Revolutionary Era End-Unit Review Game

How did the other colonies react to the Intolerable Acts?

• Most of the colonies thought Massachusetts should deal with Britain alone.

• Most of the colonies united with Massachusetts against the acts.

• Most of the colonies approved of the acts’ economic benefits for Boston.

• Most of the colonies thought they were an appropriate response to events in Boston.

What was the colonists’ main argument against the Stamp Act?

• It was not consistent with a free-enterprise system.

• The colonists had no representatives in Parliament.

• Colonists were already being hurt by the Navigation Acts.

• The colonists were already being taxed by their colonial assemblies.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was significant for the British because they

• allowed the French to maintain control of Canada.

• gave Spain most of the French islands in the West Indies.

• gained control of most of the French land east of the Mississippi.

• gained the port city of New Orleans to expand trade.

How did the aftermath of the Proclamation of 1763 show the growing tension between Parliament and the colonies?

• Many angry settlers ignored the proclamation and moved westward.

• The settlers refused to expand trade networks in western lands.

• The settlers welcomed additional British troops to provide security.

• Most settlers disliked the proclamation but agreed to move eastward.

Which groups tended to be Loyalists?

• small farmers in rural areas

• college students and teachers, newspaper writers

• workers and apprentices in cities

• wealthy merchants and farmers, former royal officials

Which action taken by the Second Continental Congress shows they were hoping to avoid war?

• The Congress brought colonial leaders together to discuss the situation.

• The Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George and Parliament.

• The Congress formally accepted the Intolerable Acts and British trade policies.

• The Congress created the Continental Army with George Washington as commander.

How did the Americans use local geography to their advantage in the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• The Americans blocked British access to Boston Harbor with their ships.

• The Americans took a position on a hilltop overlooking Boston Harbor.

• The Americans assembled along the north shore of the Charles River.

• The Americans lured the British into a valley and attacked from the hills above.

In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the colonies

• had no obligation to remain under British rule.

• should open negotiations with the British Parliament.

• should continue trading with the British empire.

• had little choice but to submit to the British demands.

According to the Declaration of Independence, a government should

• define what rights a citizen can have.

• protect the rights and liberties of its citizens.

• function without consent of the governed.

• promote a strong monarchy to lead citizens.

Which of the following is a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• mercantilist policies

• the existence of a king

• failure to protect the colonists

• taxation without representation