Review for American Revolution Exam

Which of the following reasons led to the outbreak of the American Revolution? Select TWO correct answers.

• Colonists wanted to expand their fur trade and Great Britain was in the way.

• Colonists were angered by the acts and taxes imposed on them without their consent.

• Colonists did not feel they should be taxed for the French and Indian War debt.

• Colonists wanted limitations set on religious freedom in the colonies.

Which geographic feature served as a boundary for the Proclamation of 1763?

• Great Lakes

• Appalachian Mountains

• Boston Harbor

• Mississippi River

As late as 1775, many colonists were still reluctant to cut ties with Great Britain. Which of the following events helped convince colonists that freedom was the best option?

• King George’s acceptance of the Olive Branch Petition

• Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense

• The British defeat of the colonists at the Battle of Bunker Hill

• The passage of the Intolerable Acts by Parliament

Although the illustration below is the most famous depiction from the night of March 5, 1775, one important patriot was purposely left out. Who is the forgotten victim?

• King George III

• Crispus Attucks

• Sam Adams

• Wentworth Cheswell

What significant colonial document would complete this diagram?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Crisis

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• Poor Richard’s Almanac

The actions outlined in the images is an example of British colonists –

• exercising their right to self-government.

• contributing further to French and Indian War debt.

• creating grievances against Mother England.

• engaging in acts of civil disobedience.

"Give me liberty or give me death" can be associated with the Patriots

• enlisting to fight at the Battle of Saratoga.

• signing the Declaration of Independence.

• signing the Articles of Confederation.

• surrendering to the British at Yorktown.

This battle was the turning point of the war and Wentworth Cheswell, African American fought bravely.

• Saratoga

• Concord

• Trenton

• Yorktown

This event is a result of the

• Result of rapid population growth in the colonies

• Conditions during the winter at Valley Forge

• Impact of acts imposed on the British colonists

• Treatment of the Patriots after the Battle of Lexington

This question has two parts. Part A Based on the excerpt, why did colonists feel that Parliament was denying them a voice in government?

• King George III forced Americans to give up some of their land to Native Americans.

• Parliament required Americans to serve in the British military.

• British soldiers injured many colonists in hand-to-hand combat.

• Parliament was making decisions about the colonies without any colonial representation.