23-24 UIL Social Studies Practice Test

Why were British troops trying to capture Fort Duquesne?

• It was located on the highest peak in the colonies

• The French fort was at a strategic spot where the rivers joined

• It was the least guarded French fort

• Served as the capital of New France

How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

• Created an army

• Wrote letters to Spain for help

• Protests led to the Stamp Act Congress that helped unite the colonies

• Bought items taxed under the Stamp Act from Mexico

Who gave his men this order at Lexington? "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."

• John Parker

• Thomas Payne

• William Diamond

• Henry Knox

Where did Washington's army set up camp for the winter of 1777?

• Trenton

• Concord

• Richmond

• Valley Forge

What major battle of the American Revolution finishes the timeline?

• New Orleans

• Camden

• Yorktown

• Brandywine

Who organized the Sons of Liberty?

• Edward Garrick

• Samuel Adams

• Hugh White

• Thomas Gage

Which of these actions finishes this list on Benjamin Franklin?

• - Sent to France to seek assistance for the Patriots?

• - Writer, scientist, and inventor?

• Defended British Soldiers at Boston Massacre

• Lead colonist at the Battle of Bunker Hill

• President of the Second Continental Congress

• Served on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence

Who served as President of the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Which government did the early colonists use as an example for forming their own governments?

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

• England

When was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut established by the Puritans?

• 1607

• 1639

• 1776

• 1865