his "valor and brilliant services" during the Revolutionary War. Which accomplishment was Congress recognizing?

• Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion

• Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown

• Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army

• Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy

The excerpt above 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

The rights listed 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

The factors listed contributed most to the --

• creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians

• election of British colonists to Parliament

• growth of representative government in the British colonies

• expansion of British trade in the Americas

• Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.

• King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.

• King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

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."

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.