Final Exam Review 2024 Part 2

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

• Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

• They made peace with the Natives

• They were loyal to Great Britain and did whatever they were told to do.

• They followed the rules.

• They ignored the laws and moved west anyway.

During the French and Indian War the British and the French were fighting over control of which area?

• Mississippi River Valley

• Connecticut River Valley

• Pennsylvania River Valley

• Ohio River Valley

Which of the following was the main reason that American colonists opposed the Stamp Act of 1765?

• The act was taxation without representation.

• The act was passed by the king, not Parliament.

• The tax was a large amount of money.

• The tax was not imposed on the wealthy.

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

• British

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Neutral

What impact does Thomas Paine's Common Sense have on the American Revolution?

• he persuades the colonists to rebel

• he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

• he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)

• The British did not like the colonists

• The British would use that money to buy weapons

• King George needed money to pay the soldiers

• The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war

Before the Revolution, which side had a stronger military, greater wealth, larger population, and mercenaries? 

• Americans
• Patriots
• Sons of Liberty
• Britain

The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

• ended the British threat to the South

• convinced the French to support the Americans

• guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists

• forced the British to withdraw from North America

What are the big 3 unalienable rights (rights everyone is born with and the government can not take away from you)?

• life, property, and liberty

• time, money, and power

• life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness