American Revolution Mini Test 2 (original)

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?

• The passage of the Intolerable Acts by Parliament

• 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

What significant colonial document would complete this diagram?

• The Crisis

• Declaration of Independence

• Poor Richard’s Almanac

• Treaty of Paris 1783

In their fight for Independence the Patriot's had three advantages against Britain. They were -

• Fighting on homeland
• Fighting for Freedom
• Washington as leader
• Experienced Military
• More Money than Colonists

The quote depicts patriots’ commitment to liberty by -

• signing the Articles of Confederation

• enlisting to fight at the Battle of Saratoga

• signing the Declaration of Independence

• surrendering to the British at Yorktown

What are unalienable rights, AND why did Thomas Jefferson mention them in the Declaration of Independence? Select THREE correct answers

• engaging in acts of protest in a respectful manner
• rights that citizens are born with that cannot be taken without due process
• exercising their rights to self-government
• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
• to explain that King George III had violated the colonists’ right to liberty.

12. According to this source, which significant battle did Wentworth Cheswell fight in during the American Revolution?

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Trenton

• Concord

In their fight against the Patriot's, Britain had three advantages. They were -

• Experienced Military
• More Money than Colonists
• Powerful Navy
• Washington as leader
• Fighting on homeland

Which of the following BEST completes this diagram?

• Conditions during the winter at Valley Forge

• Treatment of the Patriots after the Battle of Lexington

• Impact of acts imposed on the British colonists

• Result of rapid population growth in the colonies

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

• Colonists were prohibited from owning slaves.

• Colonists were forced to follow the teachings of the Church of England.

• Colonists were only allowed access to newspapers printed in England.

• Colonists were required to house soldiers in their homes.

The interaction between the minutemen and the British troops at Lexington and Concord was significant because -

• it allowed for peaceful negotiations to end the war.

• it signaled the beginning of fighting in the American Revolution.

• it led to French involvement in the American Revolution.

• it signaled the end of fighting in the American Revolution.