American Revolution Cumulative Test Review 2023

Why did the British begin imposing taxes on the Colonists in 1765?

• To punish them for throwing tea into Boston Harbor

• To protect them from Native American attacks

• To pay for the French and Indian War

• To enforce mercantilism and stop smuggling

What British law led Americans to claim that taxes were imposed on them without their consent?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Stamp Act

• The Quartering Act

• The Coercive Acts

Where did Gen. George Washington train the Continental Army?

• Lexington

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

The quartering of British soldiers in private homes is a grievance listed in which document?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• The Declaration of Independence

What are listed as our "Unalienable Rights" in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Food, Shelter, Water

• Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, and Assembly

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Which political philosopher greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Charles de Montesquieu

• John Smith

Who was the first to give his life for the revolutionary cause?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Crispus Attucks

• Haym Solomon

Who would be the colonists against declaring independence from Great Britain?

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• Sons of Liberty

• Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Who was the French nobleman who commanded troops for the Americans against the British?

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Louis XVI

• Comte de Rochambeau

What was the most famous act of civil disobedience by the Sons of Liberty?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Stamp Act

• Lexington and Concord

• Moving to England