OLS 5th History 3.21 Unit Test

What was the purpose of the Plan of Union proposed by Benjamin Franklin?

• to end the French and Indian War

• to claim land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• to bring the colonies together under a new nation

• to start a war against the Iroquois Nation

What did the Proclamation of 1763 prevent settlers from doing?

• claiming land west of the Appalachian Mountains

• trading with any Native American nations

• owning land in the British colonies

• serving in the military during the French and Indian War

What did the British government use to put a tax on every piece of printed paper in the colonies?

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Proclamation of 1763

• Intolerable Acts

What happened during the Boston Massacre?

• Colonial militia killed 20 British soldiers in Pennsylvania.

• Native Americans killed six colonists in Rhode Island.

• French fur trappers killed hundreds of British colonists from Boston.

• British soldiers killed five colonists in Massachusetts.

Who said, "give me liberty or give me death"?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

Which achievement is Sam Adams known for?

• founding the radical Sons of Liberty

• writing pamphlets about independence

• leading troops at Bunker Hill

• working to make peace with Britain

Which statement describes the meaning of the phrase, "the shot heard round the world"?​​

• The battle at Breed's Hill proved to the world that the United States would win the American Revolution.

• The battle at Lexington started a revolution that brought the new United States to the world scene.

• The violence in New York told the world that the Americans could fight as well as British soldiers.

• The shots fired during the Boston Massacre set off the spark of a revolution that would not be stopped.

Why was the Declaration of Independence important to the American Revolution war effort?

• It convinced the French to support the colonists.

• It resulted in the British reacting with anger, making the war more difficult.

• It helped unify the colonists to fight the war.

• It had little importance to the war.

How did the British convince enslaved African Americans to help them during the Revolutionary War?

• They offered freedom to enslaved people who ran away from Patriot enslavers and fought with the British.

• They promised to keep enslaved families from being separated when the war ended.

• They offered to pay them very high wages if they helped with the war effort, and many of them became officers.

• They promised to put enslavers in jail.

How did George Washington surprise his enemy in the Battle of Trenton?

• He crossed the Delaware River with his soldiers on Christmas night to ambush the Hessians.

• He and his men disguised themselves as British soldiers and ambushed General Howe.

• His men dug trenches to the south, but then circled around and attacked from the opposite direction.

• He split his troops into four groups and attacked from all sides at once.