Unit 2: Revolution! Test Corrections

Which are unalienable rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence? Select all answers that apply.

• Life

• Health

• Property

• Liberty

• Education

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.

• For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.

• He has refused his Assent of Laws. the most wholesome and necessary of the public good.

• For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians.

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.

• angering colonists who believed their rights had been violated.

• protecting the colonists from the authority of Parliament.

This statement by the Stamp Act Congress suggests -

• British Parliament should be more involved in colonial governments.

• Colonies should be able to make their own political decisions.

• Parliament should use the military to protect the American colonies.

• Colonies should organize to separate from Great Britain.

Colonial boycotts of British manufactured goods and other colonial attempts to disrupt the tea trade are examples of civil disobedience. Which of the following is a goal of civil disobedience?

• Make changes to government laws

• Increase the demand for coffee

• Declare independence from England

• Regulate unethical business practices

How did the author of the statement above contribute to the American Revolution?

• She warned against separating from Great Britain

• She inspired colonists to support independence from Great Britain

• She thought Americans should be free of taxation

• She encouraged Americans to ignore the Proclamation of 1763

Common Sense was used to -

• increase British settlement in Colonial America.

• encourage equality during the Great Awakening.

• urge colonists to support the American Revolution.

• protest the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

In this letter written by George Washington, he describes--

• the early battles of Lexington and Concord.

• conditions during the winter at Valley Forge.

• several victories by the Continental Navy.

• the British cutting off supplies to colonists.

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

Which of the following best completes the blank in the excerpt below? Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender.

This crucial American victory in the Battle ________ renewed patriots' hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world.

• Concord

• Yorktown

• Trenton

• Saratoga