A New Nation Forms Assessment

What document was issued by King George that said the colonist could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The United States Constitution

• The Proclamation of 1763

What was the reason that the British taxed the colonies in the 1700's?

What country controlled the Colonists?

• Italy

• England

• Germany

• France

Which British practice did the colonist feel was unjust?

• British soldiers did not allow the colonist armies to fight against each other.

• British heavily taxed the colonies and did not allow them representation in the British Parliament.

• British ships boycotted the colonies and refused to deliver tea, stamps, paper and other important supplies the colonies needed.

When colonists boycotted British goods they chanted what phrase?

• "The King is a tyrant!"

• "The land west of the Appalachian is

  off limits."

• "We do a great job of governing

  ourselves."

• " No taxation without representation."

Who were the two countries that fought in the American Revolution?

Why did the American Colonists unite to fight for independence from Great Britain and form a new nation?

What was the name of the document written by the colonists and presented July 4, 1776 claiming independence from Great Britain?

• Articles of Conferation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

Who was the general that was appointed to lead the colonists in the American Revolution?

Who won the American Revolution?

• American Colonists

• Great Britain

• France

• Native Americans